Create a cable record by using design and assign
Create a cable record using the design and assign function in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. By creating the cable and related strand records, you can fulfill an order request for a fiber optical cable record.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent
About this task
When you instantiate a cable template, it creates the corresponding configuration item (CI) records in the Fiber Optical Cable [cmdb_ci_fiber_optical_cable] and Fiber Strand [cmdb_ci_fiber_strand] tables. To learn more about the cable data model, see Data model.
Procedure
Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
Select the list icon (
List icon\), and then go to **Changes** > **All**.
Select the New button.
Select Add cable.
Select Next.
On the Details tab, fill in the fields.
For a description of the field values, see Change request and change task forms.
Select Save.
A change task is created.
Open the change task.
On the Task Attributes tab, fill in the fields.
Field Description A end termination Network site where this cable is starting from. Z end termination Network site where the cable is ending. Inventory template Name of the inventory template for the cable model. Select Submit.
Result
The cable and related strand records are created.
Parent Topic:Instantiating your network inventory by using design and assign
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