Cable Schedule

The Cable Schedule is used to add/edit and view all project cables and allows definition of cable type from the Cable Catalogue. Users may also edit specific cable data such as Cable Number, Length and assign From and To equipment etc.

In AVEVA Electrical, all project cables must be based on a catalogue cable. This ensures the project cable properties (size, number of cores, type etc.) are consistent with a 'real' cable. Users can reassign another catalogue cable to any project cable at any time. This changes the project cable to have the properties (size, number of cores, core markings, type etc.) of the newly assigned catalogue cable, keeping current terminations for the original cable.

To open the Cable Schedule, click Select in the Grids and Schedules section of the Home tab.

Select Cable Schedule from the list of grids that is then displayed. The Cable Schedule grid is then displayed:

By default all cables for the project are shown in the grid. Users may use the Filter by Area list in the List Tools tab to filter the Cable Schedule by plant area.

All fields except those with a yellow background can be edited directly within the grid.

Refer to Working with the Data Grid for further information.

Cable Schedule Layout

The Cable Schedule grid layout can be set by the user using the Electrical Wiring Manager Grid Manager utility (select Manager in the Grids and Schedules section of the Home tab). The Grid Manager allows users to define Views, that is, which fields should be viewable in the Cable Schedule grid, their default position (column order), column size, default sort order and whether a data filter is applied (for example, Show only 'New' cables). New Grid Views can be saved for use by individuals or for entire project teams and existing Views selected. Refer to Grid Manager for more information.

Accessing Cable Terminations Data

Clicking on the From or To cell buttons that appear when the mouse is hovered over that cell displays the Options window.

• Edit Detail: Displays the Equipment Layout window, used to design and view the component layout of the equipment at the selected cable end. Refer to Equipment Layout.

• Edit Terminations: Displays the Terminations window, used to edit terminations of the equipment at the selected cable end. Refer to Terminations User Interface.

• View Terminations (Print Preview): Displays the Terminations Report print preview window. Refer to Termination Reports.

• Change 'To' / 'From' Equipment: Changes a cable destination (either To or From depending on which cell is selected). Refer to Select Cable Ends.

Select Cable Gland and Cable Gland Adapters

Clicking on the Gland (From) or Gland (To) cell buttons that appear when the mouse is hovered over that cell displays the Select Cable Gland window. Refer to Assign Cable Glands.

Clicking on the Adapter (From) or Adapter (To) cell buttons that appear when the mouse is hovered over that cell displays the Select Cable Gland Adapter window. Refer to Assign Cable Gland Adaptors.

Drum Cables

A cable may be added to a drum by clicking the button that is displayed in the Drum No cell when the mouse is hovered over it. The Select Cable Drum window is displayed. Refer to Assign Cables to Drums from the Cable Schedule for further information.

Cables Shared with AVEVA Instrumentation

Cables created in AVEVA Electrical can be shared with AVEVA Instrumentation and vice versa.

If the Show cables from both Instrumentation and Electrical checkbox on the Options window is checked (this is the default setting), cables from AVEVA Instrumentation shared with AVEVA Electrical will be listed in the Cable Schedule. They will be "greyed out".

Whether or not a cable is shared, and if so, which application it was created in is displayed in the Discipline column:

• If a cable is not shared, the discipline will be "Electrical".

• If a cable is shared and was created in AVEVA Electrical the discipline will be "Elect(Shared)".

• If a cable is shared and was created in AVEVA Instrumentation the discipline will be "Inst(Shared)".

  

A shared cable may be viewed in either application but may only be edited in the application in which it was created.

Sizing, Drumming, Routing Status and Frozen Indicators

The default grid includes columns containing checkbox indicating:

• Whether or not cables have been sized.

• Whether or not they need re-sizing as a result of changes made that may affect the size of cable required. Refer to Cable Sizing for more information on sizing cables.

• Whether or not cables have been drummed.

• Whether or not cables have been drummed and the drum is locked. Refer to Cable Drums for further information on drumming.

• Cable Routed Status, e.g. Routed, Un-Routed, Check Route, etc.

• If a cable is routed, the nodes its route passes through. Routing and routing status information is passed to and from E3D via the Cable Design Data interface. Refer to AVEVA Cable Design Data Interface for further information.

• Whether or not cables have been frozen (meaning they cannot be edited). Refer to Freeze a Cable for further information.

Cable Schedule - List Tools Options

The following options are located on the List Tools - Cable Schedule tab: