Modify a subnetwork controller

A subnetwork controller is a terminal on a device or junction object that represents the origin of a subnetwork, either a source or sink.

You can modify an existing subnetwork controller in the Modify Subnetwork Controller pane. The Subnetwork Name property can be changed for a subnetwork controller. When the subnetwork name is altered for a subnetwork controller, the existing subnetwork controller is deleted and a new controller is added with the new subnetwork name.

Note:
The Description and Notes properties are read-only for existing subnetwork controllers.

Requirement

An existing subnetwork controller is present.

Modify a subnetwork controller

To modify a subnetwork controller, complete the following steps:

  1. Click the Utility Network tab.
  2. In the Subnetwork group, click Modify Controller Modify Controller.
  3. In the Modify Subnetwork Controller pane, choose one of the following to modify a subnetwork controller:
    • Click the Select feature tool Edit Vertex and select a feature on the map from the device feature class.
    • Click the Add selected tool Add Method to add a selected row from the junction object or device attribute table.

    The Modify Subnetwork Controller pane is populated with the selected feature or object you want to modify.

  4. In the pane, update the Subnetwork Name parameter to specify which subnetwork it will define.

    The subnetwork controller name must be unique for the tier and the subnetwork name must be unique for the utility network. The names cannot exceed 64 characters. The following special characters are invalid:

    • Grave accent (`)
    • Tilde (~)
    • At sign (@)
    • Dollar sign ($)
    • Percent sign (%)
    • Caret (^)
    • Asterisk (*)
    • Plus sign (+)
    • Equal sign (=)
    • Vertical bar (|)
    • Backslash (\)
    • Open-angle bracket (<)
    • Close-angle bracket (>)
    • Question mark (?)
    • Open brace ({)
    • Close brace (})
    • Period (.)
    • Exclamation point (!)
    • Single quotation mark (')
    • Open bracket ([)
    • Close bracket (])
    • Semicolon (;)
    • Carriage return (\r)
    • New line (\n)
    • Double colon (::)

  5. Click Apply.

The subnetwork controller is updated.