Object group editor

The navigation tree shows the types of object groups that are available and any groups that have been created. Click to expand the list of groups for the object type. Some object types have categories that expand to show their groups. To replace this user assistance with an object group definition, do either of the following actions:

• Click a group name.
• Click a group type, click Create new group, and enter a name and description.

The object definition has tabs that show the objects that are assigned to the group and those that are available. When a member of a group is an object group itself, you can select it to see its constituents. You can assign individual objects to a group and you can assign a group to another group, thus creating nested groups.

Historical configurations

Use historical configuration groups to combine related historical collections into groups. You can then control collection for the group rather than having to select collection definitions individually.

Members

The text boxes show the historical configuration members of a group, as well as any groups that are contained in (members of) other object groups, and any that are available for inclusion in a group. Individual members represent historical collection definitions for an attribute group.

Member of

This tab shows any groups that the selected historical configuration group belongs to and any that are available.

Distributions

The distributions are the managed systems and managed system groups that the historical configuration group is distributed to, as well as any available managed systems and groups. Select a managed system group to see its constituent objects in the Selected Assigned Object Members or Selected Available Object Members list.

Managed system

Any set of managed systems that have a relationship, such as by geography or business function, can be organized into a managed system group for assigning to custom Navigator views, historical collection distributions, situation distributions, or policy distributions. The navigation tree lists all the managed system types that are available, including All Managed Systems for creating managed system groups that combine multiple managed system types.

Members

The text boxes show the managed system members and groups that have been assigned to the group and any members that are available for assignment. Any members that are object groups themselves can be selected from the Members... list to see the objects that belong to it in the Selected... list below.

Assigned to

Any groups that the managed system group is assigned to are shown here. If, for example, a situation or situation group has been distributed to this managed system group, that distribution will be listed here.

Situation

If you frequently distribute a particular set of situations, create a situation object group for them. You can then distribute the group in the same way as for a single situation, thus saving time and ensuring consistency in applying your best practices.

Members

The text boxes show the situation members and groups that have been assigned to the group and any that are available for assignment. If a member is an object group, you can select it from the Members list. The objects that belong to it are displayed in the corresponding Selected list below.

Member of

Shown here are any groups the situation group belongs to and any that are available.

Distributions

The distributions are the managed systems and managed system groups that the situation group is distributed to, as well as the available managed systems and groups. You can select a managed system group to see its constituent objects in the Selected Assigned Object Members or Selected Available Object Members list.