Use this window to define the selection of alert columns
that should appear in the event list, and to define the order and
formatting of these columns. You can use the View Builder to set up
and maintain these information views of your event data.
The View
Builder contains the following areas:
View setup
area
Use this
area to define a name and to set permissions for the view.
Complete
this area as follows:
- View Name
- If you are creating a new view, overwrite the current name with
a unique name for the view. This name is used in the event list. If
you are editing an existing view, you do not need to make an entry
in this field.
- Editable
- If you have the relevant administrator permissions, select this
check box to allow other users to edit this view, or clear the check
box to protect the view from being modified.
Restriction: This setting applies only if the view is saved
as part of an event list configuration (.elc file).
Display
Columns area
Use
this area to select the alerts.status columns that you want to display
in the event list, and to specify the order and format of the columns.
Complete
this area as follows:
- Event list matrix
- This matrix shows all the columns that are selected to appear
in the event list view, and the order in which they will appear. The
actual column names are shown at the top, and the row below shows
the data type of each column. In the row, the word Dummy is
used to identify string columns, the number 1 identifies
integer columns, and 01/01/70 01:00:01 identifies time columns.
- The event list matrix is used in conjunction with the Remove, First, Left, Right,
and Last buttons. To perform an action on any
column in this matrix, you must first click the cell that is associated
with that column. When you select a column in this way, the details
that are currently defined for that column are also shown in the Column
Details area.
- Available columns list
- This list, which is adjacent to the Column Details area,
displays all of the columns that can still be added to the event list.
The available columns list is used in conjunction with the Add button.
- Select any column that you want to add to the event list.
Tip: Column names in this list are shown in alphabetical order.
- Add
- Click this button to add a column that is currently selected in
the available columns list, to the event list. The column is added
as the rightmost item in the event list matrix.
Tip: You
can add a column using a drag-and-drop technique. From the available
columns list, select the column that you want to add. Press and hold
down the middle mouse button over this column, and then drag it into
the event list matrix. The cursor changes to display a green tick
when you are within the area where you can drop the column. Release
the mouse button. The column is added as the rightmost item in the
event list matrix.
- Remove
- Click this button to move the currently-selected column in the
event list matrix back to the available columns list. This column
will no longer appear in the event list.
Tip: You can remove
a column using a drag-and-drop technique. From the event list matrix,
select the cell of the column that you want to remove. Press and hold
down the middle mouse button over this cell, and then drag the cursor
into the available columns list. The cursor changes to display a green
tick when you are within the area where you can drop the column. Release
the mouse button. The column is added to the available columns list.
- First
- Click this button to reposition the currently-selected column
in the event list matrix as the first (leftmost) column in the event
list.
- Left
- Click this button to move the currently-selected column in the
event list matrix one position to the left.
- Right
- Click this button to move the currently-selected column in the
event list matrix one position to the right.
- Last
- Click this button to reposition the currently-selected column
in the event list matrix as the last (rightmost) column in the event
list.
- Column Details
- Use this area to format the column that is currently selected
in the event list matrix:
- Column/Justify
- The system-defined column name appears in the Column field
as a read-only value. From the adjacent Justify list,
select Left, Centre, or Right to
set the alignment of the column data in the event list.
- Title/Justify
- If you want the column to appear with a different title other
than its system-defined name, type this title in the Title field.
From the adjacent Justify list, select Left,
Centre, or Right to set the alignment of the column title in the event
list.
- Width
- Drag the slider box to the left or right to set the width of the
column in the event list.
- Fixed Columns
- You can have a number of fixed columns on the left-hand side of
the event list. Fixed columns do not move off the screen if you scroll
across the columns in the view. Use this slider to fix up to one less
than the total number of columns in the view.
Sort Columns
area
Use this
area to configure sort orders and priorities for the rows in the event
list. You can specify zero or more columns by which the data can be
sorted, and define the sort priorities for the columns.
Complete
this area as follows:
- Available sort list
- This list (on the left) displays all the available columns by
which you can sort event data. The available sort list is used in
conjunction with the Add button.
- Select any column by which the event list rows are to be sorted.
Tip: Column names in this list are shown in alphabetical order.
- Add
- Click this button to add the column selected in the available
sort list to the adjacent sort order definition list. The column is
added to the bottom of the sort list.
Tip: You can add
a column using a drag-and-drop technique. From the available sort
list, select the column that you want to add to the sort order definition
list. Press and hold down the middle mouse button over this column
name, and then drag the cursor into the sort order definition list.
The cursor changes to display a green tick when you are within the
area where you can drop the column. Release the mouse button. The
column is added to the bottom of the sort order definition list.
- Sort order definition list
- This list (on the right) shows all the columns that will be used
to sort event data. Use this list to specify your sort definitions
for event data as follows:
- Define a sort order for each column: An arrow is shown to the
left of each column name in the list. By default, this arrow points
upwards, indicating that the column will be sorted in ascending alphabetic
order. To change to descending order, double-click the arrow. To change
the sort direction, you can also right-click over the selected column
name and then select Change from the pop-up
menu.
- Define a sort priority for all columns: The field at the top of
the sort list has the highest priority when sorting. If the first
field contains identical values for a number of entries, the second
field in the list is used to sort those entries.
To raise or lower the sort priority of a column, select the column
name and then use the Top, Up, Down,
and Bottom buttons, as described below.
- You can also use the sort order definition list in conjunction
with the Remove button.
- Remove
- Click this button to remove a currently-selected sort column from
the sort order definition list, back to the available sort list. You
can also right-click over the selected column name and then select Remove from
the pop-up menu.
Tip: You can remove a column using a drag-and-drop
technique. From the sort order definition list, select the column
that you want to remove. Press and hold down the middle mouse button
over this column name, and then drag the cursor into the available
sort list. The cursor should change to display a green tick when you
are within the area where you can drop the column. Release the mouse
button. The column is added to the available sort list.
- Top
- Click this button to move the selected column to the top of the
list. You can also right-click over the selected column name and then
click Top from the pop-up menu.
- Up
- Click this button to move the selected column up one place in
the list. You can also right-click over the selected column name and
then click Up from the pop-up menu.
- Down
- Click this button to move the selected column down one place in
the list. You can also right-click over the selected column name and
then click Down from the pop-up menu.
- Bottom
- Click this button to move the selected column to the bottom of
the list. You can also right-click over the selected column name and
then click Bottom from the pop-up menu.
Restrict
Rows area
To enhance
performance, you can restrict the number of rows that are read from
the ObjectServer. Use this area to restrict the number of rows that
are displayed in the event list.
Complete this area as
follows:
- Restrict rows [1-100]
- Select this check box if you want to restrict the number of rows
that are shown in the event list, to between 1 and 100. The Minimum, Maximum,
and Default fields become available.
Note: If you select the Restrict rows [1-100] check
box, and save the configuration as a .elv file,
the .elv file is not compatible with Netcool/OMNIbus V3.6.
- Minimum
- Type the minimum number of rows to be displayed, or use the arrows
to increase or decrease the value.
- Maximum
- Type the maximum number of rows to be displayed, or use the arrows
to increase or decrease the value.
- Default
- Type the default number of rows to be displayed, or use the arrows
to increase or decrease the value.
- Set from Event List
- Select this check box if you want event list users to be able
to choose the number of events to display in their event list view.
If you select this check box, the number of events that users can
choose to view by using the event list controls is constrained by
the Minimum and Maximum values
specified in the View Builder. If this check box is clear, the number
of events that are displayed will always be the specified Default value.
Applying
and saving your view
After defining or modifying the view,
you can apply, save, or cancel changes made by clicking the relevant
button as follows:
- Apply
- Click this button to apply changes to the view without saving
it.
- Close
- Click this button to close the window and discard the changes.
You must save views with a .elv file
extension.
Note: When you run the UNIX View
Builder from the Conductor, the Apply button
does not appear. In this case, you must save all views by selecting or from
the UNIX View Builder.