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MA4000
Expense Management
Cable Management
User Guide
NEC NEC Infrontia Corporation
May 2009
NDA-310101, Issue 1
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Liability Disclaimer NEC Infrontia Corporation reserves the right to change the specifications, functions, or features, at any time, without notice. NEC Infrontia Corporation has prepared this document for the exclusive use of its employees and customers. The information contained herein is the property of NEC Infrontia Corporation and shall not be reproduced without prior written approval from NEC Infrontia Corporation © 2009 NEC Infrontia Corporation Windows®, and Microsoft® are registere
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i Contents Introduction 1-1 How This Guide is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Exploring Cable Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Exploring the Cable Management Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 The Cable Management Main Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Cable Management Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents ii Setting Up Infrastructures 4-1 Setting up the Geographical Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 About the Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Setting Up Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Setting Up Infrastructure within a Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Campuses. . . . . . .
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iii Figures Figure Title Page 1-1 Cable Management Main Page—Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1
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iv Figures MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1
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1-1 1 Introduction The MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide provides all the information needed to use the Cable Management application. The following topics are included in this chapter. Chapter Topics • How This Guide is Organized • Exploring Cable Management How This Guide is Organized Chapter 1 This chapter outlines how to use the manual including the organization Introduction and chapter layout of the MA4000 Expense Management - Invoice Management Module User Guide.
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1-2 Introduction Exploring Cable Management Exploring the Cable Management Environment The Cable Management interface is comprised of several helpful sections. In keeping everything uniform, the actual look of the software will remain the same throughout the different sections of the application. By reviewing the layout of the interface, one can see a navigator, a spreadsheet view area, a detail section, a locator area, and helpful links all from the uniform exploration view. This
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Introduction 1-3 Cable Management Main Menu The Cable Management Main Menu is on the right side of the Main Page and consists of five submenus. A brief description of each menu link is described below: Cable Management menu: • Launch Application - Launches the main Cable Management function of documenting your network components. • Help - Opens the online help feature. REPORTS menu: • Report Creator - Opens a pop-up window from which you can generate a variety of reports. TOOLS
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1-4 Introduction The Cable Management Environment Navigator Tree The Navigator Tree, displayed in the upper left pane of the Cable Management application, shows the physical and geographical layout of your infrastructure. It allows you to move around the infrastructure quickly and efficiently, regardless of the complexity of your infrastructure. For instance, you can go to a faceplate in a work area, or to a telecommunication space. The Navigator Tree functions similarly to Micro
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Introduction 1-5 Company - The company is the highest-level component in Cable Management. It's the starting point for managing your cabling infrastructure. Even if you only manage the infrastructure for a single company, you still need to define the company before setting up cabling infrastructure. Campus - Your company may have only one location, and in that case you would create only a single campus. But many companies conduct business in a number of locations. The campus featu
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1-6 Introduction List View The upper half of the right pane is the List View. Also referred to as the List View pane or List View area. The List View resembles a spreadsheet. Clicking any category in the drop-down list in the upper left corner of this pane displays a list of records in the chosen category for the Navigation Tree level you're at. The drop-down list includes the following infrastructure categories: • All items • Assets • Termination Hardware • Horizontal Links •
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Introduction 1-7 The following table describes the user buttons along the top of the List View pane (Table 1-1): Table 1-1 User Buttons Button Description The Copy button will allow you to duplicate the item being copied for an easier way of building specific network components. The Add button allows you to create a new record in whichever area you have selected. The Delete button allows you to delete a record. The To Clipboard button copies whatever information is in the cu
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1-8 Introduction Detail View When a List View category is selected, the Detail View in the lower half of the window displays details of the selected record from the List View table. You can change to a different record by selecting a different row in the spreadsheet, either by scrolling down through the records using the arrow keys or clicking on a record with your mouse pointer. The Detail View display is linked to the selection chosen in the List View. For example: If Terminatio
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Introduction 1-9 Attachments Cable Management has attachment capability that can be found throughout the application. This capability can be found at every level of your infrastructure, along with everything being tracked about your infrastructure, down to each individual component. An attachment can be added at any level to better enhance your documentation needs. An attachment may be any file needed to better illustrate needed information about your network. These attachments ma
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1-10 Introduction Deleting an Attachment Step 1 Locate your attachment within Cable Management. Step 1 Click on the Delete link next to your attachment for complete deletion of the file. Step 1 Click OK on the pop-up message that appears when you are positive that deletion of the selected note is needed. Step 1 Click the Save button once deletion has completed to save and update all components. Deleting an attachment does not delete the file from the Cable Management server;
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Introduction 1-11 Step 3 Click Save in order for your notes to be saved properly. Once you have clicked the Save button, a check mark appears in the selection box illustrating a saved note for that item. At this level, notes can be deleted or changed by going through the same steps (Step 1 thru Step 3), as stated above. No additional links will be found at this level, since all capability is specific to the level being reviewed for the component in question. NOTE Deleting Notes Ste
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1-12 Introduction MA4000 Expense Management Cable Management User Guide - Issue 1
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2-1 2 Cable Management Tools The following topics are included in this chapter. Chapter Topics • Cable Management Tools Available Within the Application • Cable Management Tools Accessed from the Cable Management Main Page Cable Management Tools Available Within the Application Multi-View Multi-Task Capability Cable Management has the ability to allow for multi-viewing and multi- tasking while navigating throughout the application. Within the application launch and in the spreadsheet view,
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2-2 Cable Management Tools Window Sizing Cable Management allows for the different areas of the main screen within the normal application view to be resized as the user sees fit. After clicking on the Launch Application link on the Cable Management home page, the screen will be divided into four key areas: the Navigator Tree, the Location Info area, the List area, and the Detail area. The user can utilize Cable Management's grab-and-drag capability by placing the mouse pointer ove
