Customize Types Dialog

The Customize Types dialog box enables you to specify a new name for the object type and select the status for the object type. The Customize Types dialog box contains the following fields:

Object type field
Identifies the type of the object. This is the type selected from the Collection Contents dialog box; this is informational only.

Object name (wildcards are acceptable): entry field
Enables you to name the object. This field can contain up to 256 bytes. DOS wild cards are supported by this function and can be used in this field. UNIX regular expressions, however, are not supported here.

Which naming convention should be used? field
This field enables you to choose between the following two options:
As names appear on a view radio button
When searching for objects in RODM, the entire DisplayResourceName is used to compare against what has been entered in the Object name field. The name in the DisplayResourceName field in RODM is displayed under an icon or link in a view.
BLDVIEWS compatible radio button
When searching for objects in RODM, the method BLDVIEWS would have used is compared against what has been entered in the Object name field. This generally consists of segments of the MyName field in RODM, and may not coincide exactly with the name of an object as it appears on a view. This option enables compatibility with BLDVIEWS.

Select the statuses these objects should be in: field
Default radio button
Indicates that the settings for the selected status(es) of the object are defined by the settings for the group that contains it, as specified on the Collection Defaults panel.

Any radio button
Disables this function. Select this button if you are not concerned about the status of the objects in the collection and do not want to filter based on status.

Selected radio button
Enables you to select the status(es) you want objects to be in to be included in the collection.

Status Description / RODM Value table
The two columns of this table contain a listing of statuses and values that can be filtered. You can select multiple statuses using the Shift or Control keys with the left mouse button.
Status Description
A listing, by name, of the statuses that can be selected. This corresponds to the RODM Value to the right.
RODM Value
A listing, by numeric RODM value, of the statuses that can be selected. This corresponds to the Status Description to the left.

Note: The data displayed in this table can also be filtered to display only the type you want to see.

Default Exceptions push button
Selects a default set of statuses that are typically exception statuses. The group of typical exception statuses is highlighted in the Status Description / RODM Value table. The Selected radio button is checked automatically when you click the Default Exceptions button.

Select how flags should affect objects' membership in the collection:
Enables you to choose, from the list provided, the flag characteristics to apply to all of the objects in the collection. The options for these flag characteristics are Default, Ignore, Exclude, or Include:

Marked: flag
The meaning of a "Marked" flag is customer-defined. For example, an operator may mark a resource to indicate that it is being serviced.
Default radio button
Indicates that the Marked characteristic will adhere to the setting specified on the Collection Defaults panel.
Ignore radio button
Indicates that the Marked characteristic will not be considered.
Exclude radio button
Indicates that objects with the Marked characteristic will be excluded from the collection.
Include radio button
Indicates that only objects with the Marked characteristic will be included in the collection.

Suspended: flag
Indicates that a resource is suspended from participation in aggregation.

Note: For aggregate resources, the flag that is considered is actually the Child Suspended flag.

Default radio button
Indicates that the Suspended characteristic will adhere to the setting specified on the Collection Defaults panel.
Ignore radio button
Indicates that the Suspended characteristic will not be considered.
Exclude radio button
Indicates that objects with the Suspended characteristic will be excluded from the collection.
Include radio button
Indicates that only objects with the Suspended characteristic will be included in the collection.

Threshold Inconsistency: flag
Valid only for aggregates. The aggregation thresholds for the resource are not consistent with the total number of real resources in the aggregate or with the rules for setting thresholds. Aggregation will not function correctly until the thresholds are corrected. For example, the aggregation thresholds might be set at 5/10/15, but the aggregate contains only four child resources.
Default radio button
Indicates that the Threshold Inconsistency characteristic will adhere to the setting specified on the Collection Defaults panel.
Ignore radio button
Indicates that the Threshold Inconsistency characteristic will not be considered.
Exclude radio button
Indicates that objects with the Threshold Inconsistency characteristic will be excluded from the collection.
Include radio button
Indicates that only objects with the Threshold Inconsistency characteristic will be included in the collection.

Automation in Progress flag
Can be set by automation programs such as AON.
Default radio button
Indicates that the Automation in Progress characteristic will adhere to the setting specified on the Collection Defaults panel.
Ignore radio button
Indicates that the Automation in Progress characteristic will not be considered.
Exclude radio button
Indicates that objects with the Automation in Progress characteristic will be excluded from the collection.
Include radio button
Indicates that only objects with the Automation in Progress characteristic will be included in the collection.

Not Monitored: flag
The resource is defined in RODM but is not receiving status.
Default radio button
Indicates that the Not Monitored characteristic will adhere to the setting specified on the Collection Defaults panel.
Ignore radio button
Indicates that the Not Monitored characteristic will not be considered.
Exclude radio button
Indicates that objects with the Not Monitored characteristic will be excluded from the collection.
Include radio button
Indicates that only objects with the Not Monitored characteristic will be included in the collection.

Select one of the following buttons

OK
Returns to the Collection Contents dialog box.
Cancel
Cancels the request to customize the type object and closes the Customize Types dialog box.
Help
Opens this help panel for this dialog box.