Activating and Deactivating Items

To activate items, on the Home tab, click Activate (toolbar menu: Edit > Status > Activate).

To deactivate items, on the Home tab, click De-Activate (toolbar menu: Edit > Status > Deactivate).

Inactive items remain in the database, but are ignored for any analysis operations. By default, they are displayed as dimmed on the screen and dotted on the printer.

Note: If you deactivate any switching devices (such as a switch, fuse or circuit breaker), the program assumes that the branch (cables, transformer, and so forth) is directly connected to the bus. Deactivating a switching device is not equivalent to opening a breaker. To represent disconnected branches, leave the switching device activated and change the data to an Open status.

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