Cable Pair Missing Underlying Assignment Even Though Assignment Block Appears on CLR/DLR Design Lines of Connection Design (Doc ID 2968636.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

The Cable Pair assignment block appears on the Connection Design CLR/DLR Design lines even though its underlying assignment is missing on the Cable Pair Connection Assignment window (w_cable_pair_sets_maint) Cable Pair Sets tab. Note the Cable Pair assignment has not been "Disconnected" either. The problem is illustrated/depicted below.

CLR/DLR Design

Connection Design - 101 /OC01 /A_CLLI_8BT /Z_CLLI_8BT, Issue 22

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Equip |_| Z_CLLI_8BT
         |_| JM COMMON
         |_| JM 1300 LT
         |_| 24-ST-SM
         |_|
         |_| 24-ST-SM
         |_|
         | | Z_CLLI_8BT
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Pair   |_| Z_CLLI_8BT
        |_|
        |_|
        | | Z_CLLI_11BT
-------------------------
Pair   |_| Z_CLLI_11BT              <--- double-click to open assignment
        |_|
        |_|
        | | O_CLLI_11BT
-------------------------
Equip |_| A_CLLI_8BT
         |_| JM COMMON
         |_| JM 1300 LT
         |_| 48-ST-SM
         |_|
         |_| 48-ST-SM
         |_|
         |_| A_CLLI_8BT

Cable Pair Connection Assignment window (Cable Pair Sets tab)

Cable Pair Connection Assignment - 101 /OC01 /A_CLLI_8BT /Z_CLLI_8BT

[/ /| I1 Location - A_CLLI_8BT - Z_CLLI_8BT
                                                             <--- missing assignment

Recreation Steps

1. Inventory Management

2. Connection Design

3. Query for a connection

4. Double-click to open the circuit's Connection Design

5. Click CLR/DLR Design

6. Click Cable Pair to make an assignment

7. Click the Cable Pair Sets tab of the Cable Pair Connection Assignment window

8. Right-click on the A or Z Location and select "Add Cable Pair Sets..."

9. Click the new icon

10. Enter the required data

11. Un-select "Continuous Add" check-box in lower left hand corner

12. Click OK

13. Click OK

      * Note the Cable Pair assignment under the Location

14. Click OK to close the Cable Pair Connection Assignment window

      * Note the Cable Pair assignment block on the design lines

15. Save as Current or new Issue

16. Double-click the Cable Pair assignment block on the design lines

17. Click the Cable Pair Sets tab

      * Note the underlying Cable Pair assignment under the Location

18. Right-click on the Cable Pair assignment and select "Disassociate"

      * Note the underlying Cable Pair assignment under the Location disappears

      * Note the Cable Pair assignment block on the design lines in the background still exists

19. Click OK and a message (below) indicating saved changes will remove the design line assignment is displayed

      * Note the message has Yes or No

      MESSAGE

      Saving these changes will cause the DLR lines for the "Z" side of this
      circuit to be removed. Save changes to window "Cable Pair Connection
      Assignment"?

20. Click No to the message

      * Note the message and Cable Pair Connection Assignment window both disappear

      * Note the Cable Pair assignment block on the design lines still exists

21. Double-click the Cable Pair assignment block on the design lines

22. Click the Cable Pair Sets tab

      * Note underlying Cable Pair assignment under the Location does not exist

Business Impact

Due to this issue, background reporting for outages shows circuits not appearing to be assigned to the cable strands.

Cause

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