| Title: | DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT. |
| Notice: | Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187 |
| Moderator: | TAEC::BEROUD |
| Created: | Mon Aug 21 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 6497 |
| Total number of notes: | 27359 |
I have to link a CAD application with DECmcc.
The responsibility of the CAD application is to display a geographical
map of network objects which objects have a corresponding object in the
DECmcc domain. It is clear that the CAD application will NEVER act as
a network manager system.
The functionality ,I have to provide, is
to localized, on the map of the CAD application, a corresponding object
selected by the user in a DECmcc domain.
Assume that object exists in both systems.
In other words,
Click on an object on the DECmcc Iconic map and from a popup menu, request
the localization of the corresponding object in the CAD application's map.
My question is:
Do I have to develop my own Presentation module in order to add this
functionality. Or there are some facilities to implement such
functionalities in the Iconic presentation module.
+----------------------------+ +----------------------------
| XXX Application | | DECmcc domain XXX Iconic map PM
+----------------------------+ +----------------------------
| | |
| o------o | | +-------+
| |node | | | | node4 |
| |TOTOXX| | | +-------+
| o------o | | dna_node.TOTOXX
| ^ | |
| notify +----------+ | |
| | |Bridge xxx| | |
| | +----------+ | | |
+------| --------------------+ +----------|------------------|
| |
+------------------------<<<<-------------+
The second functionality is the same as explain above, but in the other
direction (from the CAD application to the DECmcc Iconic PM).
So that when I click on the TOTOXX icon in the CAD map, I should highlight
the dna_node.TOTOXX icon in the DECmcc Iconic map.
My question:
Can I use, from an external application, some callable routines of DECmcc
to notify some objects in the Iconic presentation module of DECmcc.
Thank in advance,
Jean-Mary
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876.1 | PM interface is not yet open | TOOK::CALLANDER | MCC = My Constant Companion | Fri Jan 10 1992 14:59 | 15 |
the routines you are looking for "sort-of" exist. We (the people in the
iconic map team that is) have been working on opening up of the iconic
map interface to allow other "widgets to interact/run from within the
iconic map. This would allow for some communications between the
peices, like passing of selection information from the map.
The CATCH
well...this interface won't be opened until V2.0 for general us. If you
have a major need in this area please send a note through managment
explaining your need and busniness justification.
thanks
jill
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| 1876.2 | Some suggestions... | BIKINI::KRAUSE | European NewProductEngineer for MCC | Tue Jan 21 1992 11:36 | 37 |
>I have to link a CAD application with DECmcc.
>The responsibility of the CAD application is to display a geographical
>map of network objects which objects have a corresponding object in the
>DECmcc domain.
I came across very similar requests a few times now. The CAD
systems were coupled with a database and the systems serve
as configuration management tools, basicly on the physical
level. I was asked more than once how one would integrate
such a tool in MCC. Customers want it and buy it, but those
systems do only part of the job, namely config mgmt. They
would like to see physical config mgmt. integrated in MCC
with a CAD-like display.
The only solution I could think of - aside from building a
PM, which is not yet supported - was to write an AM to
access the external database from within MCC and, the other
way round, provide info to the CAD system via exported data.
This still does not provide what .0 asked for, but it could
serve as a first step.
In fact there were two problems:
1. Integrating at the PM level, i.e. CAD display
2. Providing two way communication/synchronization
between MIR and the external database (which in most
cases already exists).
Back to .0's question: What about writing an AM to feed an
event from the CAD system into MCC that triggers
notification and changes icon color? Would this be feasible?
The other way could be implemented as a directive like
"HIGHLIGHT" that feeds an event into the CAD system. Just a
thought...
*Robert
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| 1876.3 | AM is done. Just need some 'outboard' code. | TOOK::MCPHERSON | Scientific progress goes 'Boink!' | Tue Jan 21 1992 12:08 | 9 |
> Back to .0's question: What about writing an AM to feed an
> event from the CAD system into MCC that triggers
> notification and changes icon color? Would this be feasible?
Can be easily done w/the Data Collector AM in V1.2. I'm reasonably
certain that the necessary API description and and some sample code
will make it into an update kit release before FCS.
/doug
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