Cables are specified in the cable file (.rel file). Each cable is specified in a single line (no RETURN or LINEFEED allowed) in the following format:

<cable name>, <specification code>, <description>, [<attribute value pairs>]

• <cable name> is a unique name for the pipeline. It must be unique amongst all named elements in the model.
• <specification code> is the specification of the cable that correspconds to most cable attributes such as: voltage, outer diameter, cross-sectional area, cost factor, and pipeway level.
• <description> [OPTIONAL] is a text string providing additional information for the cable.
• <attribute value pairs> [OPTIONAL] include Cable User Defined Attributes and data changed from default data table values. Attribute value pairs are space delimited and follow the format of:

  <attribute name> <attribute value>

C25, CAJ14, ,
C20, PB350, Unit 54 process power, GLANDS_INPUT "71G"
	AREA_INPUT 8.5