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This overriding behavior will carry through to the View Path Report and display the Port Alias there as well. In this example, the  button has been clicked and the resulting report is displaying the Port Alias of "Generic Alias" in the report.

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Other Fields

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Back Connects prevent deleting a PPL because both pieces of Equipment need that Back Connect reference. In order to Delete a PPL, clear the Back Connect Equipment from the PPL form for one of the two pieces of Equipment. This will remove the Back Connection, allow the User to delete the PPL, create a new one, and then apply the Back Connection to it instead. When you remove a back connect from one PPL it will remove the Back Connect from both PPLs.

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If there is a range of Back Connects to remove from a single piece of Equipment, it can be done using theImage Modifiedbutton on the PPL grid, found on the Manage Equipment Form. From the PPL Range Form, there is aImage Modifiedbutton.

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Path Leg Usage

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1. Begin a new Path.
   • Either by clicking the  button on the Service Desk > Cable tab.
   • Or by clicking the Image Modified button on the Cable Paths form.
2. Both methods will open the 'Add New Path Legs' form.
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3. In the 'Origination Equipment' Picker select the Switch Back Connection One:
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   • Note that since an Origination PPL is not yet selected only the fields relevant to the Origination Equipment are filled in.
4. Now in the Origination Port/Pin/Len picker select the Port 'A-01' which was set as a Back Connected piece of Equipment previously. Image Modified
   • Note that the entire set of fields for the Destination autofill with the data for Patch Panel Back Connection Two because of the Back Connection.
   • At this point if a User wants to edit data in the Destination, that data could be edited to create a different Path Leg. There is no enforced link between the Back Connected Equipment and what exists on the Path Leg. The autofill is for convenience only.
5. Click the Image Modified button to save this Path Leg.
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6. For this example, a Jack is also selected for Path Leg 200.
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7. Close the Add New Path Legs form.
   • From the Service Desk > Cable tab click the  button to see the View Path report.
   • From the Cable Paths form click the  button to see the View Path report.

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