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Conference azur::mcc

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

5858.0. "Node4 name argument for MCC launch application" by ARRODS::GILLJ (John, DTN 847-5849) Thu Feb 03 1994 12:17

Hi,

VMS v5.5-2 
MCC v1.3

I am trying to write a command procedure that can be launched from the MCC 
applications menu.  I want the command procedure to do the following:

When I select a DECnet Phase IV system and then select my application 
"SWITCH SYSTEMS" (from the application menu) I want my management station 
to run the procedure SWITCH_SYSTEMS.COM passing it the nodename of the node 
I have highlighted.

I am experiencing some problems around the argument I am passing.

My MCC_APPL_SWITCH_SYSTEMS.DEF is as follows...

DEL_KEY *
MENU:	APPLICATIONS
BUTTON:	SWITCH SYSTEM
BINARY:	@MCC_COMMON:SWITCH_SYSTEMS.COM
ARGUMENT: <NODE4!NAME>
ENDMENU:

The error I get when I try to run this is 
"invalid attribute group specified."

Can anyone inform me as to which argument I should be requesting?

Any help appreciated,

John

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
5858.1	Could be the solution	KIRKTN::BFJONES		`Thu Feb 03 1994 13:27`	10
	John, I can see what you're trying to do - look at the MCC-TOOLS notes conference (I think) or this one with regards the 'System Census' tool integration. The installation of this creates an entity attribute called 'machine name'. Once machine name has a value, clicking on that entity on the iconic map fires up the System Census tool and brings up information on it. This could help you I think. /Brian
5858.2	Is SYSTEM-CENSUS Mandatory?	ARRODS::GILLJ	John, DTN 847-5849	`Fri Feb 04 1994 07:05`	8
	Brian, Thanks for the quick reply. I will consult the MCC-TOOLS conference. I have one question however. Does my customer need to purchase SYSTEM-CENSUS in order to start using this type of functionality? John
5858.3	Application launching !!	PAKORA::BFJONES		`Mon Feb 07 1994 04:32`	20
	John, I don't think your customer will have to purchase the System Census software - all the kit does is augment the dictionary for SNMP,NODE NODE4 with the attribute 'machine name'. Using this in a .DEF file as follows to launch an application: MENU: Operations Button: System Config Applies_to: COLLECTOR Shell: @mcc_common:sc_view.com Argument: <Collector.!.Machine Name> Env_type: Window So whatever application you want to launch, if it involves passing the machine name this is the way to do it. Hope this helps /Brian
5858.4	.!.	BIKINI::KRAUSE	European NewProductEngineer for MCC	`Tue Feb 08 1994 11:34`	4
	Try using the 'well-known argument' <DECnetIVName>, but <NODE4.!.Name> should work as well (note the dots around .!.). *Robert
5858.5	Thanks for the help!	ARRODS::GILLJ	John, DTN 847-5849	`Mon Feb 14 1994 09:12`	7
	Thanks Robert, The argument <NODE4.!.Name> does work. I had forgotten the dots around !. JG