Node - Tips

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Node - Tips

This section contains extra general information:

 

Tool-tips - Card and Slot

 

Tool-tip info option has been added to the right-mouse-button menu for cards and slots. This will open the tool-tip text in a pop-up window.

 

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Port - Cable Route

 

From an individual Port list at Node level, it is possible to directly obtain its cable route image, by a right click on the port name, then selecting the Cable Route option in the list provided.

 

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Node - Search by ID

 

This tip applies for the following IMS objects: Node, Circuits, and Sites.

If you know the ID (number) of a particular node instance, then you can type that ID into the search field, then press the Shift + Right Click on the Binocular icon. If the ID number is located in the database, then the Node details will be displayed in the usual Object Form area.

 

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Empty Slot - Assign an Order

 

When an Order/TT is not in focus:

 

Using the mouse right click action, assign an Order/TT to an empty slot from a drop down list of the last few focused orders previously used.

 

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Adding New Flexible Ports

 

On a Node diagram:

 

Right Click on a card (blue background

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From the drop down options list select the Add port to card option which open up an Add port to card popup window

 

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Fill in the port details as required

Click on the Save icon when finished - lower left corner of popup window

 

Adding Attachments to Cards

 

Right Click on a card (blue background)

From the drop down options list select the Attachments option which open up an Add attachments popup window

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Locate the file to attach and click on Save to finish .