Configure Fiber Colors
Fiber Manager XI supports several methods of color-coding buffer tubes and fiber strands. As fiber technology has improved, more and more fibers are inserted into buffer tubes, and the traditional twelve-color method is no longer adequate to track individual fiber strands in high-count cables. Thus, the application supports adding stripes and blocks on top of the base color. Fiber Manager XI supports up to 3 stripes and up to 3 blocks on top of the base color. Here is an example.
The application provides a default color scheme. You want to configure your Fiber Colors domain prior to allowing users to edit the database. It is easier to set domains in a “clean state” versus updating domains after users have already started editing.
How to Change or Add Colors
You change the fiber colors by modifying the Fiber Colors domain in ArcGIS Pro Catalog pane. Open the Domain from the Database connection to see the table. In the Domain Name column, scroll to the Fiber Colors row. You can type the integer code for the desired color in the Code column, and type a user-friendly description of that color in the Description column. The application takes the integer value and renders the color within the application. For more information about managing domains, see the Esri help topic Create and Manage Domains.
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Color Coding Method |
Representation in the Color Domain |
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Solid Color |
In the database domain, type a single integer value representing the color along with a user-friendly description. |
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One Stripe |
To add a stripe, immediately after the solid color integer, type a dash followed by the integer value for the stripe color. For example, a black stripe is -0, a white stripe is -16777215, a red stripe is -16711680, etc. Also type a user-friendly description. |
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Two Stripes |
To add two stripes, immediately after the first stripe color integer, type another dash and integer value for the second stripe color. For example, two black stripes is -0-0, a black stripe and a red stripe is -0-16711680, etc. Also type a user-friendly description. |
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Three Stripes |
To add three stripes, continue the pattern of adding a dash and integer value for the stripe color. For example, three black stripes is –0–0–0. One black stripe followed by two red stripes is –0–16711680–16711680. Also type a user-friendly description. |
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One Block |
To add a block, immediately after the solid color integer, type a dash followed by the letter “B” and the integer value for the block color. For example, a black block is -B0, a white block is -B16777215, a red block is -B16711680, etc. Also type a user-friendly description. |
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Two Blocks |
To add two blocks, immediately after the first block color integer, type another dash followed by the letter “B” and the integer value for the block color. For example, two black blocks is -B0-B0, a black block and a red block is -B0-B16711680, etc. Also type a user-friendly description. |
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Three Blocks |
To add three blocks, continue the pattern of adding a dash followed by the letter “B” and integer value for the block color. Two black blocks followed by one red block is –B0–B0–B16711680. Also type a user-friendly description. |
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Stripes and Blocks |
You can combine colors, stripes, and blocks by combining the methods above. For example, 2 black stripes and 1 black block is -0-0-B0, 2 black stripes and 1 red block is -0-0-B16711680, etc. Also type a user-friendly description. |
Properties:
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Field Type: Text
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Domain Type: Coded Values
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Split Policy: Duplicate
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Merge Policy: Default Value (merging is not a supported edit for fiber facilities, so leave this as “Default Value” even though it is not used)
The following tables include the default Coded Values provided with Fiber Manager XI. As stated above, you can modify the integer codes to create new colors for your fiber facilities.
Solid Color
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Code |
Description |
|---|---|
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255 |
Blue |
|
16744448 |
Orange |
|
65280 |
Green |
|
8404992 |
Brown |
|
12632256 |
Slate |
|
16777215 |
White |
|
16711680 |
Red |
|
0 |
Black |
|
16776960 |
Yellow |
|
16711935 |
Violet |
|
16754856 |
Rose |
|
655355 |
Aqua |
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Solid Color with 1 Stripe (Black is used as the example color stripe for all but the black base color; you can change the stripe color as needed) |
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255-0 |
Blue - 1 Stripe |
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16744448-0 |
Orange - 1 Stripe |
|
65280-0 |
Green - 1 Stripe |
|
8404992-0 |
Brown - 1 Stripe |
|
12632256-0 |
Slate - 1 Stripe |
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16777215-0 |
White - 1 Stripe |
|
16711680-0 |
Red - 1 Stripe |
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0-16777215 |
Black - 1 Stripe |
|
16776960-0 |
Yellow - 1 Stripe |
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16711935-0 |
Violet - 1 Stripe |
|
16754856-0 |
Rose - 1 Stripe |
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655355-0 |
Aqua - 1 Stripe |
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Solid Color with 2 Stripes (Black is used as the example color stripe for all but the black base color; you can change the stripe color as needed) |
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255-0-0 |
Blue - 2 Stripes |
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16744448-0-0 |
Orange - 2 Stripes |
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65280-0-0 |
Green - 2 Stripes |