Menu: Advanced Tools>Cable Functions>Assign Cable Number

Default command line shortcut: ac

Alternately: Double-click the cable in the drawing

Assumes that the devices on both sides of the cable have first been assigned SysNames.

To assign multiple cables at once, create a selection of cables. The order the cables are added to the select set is the order that they will be assigned numbers. Once you have created a selection of cables, click: Advanced Tools>Cable Functions>Assign Cable Number, or type ac into the command line followed by the [Enter] key.

Applies To:

All product levels

Related Settings:

Cable Number Format

Project Settings

Edit Cable Numbers Dialog

CableNo

If you manually enter a Cable Number it must follow the format defined in the Cable Number Format tool. The CableNo textbox will be masked to help you follow the format

CableNo, New +, Unlock

CableNo is a direct entry field as well as a dropdown that displays all available, available cables within the      current sequence, filling gaps if so desired.

When double-clicking an assigned cable, the form will be shown in edit mode. The [Unlock] button will allow the cable number to be fully edited. This requires some caution. Be sure to check the database to be sure that the edits and deletions have been committed.

CableTypeManu, CableType

Select the Cable Type Manufacturer and Cable Type.

SignalType,Multicore Data, Add All Cores

Select the signal type.

If you have selected a multicore cable from the CableType dropdown, the core data will be shown. If you are assigning a single core in the core structure, select that core. If you wish to assign all cores and have selected enough cables to apply all core number to, select the Add All Cores checkbox.

Source and Destination info

CktNo

Circuit Number