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Adding Devices to the Device Inventory
1. In the Device Inventory window, click New. The Select Device dialog box appears.
2. Select the device type from the drop-down box. Note that you cannot add input/output devices to the Device Inventory.
3. Click OK. The applicable add device dialog box appears.
4. Add the device, as described in the Adding Devices to the Device Inventory section.
5. When you have finished, the device appears on the list of devices in the Device Inventory window.
NOTE: Deleting a device in the device inventory also deletes the device from the device configuration diagram; refer to Delete a Device in the
preceding section.
Move Devices to the Device Inventory
When a device is moved to the Device Inventory from the device configuration diagram, all connections to other devices are removed and must
be redrawn if the device is moved back to the diagram.
You can move a device to the Device Inventory in either of the following ways:
1. Click the device icon.
2. Select Edit > Device Inventory > Move Selected To from the Device Configuration window menu bar.
3. The device icon disappears from the device configuration diagram.
OR
1. Open the Device Inventory window.
2. Drag the device icon from the device configuration diagram to the Device Inventory window. The device appears on the list of devices in the
Device Inventory window and the “In Use” designation changes to “No.”
Adding a Device to the Device Configuration Diagram from the Device Inventory
1. Click the device in the list of devices in the Device Inventory window.
2. Drag the device to the device configuration diagram. The icon appears on the diagram and the “In Use” designation in the Device Inventory
window changes to “Yes.”
3. Draw the wire connections, as described in the Draw the Wire Connections section.
Additional Device Inventory Features
The following additional features are available on the Device Inventory window:
• Print: This option opens a standard Windows print dialog box, allowing you to print the contents of the inventory list.
• Filter: This option opens the Device Filter dialog box, allowing you to filter the list of devices visible in the Device Inventory window accord-
ing to the device type(s) selected.
• Find Device: This option opens the Inventory Find Device dialog box, allowing you to find specific devices in the inventory based on both a
device-type filter, and optional name, location, and description field keywords.