| 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 |
In setting up DECmcc for maps that span the US, it is quite possible to create maps that are so full of information that it becomes very difficult to read, particularly if there are a large number of entities and their associated labels. I'd like to know if it is possible and/or would it be terribly difficult to implement a change in the IMPM as an option that could be made available to hide all labels on an entity class wide basis, such that they would be made visible only when either an alarm or a notification event fired which included that particular entity. The most prominent example comes from using the CIRCUIT entity. Creating maps using stretchy lines as circut entities allows the manager to both display connectivity and identify a circuit/carrier and other specific information in the reference fields. But with typically long circuit designations, these text labels tend to over clutter the map, and the identity of a circuit is usually not needed until a problem occurs. I would envision another option added under the customizaton windows to ENABLE/DISABLE hidden labels and a sub-window for entity class. Since the concept could be concidered a special case for circuit entities alone, it would be advantageous to provide such a mechanism for all entities classes in cases where monitoring of circuits is prime and nodes, routers and other entities would be either secondary or handled by another group. Interested in feedback on this issue, unless it has already been proposed and in that case, would appreciate a pointer to the discussion. Thanks, Al
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 3898.1 | Only display the problems. | SUBURB::SMYTHI | Ian Smyth 830-3869 | Thu Oct 15 1992 09:53 | 20 |
Good idea. BT, at their network management centre at Oswestry, take it one step further. The only entities displayed on the map are entities reporting problems. When an line has a problem, it is displayed on the map along with associated info. � of the line has a colour which indicates the severity and the end which reported the problem. ie if a line from London to Edinburgh has a problem reported by the London end, the line is drawn on the map with the severity indicated by colour on the London end of the line. This was very effective for a map with many thousands of lines and exchanges. regards, Ian | |||||