topic Re: Unable to Create Utility Network using Create Utility Network as well as Stage Utility Network in ArcGIS Utility Network Questions

Unable to Create Utility Network using Create Utility Network as well as Stage Utility Network

Vikranth_Madeppa — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:19:18 GMT

ArcGIS Pro 3.1.1.41833
untools 3.1.1
Executing from ArcGIS Pro, 1 map(s), activeMap = False
Parallel processing enabled: 12
ERROR 000317: A:\.................HP_UN cannot be deleted
Failed to execute (Delete).

Failed to execute (StageUtilityNetwork).

Re: Unable to Create Utility Network using Create Utility Network as well as Stage Utility Network

RobertKrisher — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:37:18 GMT

Instead of using create/stage utility network, try using the Asset Package to geodatabase tool (for convenience). Instead of outputting the data to a mapped drive or network location, try outputting it to a local drive instead.

Re: Unable to Create Utility Network using Create Utility Network as well as Stage Utility Network

SusanONeill1 — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:47:59 GMT

Vikranth,

Did you ever find out what was causing this error, or did you use one of the workarounds suggested below? I am wondering because I have run the "Stage Utility Network" tool successfully several times in the past, but now that I've upgraded to 3.5, I get the error you noted. Please let me know if you found out anything. In the meantime, I'm going to try the Asset Package to Geodatabase tool, but it seems odd that the other tool used to work. Thanks.

Re: Unable to Create Utility Network using Create Utility Network as well as Stage Utility Network

SusanONeill1 — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:27:56 GMT

FYI - I never was able to get past the error when running Stage Utility Network using 3.5, but I just updated to 3.6 and it works fine now. Maybe that will help others with the same problem.