Wavepoint Layout Mode, Order, and Width

With the fields added and their model names assigned, you are ready to configure devices to appear in the same rack slot. Wavepoint is read-only, so all edits occur in the ArcFM Attribute Editor inside an edit session.

When working with multiple components in the same rack slot, the most important thing to remember is you are working with a fixed rack width of 23 inches (or roughly 584 millimeters). In practice, that means the sum of the component widths in the rack slot should ultimately equal 23 inches (or roughly 584 millimeters).

In the image above, notice 5 + 13 + 5 = 23 inches.

Wavepoint Layout Mode

The first thing to do is determine what units you want to use to span the rack width. The Wavepoint LayoutMode field is where you make this determination. Most customers choose inches or millimeters, but technically there are three choices:

For example, the image above uses inches as the unit. Thus, the number 2 is typed in the WavepointLayoutMode field, because that is the coded value that equates to inches.

In this case, all three routers have their WavepointLayoutMode set to 2 in order to use inches as their width unit.

When setting the mode, keep the following in mind:

• This field can only accept the values above.

• Leaving the field null means you do not want to use this functionality for a particular device. Even if you type values in the order or width fields, they are not respected if the mode is left null.

Wavepoint Width

Once you have determined the units, the next thing to do is assign a width to your devices. Using the same example above, the first and third routers are assigned 5, and the middle router is assigned 13. Because inches were chosen as the unit, these numbers reflect the width in inches.

Because the WavepointWidth field is a double data type, decimals are allowed for the widths.

Wavepoint Order

When positioning multiple devices in the same slot, the next thing to determine is their order from left to right. Because this is a short integer field, it can accept whole numbers such as 1, 2, 3, etc. Again, with the same example, the first router has an order of 1, the second router has an order of 2, and the third router has an order of 3.

Wavepoint Height

The WavepointHeight field is reserved for future use and currently has no functionality. You can safely leave it null and it does not have any affect on your other configurations. Typing in values also has no effect on the rack view display.

To alter the height of a device or panel, work with the object’s columns and rows, as described in the topic Populate Rack, Device, and Port Fields.

Width Irregularities: Too Thin or Too Wide

If the sum of your widths does not occupy the full rack width, the devices are still rendered but they do not span the entire rack:

Similarly, if the sum exceeds the rack width, the devices are still rendered but they extend beyond the end of the rack:

In both cases, Wavepoint functionality still works (you can run a trace from a port, for example), but given the irregular display, it is best to ensure widths always sum to match the total rack width.