Helpful Utility Network Links
This document is an attempt to capture the most common set of pages used by people who interact with the ArcGIS Utility Network. It is designed to be a replacement for maintaining a giant collection of bookmarks on your machine, or a resource you can refer to when you're trying to find a link to a page but can't remember the name.
It includes links to learning content, blogs, and other informative content to help you along the way. You can also find several "cheat sheets" you can print out and reference for identifying and resolving your topology and subnetwork errors.
I recommend most users start with the Getting Started with the ArcGIS Utility Network learning series (or one of the industry-specific playlists below) and the Learning about the ArcGIS Utility Network article. These two resources contain links to dozens of articles, blogs, videos, and other content to help get you up to speed on the ArcGIS Utility Network.
Update: Try out the new searchable version of Helpful Utility Network Links.
The original contents of this page are kept for reference below.
Learning Series
- ArcGIS Utility Network for Electric Utilities reading list
- ArcGIS Utility Network for Gas and Pipeline reading list
- ArcGIS Utility Network for Stormwater reading list
- ArcGIS Utility Network for Water Utilities reading list
- ArcGIS Utility Network for Wastewater reading list
- Getting Started with the ArcGIS Utility Network
Webinars and Videos
Esri Video - ArcGIS Utility Network Channel
- Utility Network Shorts
- Product Demonstrations
- Customer Stories
- User Conference
- IMGIS
- Developer's Summit
- Webinars
- Deploying a utility network
- and more!
General Information
Introduction
Releases, Versions, and What's New
- Network Management Release Plan (2025)
- What's new for the ArcGIS Utility Network (2025)
- Network Management Release Plan (2024)
- What's new for the ArcGIS Utility Network (2024)
- Introducing the ArcGIS Advanced Editing user type extension
- What's new in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.1 for Utility Network
- What's new in ArcGIS Pro 3.1 for Utility Network
- What's new in ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9.1 and ArcGIS Pro 2.9 for Utility Network
- What's new in ArcGIS Pro 2.7 for Utility Network
- What's new in ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8.1 and ArcGIS Pro 2.6 for Utility Network
- What's new in ArcGIS Pro 2.5 for Utility Network
- Field Maps and Utility Network Version 7 Considerations (esri.com)
Migration Toolset
- Get started with the Migration Toolset
- Introduction to the Migration Toolset
- Building your utility network
- Choosing the right model for you
- Analyzing Topology Errors
- Resolving Topology Errors
- Refining your connectivity rules
- Migrating data to the utility network
- Deploying a utility network with the migration toolset
Utility network administration
- Utility network management tasks
- Upgrading and moving utility network datasets
- Version Compatibility Matrix
- Utility Network Version Upgrade History
- Set Subnetwork Definition
- Network Topology Error Codes
- Utility Network Diagnostics
Utility Network Journey
- First Steps
- Integration Strategies
- Non-Network Integration Strategies
- Network Integration Strategies
- Design to Operations
Creating Business Value
- Moving forward
- System Reliability
Asset Packages
- Overview of the Utility Network Package toolbox
- Asset Package Schema
- Asset Package Configurations
- Renaming items in an Asset Package
- Deploying a Utility Network Foundation
Apps, Maps, and Services
- Deploying
- Best Practices
Configuration
- Understanding Subnetworks: Status
- Understanding Subnetworks: Events
- Utility Network and Network Attributes
- Best practices for named trace configurations
- Attribute Rules and Triggering Fields
- Utility Network Diagnostics
Utility Network Development
- Utility Network Concepts for developers
- Arcade
- .NET
- Python
Solutions, Tools, and Add-Ins
Data models and deployment
Misc Tools
- Utility Data Management Support Tools
- Terminal Assignment toolbox
- Utility Network Properties Extractor
- Data Loading Toolset
- As of ArcGIS Pro 3.2 and ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 the data loading tools are now installed with the product. You can find the documentation for the original toolers here: Data Loading toolbox
Branch Versioning
Videos
Articles
- To Branch or Not to Branch
- Branch Versioning: Setting the Stage
- Editing and Administration with Branch Versioning - It's Showtime!
- QA/QC workflow with branch versioned data
- Manage Your Branch Versions with ArcGIS Experience Builder
- Version administrator for branch versioned data
- Branch Versioning and SQL blog
Network Diagrams
Learning
Videos
- Customize Diagram Templates Using ModelBuilder
- Apply Map Symbols to Diagrams
- Network Diagram Build Process Demo
- Defining Nice Layers for Better Network Diagrams
Articles
- Understanding network diagrams: What they are
- Understanding network diagrams: When to use them
- Understanding network diagrams: How to configure them
- Create a Network Diagram: The Beginner's Guide
- Best practices to configure great diagram templates
- Optimizing layer definitions on your diagram templates
- How do utility or trace network changes impact network diagrams?
- How network diagram consistency states switch during a workflow
- A tale of two network diagrams: Subnetwork system diagrams and standard diagrams
- Editing in network diagrams
- Porting ArcGIS Desktop Schematic Diagrams to ArcGIS Pro Network Diagrams
Can you think of any content I missed? Have any feedback on additional content you'd like to see? Comment down below!
