The displayed cables are those that meet the criteria that you selected on the Drum and Cable Options wizard page When you select a group of cables and select Next, the software orders the cables by type (specified by the combination of cable category, cable specification, and cable formation), cable length, and by pulling area. Then for each cable type per pulling area, beginning with the longest cable, the software assigns the cables to the drums, beginning with the drum that has the highest available capacity. The software continues to assign cables to the drum provided the total cable length on the drum does not exceed the maximum drum capacity. If assigning a particular cable to a drum would result a total cable length that is greater than the maximum drum capacity, the software assigns that cable to the next available drum.
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You can specify the order of the cables that have not been assigned yet and organize these cables either in a descending or alternate order. You set the sorting method on the General page in Options Manager. If you select the Descending method, the software sorts the cables starting with the longest cable and then goes down to the shortest one. If you select the Alternate method, the software starts with the longest cable, then with the shortest, then with the second longest and then back to the shortest again, and so on.
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If you need to add or modify data values for a particular cable, you can do so by selecting the required row and then selecting Common Properties. You can then edit the cable data as needed.
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You can define and customize pulling areas in the Data Dictionary Manager.
Select
Select the check box beside each cable that you want to include in the automatic drum assignment. You can only select a cable for assignment to a drum if a cable length and pulling area are defined.
Cable Tag
The identifying tag of the plant cable. An asterisk next to a cable name indicates that the cable has been split into cable cuts.
Cable Category
Displays the category that defines the purpose for which the cable is used: Power, Instrumentation, Control, or Grounding.
Cable Specification
Displays the category of reference cables to which the reference cable associated with the plant cable belongs.
Cable Formation
Displays the cable formation (number and size of conductors) for the reference cable.
Actual Length
Displays the actual length of the cable, as calculated by the software.
Pulling Area
Displays the pulling area assigned to the cable.
Cable Cut
Displays the name of the cable cut that has been defined manually or by this wizard.
Select all
Selects this check box to select all the available cables for inclusion in automatic drum assignment, provided that the cable length and pulling area are defined. Clear to clear the selection for all the cables.
Common Properties
Opens the Cable Common Properties dialog for the selected cable to allow you to update the cable properties.