This manual explains how to perform way searches in Connect Master. Specific search options will be explained and illustrated.
•Menu: Network Operation/ Way search.
•Criteria:
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This route search makes it possible to find cable routes through a network with specific characteristics and to display them in different graphic renditions.
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Search criteria
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Criteria
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Description
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Start
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Locations
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Route must run via a specific location.
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Cable/ components
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Route must start on a specific cable.
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End
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Locations
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Route may not run via a specific location.
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Cable/ components
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Route must end on a specific cable.
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Runs via
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Locations
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Route must run via a specific location.
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Components
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Route must run via specific component.
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Exclude
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Locations
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Route may not run via a specific location.
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Cables
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Route may not run via specific cables.
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Reduce
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Location System
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Only show route of a specific network location.
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Location group
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Only show route of a specific location group.
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Only locations same level/below
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Only display route on the same level as or below a specific location.
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Reduce locations to level
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Only the locations of the corresponding level are displayed under which the searched locations are based. This can also lead to groupings.
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Network Segments
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CriteRia
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Cable type
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Only show route of a specific cable type.
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Properties
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Display only route with specific characteristics.
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Display
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Show pathsA-A
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Also display cables that have the same start and target location.
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Show simple branches, length
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Set branches length.
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Optimize
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Display paths that are optimised according to the shortest/lowest connections, length, attenuation and/or resistance.
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Minimum number of ways
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Minimum number of alternative routes to be displayed.
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Route selection
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If more than one route was found (number of found routes in tab caption), the routes can be selected via the drop-down menu, which is located directly under the “Routes” tab.
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Actions
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Symbol
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Description
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Adjust all searhing collumn widths.
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Print searching list.
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Top Display.
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Searching filter.
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Add searching to clipboard.
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Opens the cable routes and adds the found cables to a cable route.
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Displays the found route in MapX GEO
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Opens the Connection Manager
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Opens the “Route search phys. paths” with start and end points of the “Route search cables”.
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Shows additional statistical data of the cables
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Displays fibre plan in Visio.
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Invert display sequence
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Opens Visio drawing drop-down menu to draw the displayed route and/or to set the Visio options.
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Displays all found routes as network representation, in which branches can be tracked with reference points.
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•Filters Option: To search according to mentioned description.
•Choose Location option:
•Run Filter option: “Search Button”. It will find all ways.
