Creating Connectors

This task explains how to associate connectors to equipment. In this example, you will create the three connectors for the control unit.

1. In the tree view, select the item of equipment to which you want to associate connectors,

   Or, Select the system if you want to create connectors directly under it.

2. Click the Sub Components button .

   The BOM view is displayed to the right of the tree view.

3. Select the Functional Connector type in the list.

4. Click the cell in the Name column and give the connector a meaningful name.

5. Click the cell in the Id Number column and enter a number.

   Note: This attribute is compulsory. Id Numbers of connectors under any one item of equipment or system must be unique. These numbers are used to map functional components and corresponding physical parts.

6. (Optional) Click other cells in attribute columns and complete with appropriate values.

7. Continue to identify the connectors you want to associate with the equipment by filling in one row per connector.

   Note: Right-click in the BOM view and select Insert Rows to automatically create entries below existing entries, then define the number of rows in the dialog box that appears. The name attribute is automatically valuated and incremented. Use the Special Paste command in the contextual menu to use data from other applications, for example Excel files, in Electrical System Functional Definition. You can copy entire rows in BOM views into other applications or into the BOM view to create new entries. Right-click a cell in the row you want to copy and select Select Row from the contextual menu. The entire row is highlighted. Right-click again and select Copy. To modify an item, simply double-click it and position cursor as desired. You can sort items in BOM view columns in ascending alphabetical order (first click), descending alphabetical order (second click) and initial order (third click).

8. Click OK to validate entries made.

   Id number and reference designator attributes are automatically valuated if no values were entered. New connectors are created and are added to the tree view. If created directly under the system, connectors are grouped in a Connectors folder.