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# About Outlets

An outlet is an end point in a water network where water flows out of the network to supply consumers. Outlets are physically connected to a reach. Depending on your configuration, you may have several subtypes of outlet, both metered and unmetered.

As well as being connected to the water flow network, outlets have relationships with the property or properties to which they supply water. These relationships are called authorisations.

> ℹ️ **Caution**
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> ℹ️ Don't use a hyphen ("-") in the name of an outlet. The software automatically creates Authorisation names by concatenating the outlet name and the property name and it uses a hypen to separate the two.
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> ℹ️ The “%” symbol should also be avoided.

# Placing an outlet

## Recommendations

We recommend that you follow these guidelines when placing an outlet:

- Display the drawing grid and turn on the snapping function. See [https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SMNC/pages/2001010899](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SMNC/pages/2001010899)  for details.
- Where several outlets are connected to a reach, place the outlet nodes no closer than 2 grid cells apart along the reach.
- Place the outlet icon no closer than 1 grid cell from a horizontal reach, and 3 grid cells from a vertical reach.

## Place an outlet on the network schematic:

1. In the Network Editor, select the type of outlet to add from the objects palette.
2. Click on the reach where you want the outlet to connect to the reach. This places the network node.
3. Click on the canvas where you want to place the outlet icon

You can now connect the outlet to any associated properties.

### Adding an existing outlet to the network

You can see a list of existing unplaced objects by choosing **View > Unplaced Objects** to display the Unplaced Objects list below the object palette. The Outlet tab shows the unplaced outlets.

- Select an object from the list
- Select the object type
- Click **Place** to place it on the Schematic.

# Setting the Minimum and Maximum Flow for an Outlet

Set the minimum and maximum flow rates for an outlet to constrain the orders that can be placed at the outlet.

1. Select the outlet in the Network Editor.
2. Right-click and choose **Details** from the shortcut menu.
3. In the **Object Details > Attributes** tab, select the *Min Flow* or the *Max Flow* attribute.
4. Click **Modify** and enter the flow in ML per day.
5. Click **Save** to save your changes.

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