Cable Drums Dialog - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

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You use the Cable Drums dialog to define and manage the cable drums in your <plant>. Note that cable drums are categorized according to cable type.

To open this dialog, in the Wiring Module window, select Tables > Cable Drums.

Cable type

Allows you to select an appropriate cable type to filter the entries in the data window.

Find cable drum

Allows you to find a record in the data window. You can type the item you want to find and the software selects the record in the data window below.

Data Window

Displays all the available cable drums. You can select a value that your want to edit, or select New to add a new data row.

Name

Allows you to type a cable drum name.

Description

Allows you to type a cable drum description.

Pulling Area

Select a pulling area where the cable drum is located.

Length

Allows you to type the total length of cable on a drum.

Utilized Length

Displays the length of drum cable already assigned.

Length UOM

Allows you to select the length unit of measure for this drum.

Drum Status

Allows you to select one of the following drum statuses:

Design

A drum that has not yet been purchased. It is available for cable-drum optimizations or manual assignments. In addition, you can delete a Design drum or modify its length.

Purchased

A drum that was already purchased. Although optimization or manual assignment can assign additional cable to a purchased drum, you cannot delete a Purchased drum or modify its length.

Locked

A purchased cable drum you define as locked. Smart Instrumentation does not allow you to delete a Locked drum or modify its length. Further, it is not available for optimization or for manual assignment.

Spare Length Percent

Allows you to type the percentage of total drum cable length that is not available for assignment.