Maintaining the Connection Hierarchy


Overview

Tasks

Included with

Tivoli Asset Management

Overview

Connections

You use the connection hierarchy to specify an asset's connection or connections to other assets in the network. Set up the connection hierarchy to represent your physical or logical network structure.

Connection dialog box

Use the Connection dialog box to create and maintain the connection hierarchy.

To access the Connection dialog box, do one of the following:

  • If you are using the Asset Management Administrator profile or the Tivoli Service Desk Administrator profile, from the Edit menu, choose Connections.
  • From the Help menu, choose Your System Profile and follow the instructions under Work with Connections.

Tasks

Standard maintenance tasks

This help topic covers maintenance tasks specific to the connection hierarchy. For information on tasks that can be performed in any hierarchy, see Maintaining Hierarchies.

Adding a root-level connection

The first step in setting up the connection hierarchy is to establish the root-level connection. The root-level connection should be the broadest level of connections for which you want to make inquiries, determine valuations, or conduct audits.

Tip: To avoid adding duplicate connections, use the Find command to verify that a connection is not already in the hierarchy or in the database. See Finding and viewing an item in a hierarchy.

To add a root-level connection:

  1. In the Connection dialog box, choose Add Root.
    Result: The name of the section on the right side of the connection window changes to Add Root Connection.
  2. In the Name box, type a name.
  3. Choose Paste to Root.

Adding a child-level connection

You can divide each root connection into smaller, more specific connections. The more specific connections are called children of the root connection; however, each child connection can also be a parent of other child connections.

Build the hierarchy until you reach the most specific connection for which your company might ever want to perform an inquiry, conduct an audit, or determine the value of assets.

To add a child-level connection:

  1. In the Connection dialog box, select the parent connection for the connection you want to add.
    Note: The new connection is added as a child of the connection you select.
  2. Choose Add.
    Result: The name of the section on the right side of the Connection window changes to Add Connection.
  3. In the Name box, type the connection name.
  4. In the Alt. Connection box, type the name of the alternate connection.
  5. In the Topography file, type the path and name of the file that presents a graphical representation of the connection in the network.
  6. From the Type box, select the connection type.
  7. In the Notes box, type any notes about the connection.
  8. Choose Paste.
    Result: The new connection appears in the connection Hierarchy as a child of the selected connection.

Editing a connection

To edit a connection:
  1. In the Connection dialog box, select the connection you want to edit.
  2. Choose Edit.
    Result: The name of the section on the right side of the connection window changes to Edit Connection. The details of the selected connection appear in the boxes in the Edit Connection section.
  3. Make any necessary changes to the connection information.
  4. Under Edit Connection, choose Save.

Tip: For information on tasks that can be performed in any hierarchy, see Maintaining Hierarchies.