topic Re: Duplicate GlobalID renders deleting/removing feature impossible - Delete selected features failed. in ArcGIS Utility Network Questions

Duplicate GlobalID renders deleting/removing feature impossible - Delete selected features failed.

EC1 — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 02:20:47 GMT

I have two features that have the same Global ID. When I try to remove/delete one of the pair I get this error:

This is not the first time this has happened.
Currently the only way to fix this is to connect to the database via sql manager and generate new global IDs for the duplicated features.

Is there a way to get around this/delete the duplicated feature with duplicate GID via ArcPro without the use of sql management studio?

Re: Duplicate GlobalID renders deleting/removing feature impossible - Delete selected features failed.

RobertKrisher — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:11:12 GMT

If you experience and continue to experience this issue, please log a case with support. The application should not be able to create features with duplicate global ids.

Re: Duplicate GlobalID renders deleting/removing feature impossible - Delete selected features failed.

LindseyStone — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:58:46 GMT

@EC1 Did you ever get any resolution on this? I have the same problem and have a support case open for over 3 weeks now and still no resolution.

Re: Duplicate GlobalID renders deleting/removing feature impossible - Delete selected features failed.

RobertKrisher — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:01:03 GMT

I do not recommend using SQL statements directly to correct the issue since it can corrupt the history of the database as well as the network index. If you are a customer who is experiencing this issue, please reach out to support for guidance on how to correct the issue.

Just deleting, or calculating new global ids, will corrupt the network index (which references features by their global id) and it will also corrupt the history for the feature because every historical reference for the feature will now have a different global id.