topic Feature class in a Topology &amp; Geometric Network? in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/feature-class-in-a-topology-amp-geometric-network/m-p/649227#M36762 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Greetings,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp; I'm building geometric networks for utility data and could use someone�??s two cents on the basics of geodatabase management.&nbsp; I've fixed errors using topology and am ready to create the network.&nbsp; Geometric networks are a bit new to me.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp; From my experience feature classes within a feature data set can either be in a topology or geometric network, not both.&nbsp; This means that to check my data for errors I build topology, fix the errors, then either delete my topology and create a geometric network or export the feature classes to a new feature dataset and create a geometric network in the new data set.&nbsp; If this is correct then I can no longer use topology in the future to check edits and fix errors.&nbsp; Additionally, because a water zone polygon would not be included in the water pipe network, I lose the ability to define say my water zone topology as always containing a water main line/water structure point because the line/point features are in another dataset.&nbsp; I feel like I'm missing something basic... are the connectivity rules in a geometric network such that they replace the need for topology validation checks?&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is it expected that when a validation/error check is needed that the feature classes will be copied/exported/imported back and forth between data sets?&nbsp; or is there an aspect of geometric networks that resolves this issue? </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Lots of questions I know... Thanks in advance.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 May 2012 18:06:04 GMT JoshuaDamron 2012-05-25T18:06:04Z Feature class in a Topology & Geometric Network? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/feature-class-in-a-topology-amp-geometric-network/m-p/649227#M36762 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Greetings,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp; I'm building geometric networks for utility data and could use someone�??s two cents on the basics of geodatabase management.&nbsp; I've fixed errors using topology and am ready to create the network.&nbsp; Geometric networks are a bit new to me.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp; From my experience feature classes within a feature data set can either be in a topology or geometric network, not both.&nbsp; This means that to check my data for errors I build topology, fix the errors, then either delete my topology and create a geometric network or export the feature classes to a new feature dataset and create a geometric network in the new data set.&nbsp; If this is correct then I can no longer use topology in the future to check edits and fix errors.&nbsp; Additionally, because a water zone polygon would not be included in the water pipe network, I lose the ability to define say my water zone topology as always containing a water main line/water structure point because the line/point features are in another dataset.&nbsp; I feel like I'm missing something basic... are the connectivity rules in a geometric network such that they replace the need for topology validation checks?&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is it expected that when a validation/error check is needed that the feature classes will be copied/exported/imported back and forth between data sets?&nbsp; or is there an aspect of geometric networks that resolves this issue? </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Lots of questions I know... Thanks in advance.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 May 2012 18:06:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/feature-class-in-a-topology-amp-geometric-network/m-p/649227#M36762 JoshuaDamron 2012-05-25T18:06:04Z