Fiber Objects

The Fiber Objects tab lets you take the list of Available Objects and add them to the list of Fiber Objects recognized by Fiber Manager XI. You also identify which layers in your published map service represent fiber assets (cables, strands, devices, patch panels, and more). Once you have identified a layer as a fiber asset, you then map a small set of fields for the application to know where to find certain attributes and model name information.

Each asset class in Fiber Manager XI has three fields identifying class model names:

Class Model Name Field	Contents
THISFIBERCLASSMODELNAME	Model name defining the role of this object in Fiber Manager
FIBERPARENTCLASSMODELNAME	Model name of the parent object of this object in its asset hierarchy
FIBERCHILDCLASSMODELNAME	Model name of the child object of this object in its asset hierarchy

Here is an example use of the BufferTube class model name.

BufferTubeField	Value
THISFIBERCLASSMODELNAME	BUFFERTUBE
FIBERPARENTCLASSMODELNAME	SHEATH
FIBERCHILDCLASSMODELNAME	FIBERSTRAND

IMPORTANT: If any table or layer names do not match the GIS data, the assets in the Fiber Objects list is red.

In this example, DevicePoint and FiberCable have a Fiber Manager XI feature service configuration error. When the layer name is corrected, the red color is removed. To make the layer names match, you must change the configuration. See Export the ArcFM Fiber Manager XI Configuration for more information on how to address this error.

The lists of assets under Fiber Objects comes from the configuration that was loaded. If you used the Fiber Manager XI data model, you only need to save these imported settings.

If you need to configure other Fiber Objects:

Review the asset list under Fiber Objects and see if any need to be added.
If you need to add more objects to the list, click the fiber asset you want to move once to highlight it.
Click the Arrow to move the selected fiber asset under Fiber Objects.
On the right hand side of the window, use the drop-downs to map each field. All fields for all fiber objects are mapped in the same manner:
1. Next to Global ID, select GlobalID.
2. Next to Parent Global ID, select FIBERPARENT.
3. Next to Parent Class Model Name, select FIBERPARENTCLASSMODELNAME.
4. Next to Child Class Model Name, select FIBERCHILDCLASSMODELNAME.
5. Next to This Class Model Name, select THISFIBERCLASSMODELNAME.
6. Next to This Class Model Name Value, leave this blank.
  
  Example of ActiveCommonPort settings.
After you configure each object, click Save.

Some fiber objects let you have these additional settings:

Color — Map this to your Color field that is associated to the color domain. Typically, this applies to BufferTube and Strand.
Fiber Connection Display Fields — Use the Edit tool to check fields you want seen in the Fiber Connections pane.

For information about setting the display fields, see Add Feature Layers to the Map.
Top Level Class Model Name — Select TopLevelCMN. This option is only for Connectable Objects.
Top Level Global ID — Select TopLevelGUID. This option is only for Connectable Objects.