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    NEC NEC Corporation Expense Management Cable Management Module User Guide November 2010 NDA-31 135, Revision 1[...]

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    Liability Disclaimer NEC Corporation reserv es the right to change the specifications, functions, or features, at any time, without notice. NEC Corporation has prepared this document for the ex clusive use of its employees and customers. The information contained herein is the property of NEC Corporation and sh all not be reproduced without prior w[...]

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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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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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    iv Figures Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1[...]

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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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    vi T ables Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1[...]

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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 [...]

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    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.[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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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    2-6 Getting S tarted Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1[...]

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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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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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    3-4 User Defined Fields Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1[...]

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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[...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    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. [...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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-[...]

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    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 )[...]

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    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-[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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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    7-4 Integration with other Modules of Application Suite Expense Management Cable Manag ment Module User Guide - Revision 1[...]

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    Expense Management Cable Managment Module User G uide NEC NEC Corporation NDA-31153, R e vision 1[...]