This procedure explains how to create cable drums manually and set their attributes. There are three categories of cable drums:
Design
Cable drums that you intend to purchase in the future and you want to design to fit your cables.
Purchased
Existing cable drums that you want to include in a cable-drum optimization.
Locked
Existing cable drums that you do not want to include in a cable-drum optimization.
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In the Wiring Module window, select Tables > Cable Drums.
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On the Cable Drums dialog, select a cable type to filter the data window.
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Do one of the following:
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Select New to add a new cable drum.
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Select a cable drum row and select in the appropriate fields to edit the data.
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Select a cable drum row and select Delete.
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In the data window, type the data in the fields or select the data from the lists according to the following table:
Column Name
Column Description
Name
Type the cable drum name.
Description
Type the cable drum description if required.
Pulling Area
Select the pulling area where the cable drum is located.
Length
Type the total cable drum length (utilized + spare).
Utilized Length
Displays the utilized cable length of the total drum length.
Length UOM
Select the unit of measure used to measure the drum length.
Drum Status
Select one of the following:
Design — cable drum in the design stage (not purchased yet); available for cable-drum optimizations.
Purchased — a purchased cable drum of defined length that you want to include in cable-drum optimizations.
Locked — a purchased cable drum that is assigned to a cable and locked against reassignment (cable drum optimizations).
Spare Length Percent
Type the percent of the used cable drum length to allocate to spare cable length.
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Select OK to save your changes and close the Cable Drums dialog.
Smart Instrumentation creates cable drums automatically when you assign cables to cable drums and additional cable drums are required.