Cutbacks

Available with Data Reviewer license.

Summary

The Cutbacks check finds polyline or polygon features that contain high-angle turns that cause features to turn back toward themselves.

Supported workflows

ArcGIS Data Reviewer checks support multiple methods for implementing automated review of data. The following table identifies the supported implementation methods for this check:

Workflow		Supported		Licensing
Validation attribute rule		Yes (ArcGIS Pro 2.5 and ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8 or later)		Available with ArcGIS Pro Standard and Data Reviewer license
Constraint attribute rule		Yes (ArcGIS Pro 2.4 or later)		Available with ArcGIS Pro Standard and Data Reviewer license
Run Data Checks		Yes (ArcGIS Pro 3.4 or later)		Available with Data Reviewer license

Legacy:

Map-based Reviewer rules are deprecated and are not available for use. It is recommended that you migrate automated review workflows to Data Reviewer capabilities available in attribute rules. Opening or saving a map document (.aprx file) at ArcGIS Pro 3.0 or later removes all the existing map rules from the document.

Overview

The Cutbacks check identifies features that contain high-angle turns between vertices. These angles affect polyline and polygon features and can be created during editing and data conversion. Features that contain cutbacks impact length and perimeter calculations and analysis results.

When configured as a constraint rule, an error notification is returned on the creation or change of a feature that contains one or more segments in which the angle between segments is below a specified minimum value.

When configured as a validation rule, an error is created during validation when a feature contains segments in which the angle between segments is below a specified minimum value.

Industry scenarios

This check can be used in the following scenarios:

• In topographic mapping, elevation contours that contain cutbacks impact cartographic products, feature labeling, and generalization workflows.
• In pipeline management, cutbacks on route features impact measurement values and the referencing of events along the route.

Attribute Rule Syntax

Parameter	Required	Description	Workflow
Subtype	No	The subtype to which the rule is applied.	Constraint
			Validation
Attribute	No	A query that identifies the features to which the rule is applied.	Validation
Minimum Angle Size	Yes	The minimum angle (in degrees) used to determine a cutback. Features with an angle between segments below this value are returned as an error.	Constraint
			Validation
Triggers	Yes	The editing events that trigger the rule to take effect. Insert—Triggers the rule when a new feature is added. Update—Triggers the rule when a feature is updated. Delete—Triggers the rule when a feature is deleted.	Constraint
Name	Yes	A unique name for the rule. This information is used to support data quality requirement traceability, automated reporting, and corrective workflows.	Constraint
			Validation
Description	No	A description of the error you define when a noncompliant feature is found. This information is used to provide guidance for corrective workflows.	Constraint
			Validation
Severity	No	The severity of the error assigned when a noncompliant feature is found. This value indicates the importance of the error relative to other errors. Values range from 1 to 5, with 1 being the highest priority and 5 being the lowest.	Validation
Tags	No	The tag property of the rule. This information is used in rule authoring and management workflows to support traceability and reporting of data quality requirements.	Constraint
			Validation

Run Data Checks Syntax

Parameter	Required	Description
Input Feature	Yes	The input feature layer that is evaluated by the rule.
Attribute	No	A query that identifies the features to which the rule is applied.
Minimum Angle Size	Yes	The minimum angle (in degrees) used to determine a cutback. Features with an angle between segments below this value are returned as an error.
Name	No	A unique name for the rule. This information is used to support data quality requirement traceability, automated reporting, and corrective workflows.
Visible Extent	No	Evaluate the visible extent of the map.
Full Extent	No	Evaluate the full extent of the data.

Notes

Keep the following in mind when using the check:

• Polyline and polygon feature layers are supported with this check.
• The Attribute filter parameter is limited to comparison (=, <>, >, <, >=, and <=) and logical (AND/OR, IN/NOT IN, LIKE/NOT LIKE, and IS NULL) operators.
• The Attribute filter parameter does not support the following field types: Big Integer, Date Only, Time Only, and Timestamp Offset. If selected, the row header is marked in red and does not allow the rule to be saved.