Cable Routing > Cable Route Approval

Approving and Releasing

Cable Routes

System Administrators and Managers can use the Authorize Cable Routes dialog box to review the attributes of the cable to ensure that any restrictions are satisfied before approving and releasing the cable route.

Figure 51: Example Authorize Cable Routes Dialog Box Approve Tab

Restrictions and Limitations

You cannot open the Authorize Cable Routes dialog box if other users have accessed the dialog box in the same project. A message is displayed to identify which user is approving and releasing cables in the project.
The Other tab displays cables that you cannot approve or release, for example, cables that are not completely routed. The Approve button is unavailable on the Other tab.
The Approve button is dimmed until a cable is selected. You can select the check box in the Table header to select all the cables on a tab.
You cannot approve cable routes if other users have locked the cable for editing. See also Locking Design Objects for Editing.

Prerequisites

Select a project containing completed / partially completed cable routes in Capital Cable Router.
Display the cable routes in the Authorize Cable Routes dialog box. See also Accessing the Authorize Cable Routes Dialog Box.

Procedure

Determine the action you want to take:

If you want to…	Do the following…
View cables to approve.	You can perform the following actions to view the cables listed in the Authorize Cable Routes dialog box: Click the Filter Options icon () on the column headers to filter the list of cables in the table. See also Using Tables in Capital Cable Router. Click Load More to include all the cables in the project or the next 500 cables if the project contains more than 500 cables.
Approve a cable route.	From the Approve tab, select one or more cables. Click Approve. If successful, the selected cables are transferred to the Unapprove and Release tabs. The route status is updated to DRCA (Design Route Complete, Route Approved), and the From / To ends are verified. The cable route is frozen and modifications to the cable attributes are restricted.
Unapprove a cable route.	From the Unapprove tab, select one or more cables with a route status DRCA. Click Unapprove. If successful, the selected cables are transferred to the Approve tab. The route status is updated to DRCNA (Design Route Complete, Route Not Approved), and the From / To ends are unverified. The cable route is unfrozen, and you can modify the cable attributes.
Release a cable route.	From the Release tab, select one or more cables with a route status DRCA (Design Route Complete, Route Approved). Click Release. If successful, the selected cables are transferred to the Unrelease tab. The route status is updated to DRCAR (Design Route Complete, Approved, Released).
Unrelease a cable route.	From the Unrelease tab, select one or more cables with a route status DRCAR (Design Route Complete, Approved, Released). Click Unrelease. If successful, the selected cables are transferred to the Release tab. The route status is updated to DRCA (Design Route Complete, Route Approved).
Verify or Unverify the From / To ends.	From the Verify End tab, select one or more cables with a route status DRCNA (Design Route Complete, Route Not Approved). The Verify From End and Verify To End buttons are enabled depending on whether either or both ends of the cable are unverified. Click the Verify From End or Verify To End. The From Verified or To Verified status is updated to Yes, and the cable is transferred to the Unverify End tab when both ends are verified. Note The cable is displayed simultaneously on the Verify End and Unverify End tabs, if only one end is verified. To reverse the verification, click the Unverify From End or the Unverify To End on the Unverify End tab.
Highlight the cable in the 3D visualization window.	From any of the tabs, select a cable to highlight the route in the 3D visualization window. You can evaluate the path segments and approve the cables, and then verify or release the cables. See also Viewing a Cable in 3D Context.
Authorize a selected set of cables across all actions.	From any of the tabs, select one or more cables. Select the Remember Selection check box to display the cables as a selection set on the tabs in the Authorize Cable Routes dialog box. If you click an action button such as Approve, the selected cables are processed as a batch and selected on the Unapprove and Release tabs. If you select a new cable with the Remember Selection check box selected, the selection set is cleared and will now include the currently selected cables.

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Cable Route Approval