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Navigate to the Cable Maintenance Grid. Main > Cable > Cable Maintenance (see Cable module navigation).
On the Cable Maintenance Grid, Users can add new cables, edit existing cables, transfer existing cables to new locations, and delete existing cables.
Adding a Cable (Cable Form)
To add a new cable to the Cable Maintenance Grid, click the 'Add' button on the Grid Toolbar above the Grid. This opens a Cable Maintenance data entry form.
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Considering the high volume of cables employed by the modern business, it is typically much easier to manage cables in bulk. To bulk Create or Edit Pairs/Strands, select the cable in the Cable Maintenance grid and click the Consider, the section of the Cable data entry form labeled Bulk Pairs/Strands button.
In this section, the User can input the new cable's origination and destination equipment – that is, what the cables are plugged into on either end. To select a piece of origination or destination equipment, click on the Search Icon in the 'Equipment' data field. This opens a list of the User organization's Equipment from which the User can select the appropriate equipment.
Once the User has defined the appropriate origination and destination equipment, the next step is to define the number of Pairs/Strands and add further identification information. In the data field labeled Low, enter the '1' to indicate that there is at least one strand/pair in the cable. In the data field labeled High, enter the maximum number of strands/pairs that is applied to the cable. For example, if a User wants to input 10 strands/pairs, the appropriate Low/High input would be 1/10.
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- To access this form, from the Cable Maintenance grid, click the 'Transfer Pair/Strand Range' button. the button.
- This brings up the 'Manage Cable' dialog.
- Select the Cable to transfer to.
4. Select the Low range to be associated with the moved Cable.
5. Click
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the button.
All Pairs/Strands in the range will be transferred from the Origination (Transfer from) to the Destination (Transfer to) Cable.
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Path building and editing is covered in Cable article, Paths. However However, in this section, a User can view the path(s) for one or multiple pairs/strands by highlighting each Grid item and clicking the 'View Path' button on the Grid Toolbar above the Grid.
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The roles of Conduits and Access Points are examined in Cable articles Conduits and Access Points, respectively respectively. However, in this section, a User can add new or existing Conduits and Access Points by navigating to the appropriate tabs and selecting either 'Add New' or 'Add Existing'.
Access Points
The 'Access Points' tab allows the User to associate Access Points with a Cable. The User can 'Add' a new Access Point from this tab or 'Add Existing' Access Point(s) from the Access Points Grid.
Add
- Click the Add button button.
- This opens the 'Add New Access Points' form.
- Enter the information into the fields if desired.
- Click the 'Save New' button. the button.
The Access Point is added to the 'Cable' as well as the Access Points Grid.
Add Existing
- Click the Add Existing button. the button.
- This opens the 'Existing Access Points' form.
- Select the Access Point(s) desired.
- Click the 'Save and Close' button. the button.
The Access Point is added to the 'Cable' from the Access Points Grid.
Conduit
The 'Conduit' tab allows the User to associate Conduit with a Cable. The User can 'Add' a new Conduit from this tab or 'Add Existing' Conduit from the Cable Maintenance Grid.
Add
- Click the Add button. the button.
- This opens the 'Add New Cable' form.
- Click the 'Save New' button. the button.
The Conduit is added to the 'Cable Maintenance' as well as the Conduits Grid. When Conduit is deleted from the Cable Maintenance Grid, the Conduit remains on the Conduits Grid since there is only an association record on the Cable Maintenance Grid.
Add Existing
- Click the Add Existing button. the button.
- This opens the 'Existing Conduits' form.
- Select the Conduit(s) desired.
- Click the 'Save and Close' button. the button.
The Conduit is added to the 'Cable Maintenance' from the Conduits Grid.
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