Complete your first fiber workflow

Import data into a training project, create a cable and connections, and check the technical circuit and splice schedule.

Last updated: 10 November 2026

What you will achieve

This tutorial takes you through a fiber workflow from the initial records to a technical output. You will check imported starting data, draw a cable between two connection points, connect fibers to ports and obtain a splice schedule for the recorded path. Inspect the on-screen result after each step; read any error or warning before continuing.

Use a training project allocated by your organisation. Follow Getting started and your first project to create it. Check that the fiber module is enabled and your account has editing permission. For this first workflow, locate Summary, Inventory, Circuits and Exports. The interface page shows where to find the other tools.

Caution: These steps change project records. Do not practise on your organisation's operational records. The example locations you draw are not field measurements.

Import starting data

Use a training file prepared by your organisation if available. Otherwise, save the following text on your computer as ilk-calisma.geojson. It contains two example points. Coordinate order is longitude, latitude.

{
  "type": "FeatureCollection",
  "features": [
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [32.0, 39.0]},
      "properties": {"name": "Eğitim noktası A"}
    },
    {
      "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [32.001, 39.001]},
      "properties": {"name": "Eğitim noktası B"}
    }
  ]
}

1. Open Import and select the file.
2. Check the source coordinate system; this example uses WGS 84.
3. Inspect both point locations in the preview. Set the destination feature type to Site cabinet and map the name field.
4. Read the import summary and complete the operation. Investigate any skipped or invalid records.
5. Select both records on the map to check their names and locations.

See Importing data for field mapping. Uploading the same file again through a normal import may create new records; refreshing an existing source is a separate workflow.

Draw the cable and check its endpoints

1. Open Edit, then Line; select Fiber cable as the Feature type.
2. With Snap enabled, start at the first point and finish at the second.
3. Enter the cable name, Fiber count and status, then select Save.
4. Open the cable card. Check that its start and end nodes are the two intended records.
5. If the endpoint connection is unclear, complete the endpoint connection step on the fiber cable page.

Do not assume overlapping map features are connected. Their node relationship must be saved. Drawing a cable over a duct or trench does not create a route record either; after this first workflow, use Shared site infrastructure to create that relationship.

Save fiber and port connections

Create an ODF / patch panel at each node. Open Add equipment in the node card, select the equipment type, enter Port count and select Add.

1. At the first node, open Splice diagram and connections.
2. If needed, select Show free fibers and ports too.
3. Select the cable's first fiber and a port on the rear face of the ODF.
4. Check the Draft row and select Save changes.
5. At the second node, connect the other end of the same fiber to the local ODF port.

Distinguish Rear (termination) from Front (patch) port faces. If a connection is rejected, review occupancy, assignment and project rules; do not select another endpoint at random. The splice diagram page also explains equipment and tray placement.

Check the technical circuit

Open New circuit in Circuits. Select the start and end anchors from the nodes and ports you have just connected. Review the path result before saving the circuit. Check the fibers and ports used as well as the line shown on the map.

If no circuit path is found, return to the node, cable endpoint, port face and splice records. Nearby lines do not demonstrate a connected path. A technical circuit tracks recorded connections; it is not a measurement confirming that a field service works. See Technical circuits for detailed steps.

Obtain the splice schedule

1. In Exports, select Panel / splice tray schedule.
2. Set Scope to the node you worked on.
3. Use View to read the cable, port and splice rows.
4. If there is a tray or position warning, correct placement in the splice diagram.
5. Select and download the required file format; check Report header and the scope information.

At the end, you should have two nodes, a cable between them, saved connections and a matching output. Next, read Inventory and project summary, or prepare broader changes through Design and approval.