Importing Poles

1. Open SPIDACalc
2. To IMPORT poles from other SPIDACalc files
   1. Click PROJECT in top left corner
   2. In dropdown menu select IMPORT
   3. From there you choose either DESIGNS FROM RECENT PROJECT or DESIGNS FROM PROJECT
   4. When selecting DESIGNS FROM PROJECT you must find the path to the file you wish to import from
   5. From there a pop up box will appear with all the poles in the file that you selected (by default all the poles have been selected). If you only want certain poles then click NONE and only selected the check boxes for the poles and designs that you want.
   6. Once you select all the poles you want then click IMPORT.
   7. Once poles are imported they could be organized into whatever order is necessary.

Setting Windload

1. At this point you could set the WINDLOAD CASE for the entire project (if ALL or MAJORITY of the project is the same WINDLOAD CASE)
   1. To do so in the taskbar select PROJECT button (the folder with a wrench icon)
   2. In the General Tab click the button “Update Project with Current Client File”
   3. This will bring up a pop up window stating that it will erase all previous calcs and it cannot be undone. This is fine because you need all the poles to be updated to the MOST CURRENT client file due to some poles being older and built with an outdated client file.
   4. At this point go to LOADING tab and select the windload case that best suits the project and then select ADD, the load case will then be moved into the Default Load Cases column.
   5. Once load case is moved into new column you then need to click Apply to all Designs, then click OK and then close out the window.

Location Tabs

4. Updating LOCATION TABS for the entire project.
   1. Select PROJECT button and select LOCATION FORMS
   2. All poles must have SAP, QC COMMENTS, and POLE INFO FORM.
   3. Once all 3 are in the Forms in Project Column, click the Apply Forms button with each attribute individually highlighted.
   4. Doing so will clear any old data entered and it will also update the forms with the newest version of that tab for that current client file.
5. Filing out individual LOCATION TAB, when it comes to Edison Carrier Solutions certain fields must be filled out in order to be properly submitted to Spidamin.
   1. Click LOCATION button
   2. Under SAP Tab it is required that certain fields must be filled out.
      1. Grandfather
      2. High Fire
      3. Pole Type
      4. Above 3000 Ft. Elevation
      5. As Designed Work Type

Committing

4. To commit you must click on the COMMIT button in the taskbar (button has wand and says commit)
   1. Once you click COMMIT it will save the spidacalc will even if it has already been saved. Also it will save it in the same location that file was opened from so make sure that the file is on your desktop.
   2. After the file has saved a box named “Select Designs to Commit” will pop up. Here you will select which poles you would like to commit. In most cases it is going to be ALL of the poles and by default ALL poles are already selected to be committed.
   3. In any case you do not want to commit a certain pole for whatever reason just go ahead and uncheck that pole in this pop up window.
   4. Once all the proper poles are selected click the NEXT button, if there are errors a new window will pop up showing the errors. Common errors are there may be unanalyzed designs or part of the SAP tab is not filled out correctly.
   5. Once all errors are fixed, or there were no errors to begin with, just go through the prompts to finish out the commit process.

JSON Conversion

4. To convert a JSON file into a useable spida file you must click on FILE in the top left corner of Spidacalc and under that dropdown you must select import.
5. From there you will need to find the location that the JSON that needs to be converted.
6. At that same point you need to select a file path for the spidacalc file to be saved once the conversion is completed.
7. Once the JSON file is selected and destination for the spidacalc has been updated then you could click through the prompts and complete the conversion.
8. You could then either import the newly converted poles into a previous spidacalc file or open the converted files as a new project.

Renewing SPIDA Calc License

4. Periodically SpidaCalc licensing will run out. Typically SpidaCalc licensing works in 3 month increments. So be expecting to renew licensing every 3 months. To be clear you are not renewing the license to use SpidaCalc, you are renewing the ability to use the SCE client file inside of SpidaCalc
   1. Everything in SpidaCalc and Spidamin is tied together in terms of licensing and applied API token. So the API token in the user settings in Spidamin is needed to initially install SpidaCalc and that’s how it ties the “SUPERUSER”- “mendoze” to the license in SpidaCalc.
   2. You will know you have to renew when you open up SpidaCalc and the program is running in demo mode. In demo mode you can still use the program, but you will not be able to access any other potential client files.
   3. In order to get out of demo mode you must close SpidaCalc.
   4. Once the program is closed you must connect to Edison VPN.
   5. Once you are connected, then open SpidaCalc and the license will automatically renew itself and you will have a fully functioning SpidaCalc with SCE.client file.

Running SPIDA Calc Reports

4. In order to apply to the JPA you are required to provide reports with PASSING calculations. To do so you will need to run either each report separately or a grouping of reports and split them up in to individual reports after the fact.
5. In the top taskbar select Reports
   1. Then in the dropdown, select “Client Reports” and follow the arrow over to select “In Office Report”
   2. In the pop up window in the first tab “Report Sections” you will select the destination that the final PDF report will be saved. Also verify that the PDF bubble is selected. (NOT HTML BUBBLE)
   3. In the “Project Parts” tab you will select all the poles and parts of the poles that you want in the report
      1. For the JPA you just need the design with the proposed fiber on it.
      2. No need for the Pole Info Form, QC Comments, or SAP.
   4. After everything is properly selected click “Save and Open”.