Manual Ferrule Numbering

Note: Remember that any Ferrule Number applied to a wire end always takes preference to any Signal Number on that wire. So termination reports, loop reports and all Wiring Manager drawings showing this wire will display the Ferrule Number instead of the Signal Number.

1. If a manual ferrule number is required to be displayed in a report or drawing, from the Terminations window (see Terminations User Interface), right-click on the wire end (or cable core end) to be changed.

2. From the pop-up menu then displayed, select the Edit Ferrule Marking option.

   The Edit Ferrule Marking window is then displayed, showing the current Ferrule Number (marking):

   

3. Enter the required number in the Ferrule Number field.

   The Apply to Both wire ends option is used to label both ends of a wire with the same Ferrule Number in a single edit.

   Note: The Ferrule Number at the other end of the wire is not actually updated in the database until you click Save in the Terminations window.

4. Click Save.

   Note: Once a Ferrule Number has been added to the wire end it remains on that wire end until it is edited again or it is overwritten by another Ferrule Number if Automatic Ferrule Numbering Rules are applied. Currently, as a safeguard, Wiring Manager also automatically sets Ferrule Numbers to nothing (blank) when wires containing Ferrule Numbers are disconnected.