The Manual Step Addition form allows you to add steps to a switching sheet without using the Control Tool. To add a step manually, complete the following steps:
1. Click the Manual Step Addition button () to display the Manual Step Addition form.
2. Add device information to the Device field using one of these methods:
• Select the device in the Viewer and click the Set Device () button. The device field will be populated with the device alias of the selected device.
Note: This method is not available to the Switching Request user type.
• Enter a partial device alias and search for it by clicking the Search () button to open the Select Device dialog box. Select the device and click OK.
• Enter a device alias directly. When you tab out of the field, the system will validate that the device; if the device is not valid, the field will be highlighted to indicate that it should be corrected.
Click the Show in Viewer button () to focus the Viewer on the selected device.
3. Select Phases. If operating on a specific phase, uncheck phases that will not be affected by the step.
Note: If a valid device is selected, only the phases which apply to that device are displayed. Otherwise, A, B, and C are all displayed.
4. Add the Operation. The operation is made up of two fields: a short operation code and an operation description. Click in either field and click the Search button () to open the Select Operation dialog box, which is filtered to only display operations (and the corresponding operation code) valid for the device type. Select an operation and click OK to add the operation or click Cancel to close the dialog box without a selection.
Note: If you know the operation code, you may enter it directly. If the operation code is invalid, the background of both fields will be red and the second text field will be blank. If the operation code is valid, the background of both fields will be white and the second field will display the operation description corresponding to the typed in operation code.
5. Click the Add Step button () to add the manual step to the switching steps.
Adding a Place Ground Step Manually
If you add a Place Ground step, you will be prompted to Select Ground Node, which will list the conductors attached to the selected device and their energy status (energized or de-energized). Select the conductor for the ground node and click OK to add the grounding operation step or click Cancel to abort the step.