You use this window to associate a cable with the different types of available panels.
Cable
Displays the current cable that you are working with, and allows you to switch between cables, if you choose more than one cable when opening the Associate Cable with Panels window.
Cable Ends pane
The Cable Ends pane displays the panel names associated with, or connected to the chosen cable, and graphically displays the type of relationship.
Cable End One
Displays the panel name associated or connected with end one of the cable.
Cable End Two
Displays the panel name associated or connected with end two of the cable.
This icon is displayed when panels are associated with both ends of the cable.
This icon is displayed when a panel is associated with one end of the cable.
This icon is displayed when panels are physically connected to both ends of the cable.
This icon is displayed when a panel is physically connected to one end of the cable.
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You can drag the same panel into the window a number of times, providing that it is to the same Cable End each time.
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You can also select an item in the Associate Cables with Panels window, right/click, and from the shortcut menu use the Copy/Paste commands to copy and paste an item into a new row.
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A cable must have a panel associated at each end to save the associations.
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Cable relationships which were manually associated with panels, are not removed or deleted by the software when physically connected with a panel, both connected and associated panels are shown.
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The relationship between the physically connected panels and the cable shown in the Associate Cable with Panels window can not be deleted. They are removed when the cable is disconnected.
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The Associate Cable with Panels window does not display, or take into consideration, pre-assigned panels or junction boxes that were assigned using instrument connection pre- assignment browsers.