Creating Harness Links

You can define a harness content to manipulate its composition and manage links between the harness and wires or cables. You can create or remove links between a harness and the following elements:

Harness connectors
Splices
Connector ports of disconnect
Terminal blocks
Wires
Cables
Shell connector Ports

The harness and the component to be linked can be at different levels within the same system.

This task shows you how to:

Create Link Between Harness and Connector
Create Link Between Harness and Connector Port

Before you begin:

Create a logical reference (Logical Harnesses Network).
Create two harness components (Logical Harness 1 and Logical Harness 2). For more information, see Creating and Placing an Electrical Harness.
Create electrical components: harness connectors (SIC1 and SIC2), a splice (Splice1) and a disconnect (IC1). For more information, see Creating an Electrical Component Reference.
Create six wires (Wire1, ... and Wire6).
Connect the wires' ends to the harness connectors' pins:
- W1 and W2 connected between SIC1 and Splice1
- W3 and W4 connected between Splice1 and IC1
- W5 and W6 connected between IC1 and SIC2

Create Link Between Harness and Connector

You can create links between a harness and connectors to manipulate the harness composition.

From the Edition section of the action bar, click Harness/Content Links .
In the tree or in the diagram view, select the harness to be linked (Logical Harness 1).
In the tree or in the diagram view, select SIC1.
An electrical link is created only between Logical Harness 1 and SIC1. Under the Harness node, Logical Harness 1 contains SIC1.
To remove the link, click SIC1.
Deactivate Harness/Content Links .
You can now link the harness to the harness connector and the splice.
Reactivate Harness/Content Links .

In the tree, select Logical Harness 1, SIC1, and Splice1.

In the tree,Logical Harness 1 contains SIC1, Splice1, and the two wires. An electrical link is created between the harness, the harness connector and the splice. An implicit link exists between the Logical Harness 1 and the wires as the wires' ends are connected to the pins under this harness.

The new definition of the harness content facilitates the manipulation of the harness composition. Both version and definition are supported.

Important:

You cannot add a connector or connector port, a wire or a cable to a harness content if it is already in the content of another harness. The link must be removed first.
If the cable is under the harness, all its wires and cables are also under the harness. To add a wire or a cable (grouped under a cable) to a harness, you can select one of the wires or cables.
For connectors, you cannot add a disconnect or connector shell to a harness content.

Deactivate Harness/Content Links.

Create Link Between Harness and Connector Port

You can create links between a harness and connector ports.

From the Edition section of the action bar, click Harness/Content Links .
In the tree or in the diagram view, select the harness to be linked (Logical Harness 1).
In the tree or in the diagram view, select the disconnect.
- In the tree, click the connector port.
- In the diagram view, click the disconnect representation and select the connector port in the Port Link Selection dialog box.
In the Port Link Selection dialog box, select a port in the list.
Note:
- When the two ports of the disconnect are already linked to the harness, selecting a connector port delete the link between the harness and this connector port.
- The Port Link Selection dialog box does not appear in the following cases:
  - If one the port of the disconnect is already linked to the harness. Selecting the disconnect removes the link.
  - If one the port of the disconnect is linked to another harness. Selecting the disconnect automatically links the other port to the harness.
  - If the two ports of the disconnect are linked to other harnesses. The disconnect cannot be selected.
An electrical link is created between the harness and C1. Moreover, an implicit link is created between the harness and the wires W3 and W4.
The disconnect and the linked port are highlighted in the tree, in the extension node, in the applicative tree and in the diagram view.
Deactivate Harness/Content Links .
Reactivate Harness/Content Links .
In the tree or in the diagram view, select Logical Harness 2, C2 (of IC1) and SIC2.

An electrical link is created between Logical Harness 2/C2 and between Logical Harness 2 and SIC2. An implicit link exists between Logical Harness 2 and W5 and W6.
The Connector node has disappeared because all its connectors are now linked to a harness.
Deactivate Harness/Content Links .

Tip: You can use a validation business rule when you link or unlink the following elements: wires, cables, harness connectors, splices, connector ports, and terminal blocks.