About Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager object types

Each Tivoli® Netcool® Performance Manager object includes multiple object types. The object types available for exporting and importing can sometimes differ.

Resource

The following table lists the different Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager objects related to resources, along with the associated options for export and import.

Type Export Options Import Options
element
  • elt: element
  • scf: SNMP configuration
  • eprp: element property
  • encl: nomenclature
  • chnl: channel
  • elt: element
  • scf: SNMP configuration
  • eprp: element property
  • encl: nomenclature
subelement
  • se: subelement
  • seprp: subelement property
  • fam: family
  • se: subelement
  • seprp: subelement property value
  • fam: family
  • seproperty: subelement property description
group
  • segp: subelement group
  • egp: element group
  • segp: subelement group
  • egp: element group
  • linkGroupSE: link between group of subelements and subelement
  • linkGroupSE_APP: link between group of subelements and report
  • linkGroupSE_RU: link between group of subelements and report user
  • linkGroupSE_TCZ: link between group of subelements and timezone and Calendar
  • linkGroupE: link between group of elements and element
nomenclature
  • ngp: nomenclature group
  • ncl: nomenclature
  • vendor: vendor
  • ngp: nomenclature group
  • ncl: nomenclature
  • vendor: vendor
  • linkGroupN: link between the group and the nomenclature

Design

The following table lists the different Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager objects related to design components, along with the associated options for export and import.

Type Export Options Import Options
formulas
  • frm: formula
  • fgp: formula
  • mib: MIB
  • frm: formula
  • fgp: formula
  • mib: MIB
property
  • propertyE: property of element
  • propertySE: property of subelement
  • propertyRU: property of report user
  • propertyE: property of element
  • propertySE: property of subelement
  • propertyRU: property of report user
threshold
  • thrdv: threshold definition
  • thrdv: threshold definition
request
  • segpreq: request on subelement group
  • pctile: percentile
  • segpreq: request on subelement group
  • pctile: percentile
calendar
  • cal: Calendar
  • cal: Calendar
timezone
  • tz: timezone
  • tz: timezone
inventory profile
  • ogp: group of inventory profiles
  • opt: option of the inventory profile. Use with ogp value.
  • ogp: group of inventory profiles
  • opt: option of the inventory profile. Use with ogp value.
  • linkGroupO: link between group and options of the profile

Report

The following table lists the different Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager objects related to reports, along with the associated options for export and import.

Type Export Options Import Options
web user
  • rusr: report (Web) user
  • ruprp: report (Web) user property
  • rugp: report (Web) user group
  • rusr: report (Web) user
  • ruprp: report (Web) user property
  • rugp: report (Web) user group
  • linkGroupRU: link between group and the report (Web) user
application
  • app: reporter
  • agp: group of reporters
  • appS: reporter style sheet
  • app: reporter
  • agp: group of reporters
  • appS: reporter style sheet
  • linkGroupAPP: link between group and reporter
  • linkGroupAPPS: link between group and reporters; group and style sheets
scheduler
  • sched: Scheduler
  • sched: Scheduler

Administration

The following table lists the different Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager objects related to Administration components, along with the associated options for export and import

Type Export Options Import Options
DM user
  • usr: DataMart user
  • usr: Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart user
registry
  • regisDM: DataMart registry
  • regisDC: DataChannel registry
  • regisDB: database registry
  • regisDV: DataView registry
  • regisMG: DataChannel Manager registry
  • regDesc: list of all registries
  • regInst: instances of all registries
  • regisDM: Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart registry
  • regisDC: Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataChannel registry
  • regisDB: Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager database registry
  • regisDV: Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataView registry
  • regisMG: Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataChannel Manager registry
others
  • pkg: all package tables
  • reg: information about component that are running (similar to pvmstart)
  • chnl: information about channel
  • client: registration information about Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager clients
  • dbi: export Tivoli Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager GUI information into CSV format
  • err: list of Oracle errors tracked by TTivoli Netcool Performance Manager
  • orausr: list of Oracle users
  • pkg: all package tables
  • reg: information about component that are running (similar to pvmstart)
  • chnl: information about channel
  • client: registration information about Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager clients
  • dbi: export Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager GUI information into CSV format
  • err: list of Oracle errors tracked by Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager
  • orausr: list of Oracle users

History Table

The following table lists the different Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager objects related to history tables, along with the associated options for export and import

Type Export Options Import Options
history table
  • calH: Calendar history
  • frmH: formula history
  • thrdvH: threshold definition history
  • eltH: element history
  • seH: subelement history
  • segpreqH: subelement group request history
  • appH: reporter history
  • segpH: subelement group history
  • egpH: element group history
  • calH: Calendar history
  • frmH: formula history
  • thrdvH: threshold definition history
  • eltH: element history
  • seH: subelement history
  • segpreqH: subelement group request history
  • appH: reporter history
  • segpH: subelement group history
  • egpH: element group history

Sequences

The following table lists the different Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager objects related to reports, along with the associated options for export and import

Type Export Options Import Options
sequences
  • DesignIndex: sequence of indexes used for Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager Design objects such as formulas, reporters, properties and so on.
  • ResourcesIndex: sequence of indexes used for resources (elements, subelements, and groups)
  • DesignIndex: sequence of indexes used for Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager Design objects such as formulas, reporters, properties and so on.
  • ResourcesIndex: sequence of indexes used for resources (elements, subelements, and groups)

Linking Among Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager objects

Links can exist among the Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager objects. The link is a logical link, most often between child and parent. However, links can also exist between element and subelement, subelement and nomenclature.