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Custom Fields

Cable Management allows you to define up to 10 additional fields for tracking and displaying data in the component tables. These additional fields can be customized for:

•Assets

•Asset Ports

•Backbone Cables

•Backbone Pairs/Strands

•Contacts

•Horizontal Links

•Termination Hardware

•Termination Hardware Ports/Positions

For example: A user might create a new computer type and then define three customized labeled fields to track aspects of this computer type. Or, a user could add a new phone type and define seven customizable fields to track specific data about that phone type.

Creating customized fields

Step 1 From the Main Page, click the Custom Fields link in the TOOLS menu. 

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From within the Cable Management application, on the Detail View of the component category for which you wish to add custom fields, click on the ellipse (. . .) button next to the Type field.

Step 2 When the Customizable Fields window pops us, click the Add button.

Step 3 A new row will be added to the table in the window. Enter the information for the new field in the columns of that row.

Step 4 In the Description fields, enter the desired field name. Step 5 Click Save.

The custom fields you add will appear either as additional fields displayed on the Detail View for a component, or will appear in a separate pop-up window when you click the box in the Other column of a table in either the List View or Detail View, depending on the type of component.

When the Customizable Fields window is open, you can use the drop-down list at the top to switch to a different component type for which you want to add custom fields. At any time, you can add fields to a type (up to the ten-field limit), re-label a

NOTEfield, and add or remove types. Before you add a field, it's a good idea to review the existing data in the Customizable Fields window, as you may be able to use types already added, thus avoiding unnecessary duplication.

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MA4000 Expense Management NEC Infrontia Corporation Liability Disclaimer Contents Setting Up Infrastructures Figures Page How This Guide is Organized Introduction Exploring Cable Management Exploring the Cable Management EnvironmentCable Management Main Cable Management Main Menu Cable Management Environment Navigator TreeHierarchy Descriptions Location Info List View Button Detail View Attachments Adding an AttachmentViewing an Attachment Deleting an Attachment Adding NotesAdding additional Notes to the Port or Strand Level Revision Log Deleting NotesPage Multi-View Multi-Task Capability Cable Management Tools Available Within the Application Using the search function Window SizingSearch Function Copy Button Quick Set/Quick Insert ButtonsView Most Recently Added Items Copy Capabilities To Clipboard Button Using the Copy functionUsing the copy to Excel To Excel Button About the Circuit Trace Tool Accessing the Circuit Trace ToolTo access the Circuit Trace Tool Circuit Trace Tool Copy to Clipboard Show/Hide Table or DiagramViewing Circuit Information Invert Table Changing the Trace Point Arranging the DiagramViewing a Components Detail Viewing a components Details View information User Defined Fields Creating customized fields Custom Fields Viewing the Security Log Security Log General Settings Page About Cable Managements Wizards Cable Management Wizards Using an infrastructure setup wizard Infrastructure Setup Wizards Some examples are listed below Documentation Wizards Can still rename any port individually Port Naming Wizard About the Infrastructure Setting up the Geographical Infrastructure Setting Up Companies Setting Up Infrastructure within a Company CampusesTo set up a Company Adding a Building BuildingsAdding a Campus Remove a Campus Floors Removing a BuildingAdding a Floor Indoor Spaces Removing a FloorAdding an Indoor Space Telecommunication Spaces Removing an Indoor SpaceAdding a Telecommunication Space Outdoor Spaces Removing a Telecommunication SpaceAdding an Outdoor Space Removing a Faceplate FaceplatesRemoving an Outdoor Space Adding a Faceplate Ports Adding a PortRemoving a Port Setting Up the Cabling Infrastructure Termination HardwareAdding Termination Hardware Defining Termination Hardware Start and End Port/PositionEditing Port/Position Status Assets Adding a Workstation Asset Backbone AssetsWorkstation Assets Adding a Backbone Asset Horizontal Links Financials Setting up a horizontal link Horizontal Link HL InfoDefining Horizontal Links Connecting Contacts to a Horizontal Link Connecting Workstation Assets to a Horizontal LinkConnecting a Data Horizontal Link to a Backbone Asset Identifying Horizontal Link Pathways Used Connecting a Data Horizontal Link to a Mainframe AssetConnecting a Voice Horizontal Link to a Backbone Asset Connecting a Horizontal Link to Termination Hardware Adding Splices Connecting a Horizontal Link to a Grounding ConductorSplices Editing the Key Sheet Connecting a Backbone Cable to a Splice BackbonesBackbone Cables Deleting a Backbone type Setting up a backbone typeAdding a Backbone Defining a Backbone Backbone Source Setting up the backbone destinationSetting up the backbone source Backbone Source Identifying Backbone Pathways Used Backbone Pair/Strand DetailsChanging the status of a port Backbone Cross-Connects Adding Busbars Connecting a Backbone to a Grounding ConductorGrounding Adding pathways used Adding a Conductor Adding firestops in your infrastructure FirestopsConductor Pathways Used Adding a Firestop Adding a Pathway Connecting a Firestop to a PathwayConnecting a Pathway to a Firestop Pathways Adding a contact Connecting the PathwaysConnecting to another pathway Contacts Deleting a contact type Connecting a User to Horizontal LinksDefining a Contact Define a contact type Generating a report from the Report Creator How to Run a ReportReports Creating Cable Management Specific Users Sorting, Filtering, and Grouping Reports Available Reports Print Details Button About the Spreadsheet Tool Spreadsheet ToolLaunching the Spreadsheet Tool Spreadsheet Tool Import from Excel Adding data to the Import Tool Using the Import Tool to Transfer Data to Cable Management Checking Data Importing Data Page Termination Hardware Cross-ConnectsFirestops Ability to see backbone pair/strand details/status GroundingSplices PathwaysPage MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide