Editing extractions

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After you have created an extraction, you edit it using the Extraction Editor.

Before you begin

Before you edit an extraction, you must create it.

About this task

In the Extraction Editor, configuration information is displayed in configuration catalogs in the left pane. Configuration catalogs are graphical folder trees that are similar in appearance to a typical list of folders and files, except some of the folders also contain data. You can filter them to display all entities, or an edited list.

Every label (file or folder) displayed in a configuration catalog represents a managed entity within a device configuration. Whether an entity is shown as a folder or as a label depends on its complexity, and whether it contains other sub-entities. When you click a folder or text label, the right pane is populated with an editable form, which varies depending on the selected entity.

Regardless of the VTMOS of a network resource, the usage for the configuration catalog is the same.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the appropriate realm in the Resource Browser.
  2. Highlight the extraction you want to edit, and select Edit > Edit from the menu bar. Alternatively, you can highlight the extraction, then select Edit from the context menu.
    The extraction is opened in the Extraction Editor, which you use much like the command set or configuration editors.
  3. Edit the extraction using the following information as guidance:
    1. Click a managed entity in the entity tree to import it into the right pane.
    2. Select the entity and click Extraction on the toolbar to mark it as an extraction.
    3. Define the extraction details:
      • Select whether the extraction is to use the branch or parameter extraction method.
      • To mark the selected extraction as a match, click = on the toolbar.
      • To add a parameter field to the extraction, click P on the toolbar. Define a default value for the parameter. When the extraction is applied, users can change this value as required.
    4. Select File > Save when done.

Results

The extraction can now be applied from within the Resource Browser. If you have defined a parameter, users can change the parameter value before applying the extraction.