1. From the OpenComms Copper Tab select the XSection Review icon from the Review/Validate section:

   

2. Select a copper sheath by left clicking on it to display the Copper Pair review dialog:

   

   Note: Activate the Trace through cross connect check box to allow the tracing command to continue the trace after it encounters a cross connect.
   Note: Activate the highlight drops on trace check box to allow the tracing command to highlight the drops.
3. Click Duct to open the Duct Element Review. (This button is greyed out if the span is not in a duct.)
4. The Pair Information section contains the following pair attributes:
   • Start—Lowest pair number in the sheath.
   • End—Highest pair number in the sheath.
   • Total—Total number of pairs in the sheath.
   • ID—Cable ID
   • Low—Lowest complement pair in the sheath.
   • High—Highest complement pair in the sheath.
   • Status—Status of the pair range (WK is working, XD is disconnected.)
5. To trace a Copper Pair or Pair Range, highlight the pair range that you want to trace and click on the Trace button—this opens the Select Range dialog:

   

6. Select the Range and click OK to start the trace:

   

   The trace of the copper pair range displays in bold highlighted color on the map.

   Note: Activate the Trace through cross connect check box to allow the tracing command to continue the trace after it encounters a cross connect.
   Note: Activate the highlight drops on trace check box to allow the tracing command to highlight the drops.

Erase Highlights from the Map

To remove the Highlighted path from the file, in the Review/Validate section of the copper tab, select the erase temp levels icon:

Generate a Loop Make Up Report

1. In the Copper Pair Review dialog box, highlight the pair range being reviewed and click on the LMU button:

   

2. The Loop Make Up Report window opens. The report displays the pair connectivity as well as the length resistance at different frequencies:

   

3. To save this report as a text file, click on the Output button located at the top left portion of the dialog box and then click the Text File.
4. The Create Report File dialog box opens. Enter the name of the report and indicate in which folder to put the text file.

   

5. Click Save to save the file.
   Note: The copper pair resistance is obtained from the gauge of the cable. The model name must be of the format (####-<gauge>). Typically, this will be <number of Pairs>-<gauge>. So for a 100 pair cable that is 24 gauge the model would be 100-24.

Create a Pair Assignment Report

1. In the Copper Pair Review dialog box, highlight the pair range being reviewed and click on the Assignments button. The Select Range dialog box opens to select the pair range:

   

2. Once the range is specified, click OK to review the pair assignment.
3. The Pair Assignment Report window opens. The report displays the Customers Name, Address and Pair(s) assigned to each customer. To save this report as a text file, click on the Output button located at the top left portion of the dialog box and then click Text File.
4. The Create Report File dialog box opens. Enter the name of the report and indicate in which folder to put the text file.
5. Click Save to save the file.