Creating and editing procedures in an external editor

After you configure an external editor to use for creating or editing procedures, use the editor to create or edit an SQL or external procedure.

To create or edit a procedure select the Automation menu button from the Netcool/OMNIbus Administrator window and click Procedures. Then, proceed as follows:

• To create a procedure:
  1. In the Procedures pane, ensure that no row is selected. Then, click Edit in External Editor.
     Tip: You can deselect a row by pressing Ctrl and then clicking the row.
  2. From the Procedure Template list in the Select Procedure Type dialog box, select the procedure template. If you select SQL or External, the external editor opens with standard syntax for that procedure type. If you select <blank>, the external editor opens with no text shown.
  3. Complete the syntax for the procedure. If you are using a template, replace the procedure_name variable with a real value. Additionally, for an external procedure, replace the executableName, hostName, userID, and groupID variables with real values. Add procedure-specific statements and other declarations, as required. The template might include comments (preceded by --) for the placement of text.
  4. Save your entries. If the procedure contains syntax errors, you are prompted to reload the contents of the external editor.
  5. Close the external editor.
• To edit a procedure:
  1. Select a procedure and click Edit in External Editor. The external editor opens, with the procedure syntax displayed.
  2. Edit the procedure syntax and save your changes. If the procedure contains syntax errors, you are prompted to reload the contents of the external editor.
  3. Close the external editor.