Please help.. Network Diagram --> Connecting shapes across multiple pages within a document

[Matt B]

Hi Fellow Visio Developers,

I am creating a Visio Solution to manage our computer & audio network.
Connectors/Cables will look to an Excel Sheet for cable numbers & other
properties.

Due to the size of this project I will need to use many pages in my Visio
document to draw the entire network.
I am having trouble finding a solution to cable shapes over multiple pages.
For example: a computer on one page connects to a switch on another page.
I need to document over 200 computers and 20 switch/router/bridges & show
connectivity over multiple pages.

Would anyone be able to suggest how to connect/cable over multiple pages.
Maybe a VBA solution, maybe someone has an example they might be able to
provide a hyperlink to?

Many Thanks
Matt
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[al]

a few thoughts
a.) for small networks like you have described I have
often seen it put on a single sheet and then print to a
cad printer
b.) organize your components heirarchially (like it is
built) with your core network equipment on a single page
and your workstations/printers/etc on unique pages for
your switches/routers to show their connectivity.
c.) if you are absolutely insistent on connections (not
connectors) across page boundaries then I suspect you will
have to create cross-references
d.) for your solution to be scaleable I suspect you will
reconsider using excel as the datasource

al

 

[Ray Festino]

You might also look at on-page off-page shapes that are provided in
flowchart and database stencils.