To Associate a Feeder Device and Specify the Origin Device for the Circuit

You must assign the feeder device to the circuit in the feeder device form. Similarly, you must specify the origin (feeder) device for the circuit in the circuit form. As you add features, they are automatically assigned to the circuit.

For more information on feeder devices, see Classify Devices.

To associate the feeder device with the circuit

1. Select the appropriate electric display model.
2. Click Home tab Display panel Generate Graphic.
3. Click Electric Explorer.
4. In the Electric Explorer, in the Devices container, click New Breaker, Feeder, Recloser, Transformer, or any feeder class of device.
5. Click in the map to position the feeder. Press ENTER.

   The feeder is added to the Devices container.

6. Right-click the feeder in the Devices container. Click Show Form.
7. In the feeder device form, locate the Circuit attribute list (Fid Circuit). Select the circuit from the list and close the form.
8. Display the Circuit form and select this feeder device from the Device Origin (Fid Device Origin) list.

   You can also specify the feeder using the context menu in the Electric Explorer circuit container.

You can now create all the features in the circuit starting from the feeder. They are added to the circuit.