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Expense Management
Cable Management Module
User Guide
NEC
NEC Corporation
November 2010
NDA-31135, Revision 1
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Liability Disclaimer NEC Corporation reserves the right to change the specifications, functions, or features, at any time, without notice. NEC Corporation has prepared this document for the exclusive use of its employees and customers. The information contained herein is the property of NEC Corporation and shall not be reproduced without prior written approval from NEC Corporation © 2010 NEC Corporation Windows®, and Microsoft® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other b
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i Contents Introduction 1-1 Cable Management Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 How This Guide is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Getting Started 2-1 Accessing the Cable Management Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Cable Management Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Navigation Pane . . . . . . . .
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ii Contents Administration 5-1 Administration - Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Importing and Exporting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Importing Cables From a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Exporting Cables into a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Backing Up and Rest
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iii Figures Figure Title Page 2-1 Module Selection Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2-2 Cable Management Main Window Panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-3 Filtering Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2-4 Saving Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 3-1 User Defined Info Fields Grid . .
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iv Figures Expense Management Cable Managment Module User Guide - Revision 1
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v Tables Table Title Page 3-1 User Defined Fields - Datafill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 4-1 Cable Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 6-1 Available Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 6-2 Report Specific Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 6-3 Send Output To - Options . .
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vi Tables Expense Management Cable Managment Module User Guide - Revision 1
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1-1 1 Introduction The Expense Management Cable Management Module User Guide provides the information you need to manage the cables in your organization. Chapter Topics •Cable Management Overview • How This Guide is Organized Cable Management Overview The Cable Management Module is a tool that enables you to manage the cables in your organization, including their locations and connections. With the Cable Management Module, you can: • Integrate location data (building, room, and floor) from
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1-2 Introduction Chapter 7 This chapter details Cable Management Module integration with other Integration with modules of the Application Suite. other Modules of Application Suite Expense Management Cable Managment Module User Guide - Revision 1
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2-1 2 Getting Started This chapter introduces you to the Cable Management Module basics, including how to access the module, the Cable Management main window and navigation. Chapter Topics • Accessing the Cable Management Module • Cable Management Main Window Accessing the Cable Management Module From the Module Selection Bar of the Application Suite window, select the CM tab, see Figure 2-1 . Figure 2-1 Module Selection Bar Cable Management Main Window The Cable Management main window i
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2-2 Getting Started Figure 2-2 Cable Management Main Window Panes Navigation Pane At the bottom of the navigation pane, you will find the sub-module selection tabs. The upper part of the navigation pane displays the options available for the selected sub-module. Grid Pane The grid pane on the right hand side of the window displays data and toolbars appropriate to the option selected. For the Ports and Cables sub-module, this area contains the cables' grid which is composed of the f
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Getting Started 2-3 Sorting Grid Records In the cables' grid, you can sort the displayed cables by any of the columns, but only by one column at a time. A small triangle in the column heading indicates the sort field and sort order. Follow the steps below to sort grid records. — Click in a column heading to sort by that column. — The first time you click in the column heading, it is sorted by ascending order. A small triangle in the column heading indicates the sort order. —
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2-4 Getting Started Hiding Columns To hide one column from the display, right-click the heading of the column you wish to hide and select Remove This Column from the popup menu. Selecting the Displayed Column To select the displayed columns, do the following. Step 1 Right-click anywhere in the column heading row and select Select Columns from the popup menu. A second popup menu opens with all the available columns displayed. Step 2 Click next to each column’s name to alternately
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Getting Started 2-5 Figure 2-4 Saving Favorites Step 3 In the Save As dialog box, type a name for this favorite filters setting. If you wish to make it your default filters setting, check the Set as Default check box. Step 4 Click Save. The new setting is saved to your favorites list. Using a Favorite Filter Setting To use a favorite filter setting, do the following. Step 1 In the action toobar, open the Select Favorite....... drop-down list. Step 2 Select the desired filter
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3-1 3 User Defined Fields Chapter Topics • User Defined Fields Applications User Defined Fields Applications User defined fields enable you to adjust the Cable Management Module to your organization’s needs. Up to 20 potential user defined fields exist. The field names in the database are Info1 through Info20. You cannot add or delete user defined fields or change their names. However, in order to use these “raw” fields, you have to make them visible and define their properties to suit y
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3-2 User Defined Fields Figure 3-1 User Defined Info Fields Grid Step 3 For each field you wish to define, complete the datafill as described in Table 3-1, “User Defined Fields - Datafill” on page 2. Step 4 Click Save to save changes. User Defined Field Descriptions Table 3-1 provides the User Defined Fields and a brief description. Table 3-1 User Defined Fields - Datafill Field Description To use an info field you must make it visible by checking this check box. Visible fields hav
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User Defined Fields 3-3 Field Description Option List Select Option List to define a closed set of pre-defined values for the field. In the Cable dialog box, these values will be available for selection from a drop-down list. To define the available options: • Click Edit next to the options list. • In the upper text box of the List Editor dialog box, enter a value and press the Enter key or click New to transfer it to the list below. • Repeat the previous step for each
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