https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-utility-network-ideas/provide-option-to-automatically-break-a-line-when/idi-p/1676232 <P>Often, a device like a valve in the water network is added to the network along the existing pipe. System creates a new vertex at the location where valve is placed. But if the valve is defined as a device with terminals, this creates invalid topology. User is required to manually break the pipe at the location and set the terminals.</P><P>Please provide a way to configure when placement of a device with terminals should automatically break a line. Perhaps, a tool "Break Line at the Location" in the Create Features geometric toolset similar to "Point At End of Line" tool.&nbsp;And if the device is a bi-directional terminal, automatically assign ToDeviceTerminal to Terminal A (or lower terminal ID) to line 1 (original OID) and assign FromDeviceTerminal to Terminal B (or higher terminal ID) to the new line created. This will make topologically correct edit and user will just need to validate the topology. This will improve the productivity.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:35:06 GMT VishApte_NGIS 2026-01-07T00:35:06Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-utility-network-ideas/provide-option-to-automatically-break-a-line-when/idi-p/1676232 <P>Often, a device like a valve in the water network is added to the network along the existing pipe. System creates a new vertex at the location where valve is placed. But if the valve is defined as a device with terminals, this creates invalid topology. User is required to manually break the pipe at the location and set the terminals.</P><P>Please provide a way to configure when placement of a device with terminals should automatically break a line. Perhaps, a tool "Break Line at the Location" in the Create Features geometric toolset similar to "Point At End of Line" tool.&nbsp;And if the device is a bi-directional terminal, automatically assign ToDeviceTerminal to Terminal A (or lower terminal ID) to line 1 (original OID) and assign FromDeviceTerminal to Terminal B (or higher terminal ID) to the new line created. This will make topologically correct edit and user will just need to validate the topology. This will improve the productivity.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:35:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-utility-network-ideas/provide-option-to-automatically-break-a-line-when/idi-p/1676232 VishApte_NGIS 2026-01-07T00:35:06Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-utility-network-ideas/provide-option-to-automatically-break-a-line-when/idc-p/1678956#M350 <P><a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/959702">@VishApte_NGIS</a>&nbsp;I think this can be done by attribute rule. I had recently configured an attribute rule to split the line whenever device is placed on a line segment referring the example available in github.</P><P>And I think terminal assignment can be done by configuring the splitting rule with additional piece which can be based on flow direction only i.e.</P><P>If line END touches device → incoming → ToTerminal = A<BR />If line START touches device → outgoing → FromTerminal = B</P> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:53:09 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-utility-network-ideas/provide-option-to-automatically-break-a-line-when/idc-p/1678956#M350 samshrma998 2026-01-21T09:53:09Z