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i Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 Content s Introduction 1-1 Cable Manag ement Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 How This Guide is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Getting Started 2-1 Accessing the Cabl[...]

ii Content s Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 Administration 5-1 Administration - I ntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Importing and Expor ting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Importing Cables From a Fil[...]

iii Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 Figures Figure T itle Page 2-1 Module Selection Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2-2 Cable Managemen t Main Window Panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-3 Filtering Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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v Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 Ta b l e s T able T itle Page 3-1 User Defined Fields - Datafill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 4-1 Cable Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 6-1 Available Reports . . . [...]

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1-1 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 1 Introduction The Expense Management Cable Managemen t Module User Guide provides the information you need to manage the cables in your organization. Chapter T opics •C a b l e M a n a g e m e n t O v e r v i e w • How This Guide is Organized Cable Management Overview The [...]

1-2 Introduction Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 Chapter 7 Integration with other Modules of Application Suite This chapter details Cable Manageme nt Module integr ation with other modules of the Application Sui te.[...]

2-1 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 2 Getting S t arted This chapter introduces you to th e Cable Management M odule basics, including how to access the module, the Cable Management main window and navigation. Chapter T opics • Accessing the Cabl e Management Modu le • Cable Management Main Window Accessing t[...]

2-2 Getting S tarted Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 Figure 2- 2 Cable Management Main Window Panes Naviga tion Pane At the bottom of the navigati on pane, you will find t he sub-module selection tabs. The upper part of the navigation pane displays the options av ailable for th e selected sub-module. Grid P ane Th[...]

Getting Started 2-3 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 Sorting Grid Records In the cables' grid, y ou can sort the display ed cables by any of the columns , but only by on e column a t a time. A small triangle in the column heading indicates the sort fiel d and sort order . F ollow the steps below to sort grid [...]

2-4 Getting S tarted Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 Hiding Columns T o hide one column from the display , right-cli ck the heading of the col umn you wi sh to hide and select Remove This Colum n from the popup menu. Selecting the Displayed Column T o select the displayed columns, do the following. Ste p 1 Right-c[...]

Getting Started 2-5 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 Figure 2- 4 Saving Favorites Ste p 3 In the Save As dialog box, type a name for this favorite filters s etting. If you wish to make it your defa ult filters setting, check the Set as Default check box. Ste p 4 Click Save .   The new setting is saved to you[...]

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3-1 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 3 User Defined Fields Chapter T opics • User Defined Fiel ds Applications User Defined Fields Applications User defined fields enable y ou to adjust the Cable Man agement Module to your organization’ s needs. Up to 20 po tential us er defined fiel ds exist. The field names [...]

3-2 User Defined Fields Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 Figure 3- 1 User Defined Info Fields Grid Ste p 3 For each field you wish to define, c omplete the datafill as described in T able 3-1, “User Defined Fields - Datafill” on p age 2 . Ste p 4 Click Save to save changes. User Defined Field Descripti ons T ab[...]

User Defined Fields 3-3 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 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. T o define the available options:  • Click Edit next to the options l[...]

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4-1 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 4 Managing Cables This chapter explains cable identi fication, location, and status data, along with additional i nformation on specific c able management fields. Chapter T opics • Cable Data Cable Dat a Once the Info fields are defined, you can begin entering or importing ca[...]

4-2 Managing Cables Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 Figure 4- 1 Cable Grid Adding a New Cable T o add a new cabl e, do the following. Ste p 1 In the cable management grid, click Add in the action toolbar .  Figure 4-2 displays. Figure 4- 2 Cable Dialog Box Ste p 2 Datafill the fields. Ta b l e 4 - 1 provides a [...]

Managing Cables 4-3 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 Click Save & New to save the cable and contin ue adding new cables. Viewing and Editing a Cable Viewing and editing cables can be do ne in the Cable Management main window . T o edit a cable, do the following. Ste p 1 Select a cab le and then click Edit in t[...]

4-4 Managing Cables Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 Deleting all Cabl es Ste p 1 In the cable’s main window , select a cable and then click in the action toolbar . Ste p 2 In the Delete Confirmation dialog box, select . T able 4-1 Field Description Exten sion *0 The extension currently active through the cable. [...]

5-1 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 5 Administration This chapter introduces you to tasks ass ociated with the Administr ation sub-module. Chapter T opics • Administration - Introduction • Importing and Exporting Files Administration - Introduction The Administr ation sub-module enables y ou to export and imp[...]

5-2 Administrat ion Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 Figure 5- 1 Import Cables Dialog Box Ste p 3 Enter the full p ath name or click Browse ... and select the file. The file must confirm to th e cable m anagement structure: • The Header record and the number of fiel ds in each record must ma tch the cable reco rd[...]

Administration 5-3 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 Figure 5- 2 Export Cables Dialog Box Ste p 3 Click Browse ....and select the appropriate directory on the server . Ste p 4 Enter a file name. The file suf fix must be CSV . Ste p 5 Click . Ste p 6 When the export is finished, the Export Finished dialog box, Figur[...]

5-4 Administrat ion Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 • Create a new backup by clicking Backup . • Delete an existing backup by clicking Delete or Delete All . • Restore cable data from a specific backup . Select a backup row and click Restore . • View a specific backup by clicking the backup name. Figure 5-[...]

6-1 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 6 Report s This chapter describes report t y pes, specific parameters and report output options for the Ca ble Management Module. Chapter T opics • Reports - Introduction Report s - Introduction The Cable Management Module includes six report types (d escribed in T able 6-1 )[...]

6-2 Report s Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 The relevant R eport dialog bo x displays. Each report has a slightly different dialog box. Figure 6-1 is an example of the Duplicate Entities dial og box. Figure 6- 1 Duplicate Entities Dialog Box Ste p 3 Supply the report specific parameter s as described in T able 6-[...]

Reports 6-3 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 T able 6-3 Send Output T o - Opti ons Available Pairs Group By Select how to group the list of pairs from: • Campus • Circuit • Building • Room Jacks by Status Filter By Select how to filter the list of jacks from: • All - no selection • Available •U s e d[...]

6-4 Report s Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 Output Format Select one of the following formats: • MS Word document (DOC) • MS Excel worksheet (XLS) • Portable document (PDF) Printer Sends the generated report to the specified printer . Select Printer Select a printer form the drop-down list. Send Output to P[...]

7-1 Expense Management Ca ble Managment Module Us er Guide - Revision 1 7 Integration with other Modules of Application Suite The Cable Management Module support s integr ation with other modules of the Application Suite. Chapter T opics • Integration - Introduction • Integration with Devices • Integration with Tickets Integration - Introduct[...]

7-2 Integration with other Modules of Application Suite Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 Figure 7- 1 Device Integration Integration with T icket s In the Ticket dialog box of the Help Desk module, if the field Extension/Resource matches an extension in the Cable Management Module, then: • A cable information link[...]

7-3 Integration with other Modules of Application Suite Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1 Figure 7- 2 Ticket Integration[...]

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