You can distinguish a patch cable by the word PATCH in the default naming rule.
In the patch cable properties, you can view and edit the following fields:
Definition: Describes the component definition name of the instance.
Name Assign a name to the cable instance.
Number: Assign a number to the cable instance.
Description: Write a short description about the cable instance.
Purchase date: Set the date of purchase of the item.
Installation date: Set the installation date of the item.
Cable length: Assign the length of the cable.
Tags: View and manage tags for the selected cable instance.
Color: View and manage the cable definition color of the selected instance.
URL: Assign links to the cable instance.
External ref.: Assign any external references for the cable instance.
Bookmark: Bookmark the cable to share with other users in Pathfinder.
Documents: Add and manage documents related to the selected instance.
Information about the patch cable connection is displayed on the right hand side of the dialog window.
You can distinguish a line cable by the word CABLE in the default naming rule.
In the line cable properties, you can view and edit the following fields:
Definition: Describes the component definition name of the instance.
Name Assign a name to the cable instance.
Number: Assign a number to the cable instance.
Description: Write a short description about the cable instance.
Purchase date: Set the date of purchase of the item.
Installation date: Set the installation date of the item.
Cable length: Assign the length of the cable.
Tags: View and manage tags for the selected cable instance.
Color: View and manage the cable definition color of the selected instance.
Used: Describes the total number of wires or fibers used out of the total available.
Used in [%]: Total number of wire or fibers used, shown as a percentage of the total available.
Usage Threshold in [%]: Denotes the number of instances, of the definition, that can be created.
Reached Threshold in [%]: Total number of instances created, shown as a percentage of the total allowed.
URL: Assign links to the cable instance.
External ref.: Assign any external references for the cable instance.
Bookmark: Bookmark the cable to share with other users in Pathfinder.
Documents: Add and manage documents related to the selected instance.