Storing Information with Network Shapes

Network equipment shapes have default shape data fields, which you can use to store shape data with the shapes. These fields include manufacturer, product number, part number, product description, and serial number. You can also define new shape data fields for a specific shape or for all the instances of a shape in a diagram.

To view shape data for a shape, on the View menu, click Shape Data Window, and then select the shape. The shape’s data appears in the Shape Data window. Alternatively, you can right-click a shape, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu, or point to Data, and then click Shape Data. You can define a new shape data field for all the instances of a shape in a diagram by using the ...

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