Creating template-based dynamic views

Use a template-based dynamic view to generate a pre-configured set of dynamic views that are predefined by the network administrator.

Before you begin

If you want to store the view in a custom container, you must create the container before you begin this task.

The required templates must have been defined and stored in the $NMGUI_HOME/profile/etc/tnm/dynamictemplates/ directory. If a template is not stored in this directory, it cannot be selected for generating dynamic views.

About this task

A template is a set of preconfigured views that are defined in an XML file. The network administrator can preconfigure different sets of views for different network operators by defining these preconfigured views in separate templates. The network operators select the template that is relevant to them and generate the views.

To create a template-based dynamic view:

Procedure

  1. Click the Incident icon and select Network Availability > Network Views.
  2. Click the Libraries tab and click New View New button.
  3. Complete the General tab as follows:
    Name
    Type a name for the network view, dynamic view, or network view container.
    Important: It is best practice to use network view names containing Latin characters only. Network views names containing non-Latin characters (for example Cyrillic characters) are not supported as they cannot be imported and exported when migrating to a new version of Network Manager.
    Parent
    Select the node under which the view appears in the hierarchy in the Navigation Tree. To display the view on the top level, select NONE.
    Type
    Select Dynamic Views - Template.
    Layout
    Select Orthogonal, Circular, Symmetric, Hierarchical, or Tabular layout.
    Map Icon
    If you want a different icon than the default icon to represent the view, click Browse Browse button to browse for an icon.
    Tree Icon
    If you want a different icon than the default icon to represent the view, click Browse Browse button to browse for an icon.
    Background Image
    Click Browse Browse button to browse for an image to use as the background for the view.
    Background Style
    Specify whether the background image is to be centered or tiled.
    Line Status
    Specify how the lines that represent the links between devices should be rendered.
    You can choose not to display any status, or to display the system default. Alternatively, lines can be colored based on the associated Event Viewer event with the highest severity, and can appear with an additional severity icon.
  4. Click the Filter tab. From the Domain list, select your network domain.
  5. From Template, select the template that want to use to generate the dynamic view.
    The Preview list is automatically populated with the list of network views based on your selection.

  6. Click OK.
    The new view is added to the navigation tree in the Navigation Panel. If you added the view to a container, expand the container node to see the new view in the tree.