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The disposition report for a fiber cable shows its full path from start to end. It includes the start and end locations, any connection IDs, and any services or customers on the cable.
1.Right-click on a cable and select Create report > Disposition report, as PDF or clickable. A report is shown:
At the top is information about the cable that was selected and its physical endpoints, Node 1 and Node 2.
The table shows the Start point and End point of the included fibers, via any connections (splices and patches/cross connections) in the network.
The table shows the following:
•No - shows the fiber number in the current cable, as well as the tube/ribbon or track number.
•Start point and End point shows Object Name of the device the fiber is connected, and Node that forms the starting point and end point of the fiber path.
•Chain shows the Name of the chain, and whether it has been indicated that there is redundancy (R) and/or full redundancy (FR), as well as the State of the chain. For more information about Chain, see section Patch Chain Tool.
•Service shows if there is a service with information about Name and Product, linked to the chain or connection.
•Customer shows information about any customer who is linked to the chain/connection: Organization name followed by First name and Last name.
The disposition report for ODF shows a report of an ODF delivery path and is a more specific report produced in connection with which switches the ODF is connected to.
1.Right-click on an ODF and select Create report > Disposition report, ODF as PDF or clickable. A report is shown.
It is possible to produce so-called connection reports on selected parts of the network. This section describes how to generate connection reports for the optical network, but also applies to copper networks.
The fiber connection report is a PDF that shows start and end contacts, all splices and patching along the fiber path, as well as total and partial lengths of the path and calculated attenuation. Information about any fiber chains, connections and services is also reported, separately on the first page of the report.
You can generate the report by right-clicking on one of the following objects:
•Fiber (In Related data in the cable's attribute form)
•Fiber chain
•Fiber joint
•Connection
•ODF-kontakt (In Related data in the ODF's attribute form)
•Service
•Converter module (connector) on a converter unit
You can reach the objects, for example, in the Related data tab in the attribute forms, in connection forms or by searching for them with the Search tool.
Example:
1.Right-click on the cable an select Show/change attributes.
2.Select the tab Related data.
3.Open up all the fibers and select the ones to include in the report. It is possible to select multiple threads by holding down Ctrl or shift.
4.Right-click and select Create report > Connection report.
5.Select the Page layout options and press OK. A report in PDF format with one to several pages is displayed, depending on how extensive connections are made where the cable is included.
The report above shows an amount of numbered fiber paths between distribution node "Area_node" and distribution node "Block_node"; The ODFs and their contact number/type for example "1(SC)". It is possible to read which rack the rack-mounted devices (the ODFs) belong to. It is also possible to read out whether a patching has been carried out. Calculated length and attenuations are shown for the respective fiber path in each column. Any Connection ID is also reported here.
All common fiber paths are presented in separate tables. A report can therefore consist of several tables. Any line breaks are adjusted so that all reporting in a node/well is kept intact.
In the header above the table, information about the chain or connection ID, which makes up the fiber paths, is displayed. More detailed information about chain and connection objects that have been linked to the fiber routes is presented on the first page of the report, together with information about any services and customers.
The Joint report shows the same content as the Connection report, except it does not include patching on the fiber path or information about fiber chains, connections, or services.
You generate the report by selecting Create report > Joint report in the right-click menu on the following object types:
•Fiber
•Fiber chain
•Fiber joint
•Connection
•Service
The Patch report shows the same content as the Connection report, except it does not include fiber joints on the fiber path or information about fiber chains, connections, or services.
You generate the report by selecting Create report > Patch report in the right-click menu on the following object types:
•Fiber
•Fiber chain
•Fiber joint
•Connection
•Service
Reports usage rate in percentage on cable/cables, which means to what extent there are connections linked to fibers in each cable.
Right-click on any type of network link or optical cable and select Create Report > Cable usage report, as PDF or clickable to generate the report. Usage rate on all linked cables is reported if you choose to generate the report from an overlying network relation, or a network relation.
The Report connections, cable ends shows how fiber/wire on a cable is connected (spliced or terminated in a unit) at each end of the cable. The report also shows a schematic cable overview of the cable's route and various information (ID, product specification, type and estimated length). There is also the option for the customer to insert their own company logo in the header. The report can be used as a working document in the event of a cable break, or during installation.
Right-click on a cable and select Create report > Report connections, cable ends.
Right-click on a fiber object, for example, in the tree view under the Related Data tab in the attributes form of a cable object, and then select Trace fiber connections from the right-click menu. A table opens showing the entire fiber path, with contacts, patches and splices, including information about overhead objects in nodes along the path. If there is a service and customer linked to the connection, information about this is displayed at the top of the window.
Right-click on a cable object and select Show > Fiber overview. A dialog box opens containing a tree view of all the fibers of the cable and their paths in the network. The fibers in the tree view are grouped into two levels:
Level 1: grouping of fibers according to three different categories of usage:
•Fibers with service
•Fibers with connection without service
•Fibers without connection or service
How fibers are grouped here is also controlled by the Ribbon selection setting, the ribbon selection controls the grouping of fibers on Level 1: If a fiber in a ribbon has a service, all fibers in this ribbon will be grouped in "Fibers with service".
Level 2: grouping of fiber paths according to how they are terminated (end nodes).
This tool traces from a selected ODF in the graphic view. The trace shows all contacts in the selected ODF, as well as all connected fiber paths to its final destination in a table.
Right-click on an ODF object in Related data in the ODF's attribute form and select Trace from ODF connectors.
On the far left of the table that opens, the contacts of the ODF device are indicated. Follow the fiber path from left to right in the table.
Right-click on an ODF object in Related data in the ODF's attribute form and select Show > Connector overview. A dialog opens containing a tree view of connected fibers - with or without connection/service - grouped by how they are terminated (end node).