Cable Gland Catalogue

The Cable Gland Catalogue is used to view and edit all catalogue Cable Glands and allows definition of manufacturers gland properties such as catalogue number, manufacturer, material, thread, minimum and maximum size, whether suitable for armoured cables etc.

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

Select Cable Glands from the list of grids that is then displayed. The Cable Gland Catalogue grid is then displayed:

Note:
Only those cable glands with their Allow column checkbox checked will be available for use when working in the project. Although the cable gland catalogue can hold thousands of standard glands from various manufacturers, 'Allow' filters only specific glands for use on the project.

For information on Grid functionality refer to Working with the Data Grid.

Create a New Catalogue Cable Gland

To create a new catalogue cable gland:

1. Open the Cable Gland Catalogue grid and click New from the Records section of the Home tab.

2. The Cable Gland Detail window is then displayed:

   

3. Enter the required details are click OK or Apply.

4. Make sure the Allow use on Project checkbox is checked if the gland is to be available for selection in the project.

5. The Share the Cable Gland Details with AVEVA Instrumentation checkbox is used to specify whether or not the catalogue cable gland is to be shared with AVEVA Instrumentation.

   Note:
   Unless sharing with AVEVA Instrumentation is enabled for the project the checkbox will be disabled. Sharing with AVEVA Instrumentation may be enabled during project setup, or afterwards (using the Project tab > Edit Project option). Refer to the Installation User Guide for further information.

   Note:
   Cable glands can also be imported from Excel. For a description of this functionality, refer to the Common Functionality User Guide.

Edit a Catalogue Cable Gland

To edit cable gland details, open the Cable Gland Catalogue grid, select the gland record from the grid and either click Edit from the Records section of the Home tab, or double-click on the record.

The Cable Gland Detail window is then displayed. Edit the details are required.