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Status

Status is an attribute of Wires and Devices representing the current situation of that wire or equipment in real life.

Status values come from a user defined list accessible from button [Entities] then [Status] in the Toolbar. This list contains values such as: Installed, Preliminary, Obsolete, etc. Status are color-coded for easy reference. Colors are user definable as well.

Default Status
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When you add a new wire or device to the system, it comes with a default status (you can change the status later on by editing that device or wire).

The System Default Status is set in the configuration file, but you can change it temporarily for the duration of your session. This is useful, for example, when you are adding multiple wires with status different from the default (for example, "Preliminary").

To set the session Default Status, proceed as following:

* Login.
* Go to [Entities], then [Status].
  Notice that one list element is presented in bold. That is the current Default Status.

* Click the list element for the status you want as default.
  Notice that now your new status is in bold.

The new Default Status will remain until you logout and it is only valid for you, that is, other users accessing the system from other hosts won't be impacted.