Placing Frames

You create FRAMES the same way you create any other device, only that, once created, selecting it from the list will take you to a SLOTS list. Remember that Green Book treats FRAMES as dual objects: Device/Location.

To add a card device to a frame SLOT, navigate to the Slots View and click the "+" link in the "Do" column. Then pick a device definition the same way you do for other devices. Notice that near the "+" sign is a "@" sign. That is for device "Relocation", a concept that we will cover in section "Advanced Data Entry".

If the frame happens to have ports, the Slots View will have a link at the bottom reading: "--This frame has direct connections--". Clicking that link will take you to a Device View in which you will be able to connect wires to the frame's ports.

As the locations they are, frames have a system-defined prefix (FR-) and a location number, for example "FR-1".

When you create a frame, you must manually enter its Number so it can be properly referred in the presentation.

Some frames, however, do not have official numbers in our facility. If you leave the Number empty (zero), Green Book will display its name as "FRAME", not "FR-0", unless you fill in the "Designation" field in which case, the designation will be displayed instead.