Cisco Crosswork Planning Design 7.2.x User Guide

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Cisco Crosswork Planning Design 7.2.x User Guide

Run an add-on on a plan file

Updated: August 14, 2026

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Guides you through enabling, configuring, and running an add-on on a plan file, including job scheduling, output import, and accessing generated reports to visualize and review changes.

This topic describes how to execute a selected add-on on a plan file to generate required outputs or reports.

Before you begin

  • Ensure the required add-on is available and enabled on the Manage Add-ons page.

  • You can enable a maximum of 15 add-ons for each user.

Procedure

1.

Enable the required add-on from the Manage Add-ons page.

  1. Select the add-on on the Manage Add-ons page.

  2. Click More actions > Enable add-on.

The enabled add-on appears under the Actions > Add-ons menu on the visualization toolbar in the Network Design page.
2.

Select the enabled add-on from the Actions > Add-ons menu on the Network Design page.
3.

Enter the required input fields as defined by the add-on controls.
4.

On the Run Settings page, enter a job name and schedule when to run the add-on.

Optionally, set these options:

  • Priority: Select the priority of the task.

  • Engine profiles: Select the engine profile as needed. This section lists all available asynchronous engine profiles.

  • Schedule: Set the time at which you want to run the tool.

Note
Ensure that you save the plan file before you schedule the job. Any unsaved changes in the plan file are ignored when you run the tool as a scheduled job.
5.

Submit the job.

The add-on runs at the scheduled time using the selected engine profile. You can track the job status on the Job Manager page (from the main menu, choose Job Manager).

6.

Once the job completes, import the output plan file into user space to visualize it. For more information, refer to Access output plan files from job manager.
7.

(Optional) Access the generated report to view the changes caused by the add-on.

  1. Open the newly imported plan file in the Network Design page.

  2. From the toolbar, click Actions > Reports > Generated reports.

  3. Click the name of the add-on to view the summary and details of the changes.