Routing Cables from the Database

	This task explains how to route cables from the database. You select cables form the list in the `Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection` dialog box. You can choose to fully route cables, or partially route a cable from one light network object to another.
	Use the `Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection` dialog box to load cable data from the database. The `Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection` dialog box displays after clicking the `Manage Cables from Database` button and selecting from the `Electrical Cable Database: Get Cables` dialog box. See Querying Cables from the Database for more information.
		The `Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection` dialog box displays a list of cables. Depending on the checkbox you select on the `Electrical Cable Database: Get Cables` dialog box, you see either all the cables in the database, or only cables connected to Equipment Work Packages, or in Schematic Work Packages. All the cables listed are identified by the current context.
	For `Raceway Design` and`Conduit Design`, you can route through segments or through nodes, depending on how you set `Options`: From the menu bar, select `Tools` `- Options -` `Equipment and Systems - Electrical Cabling Discipline - Electrical Cableway Routing`. Under `Manage Cables from Database Display` `and Selection Options`: Select `Segment` to route cables through segments. Select `Node` to route cables through nodes. For `Raceway Design`, you can choose to stack cables in a Raceway section by setting `Options` as follows: From the menu bar, select `Tools` `- Options -` `Equipment and Systems - Electrical Cabling Discipline - Electrical Cableway Routing`. Under `Manage Cables from Database Routing Options`, select `Always Stack Cables in Raceway Section`.
	1.	To fully route cables, select one or more cables from the list in the `Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection` dialog box. Click the `Route Cable` button and click `Finish`. Cables are routed using the shortest available path. When the routing is complete, the `Electrical Cable Database Cable Result` dialog box displays. The `Status` column indicates if the cable was routed according to your selection (`Fully Routed`), or if it could not be routed (`Unable to Route`). The bottom pane of the dialog box displays a report detailing route information. You can save the report by clicking `Save As`. Click `Previous` to return to the `Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection` dialog box.
	You can select a cable route on the `Electrical Cable Database Cable Result` dialog box, and the light network in your document displays the `From` and `To` light network objects and the `From` and `To` Equipment on the route.
	2.	You can partially route a cable from one light network object to another. Partial routing allows you to fill part of a cableway with a set of cables. This is useful when only parts of a cableway are completed. To partially route a cable, select the cable from the list in the `Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection` dialog box. Click the `Partial Route Cable` button and `Partial Route From`and `To` fields display at the bottom of the dialog box. In your document, select the From and To objects in the light network. The objects you select display in the `Partial Route From` and `To` fields, and display as `From` and `To` in your document. Click `Finish`. When the routing is complete, the `Electrical Cable Database Cable Result` dialog box displays. The `Status` column indicates if the cable was routed according to your selection (`Partially Routed`), or if it could not be routed (`Unable to Route`). The bottom pane of the dialog box displays a report detailing route information. You can click `Save As` to save the report. Click `Previous` to return to the `Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection` dialog box.
	Whenever you click `Previous` and return to the `Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection` dialog box, you can continue working with the cables listed in the dialog box. You can: Load cable data from the database. See Loading Cable Data from the ENOVIA Database. Route or partially route additional cables. Change the status of a partially routed cable to `Complete Route`. See Changing the Status of a Partial Route. Display light network object labels and main key stations on a route. See Displaying Light Network Object Labels. Analyze data from a cable route and from a light network object. See Analyzing Cable Routes and Displaying Light Network Object Labels. Adjust the cable length of From and To Equipment. See Adjusting the Cable Length of From and To Equipment. Recommend a specific path when routing or partially routing a cable. See Recommending a Specific Path. Forbid certain light network objects from being used when routing or partially routing a cable. See Forbidding a Specific Path. Query and list cables routed through a specific light network object. See Querying Cables Routed Through a Specific Network Object. Validate a cable route. See Validating a Cable Route. Delete a cable route or part of a cable route. Deleting a Cable Route or Parts of a Route. View previously defined routing rules, and allow cable routes to violate these rules if necessary. See Allowing Cable Routes to Violate Routing Rules. Override violations of routing rules defined in `Tools` `Options`. See Overriding Violations of Routing Rules. Lock or unlock cable routes. See Locking and Unlocking Cable Routes.