Configuring Tivoli Asset Management


Overview

Tasks

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Tivoli Asset Management

Overview

About configuring Tivoli Asset Management

Tivoli Asset Management provides you with a way to easily configure values, options, and lists used throughout the system by using preference configurations.

Asset Management Configuration dialog box

The Configure Asset Management dialog box enables you to configure Tivoli Asset Management options.

The dialog box contains these tabs:

Tab Description
Preferences Enables you to maintain the default preference. Within the Preferences tab there is the Display tab and the Migration tab.
Connection Types Enables you to add, update, or delete connection types.

To access the Configure Asset Management dialog box, do one of the following:

  • If you are using the Asset Management Administrator profile, from the Configuration menu, choose Configure Asset Management.
  • From the Help menu, choose Your System Profile and follow the instructions under Configure Asset Management.

Tasks

Adding a preference To add a preference:
  1. From the Preferences tab, in the Preference Name box, type a unique preference name.
  2. Choose Add.
    Result: The new preference appears in the Preferences table.
  3. Use the procedures in Editing a preference to specify preference values and options.
Editing a preference To edit a preference:
  1. Use the list below to link to the instructions for the options you want to edit.
  2. Choose Save.
Maintaining connection types To add a connection type:
  1. Choose the Connection Types tab.
  2. Type a unique connection type name in the box under the Connection Types list.
  3. Choose Add.
    Result: The new connection type appears in the Connection Types list.

To update a connection type:

  1. Choose the Connection Types tab.
  2. From the Connection Types list, select the connection type you want to update.
    Result: The connection type appears in the box under the Connection Types list.
  3. Type over the connection type.
  4. Choose Replace.
    Result: The updated connection type appears in the Connection Types list.

To delete a connection type:

  1. Choose the Connection Types tab.
  2. From the Connection Types list, select the connection type you want to delete.
    Result: The connection type appears in the box under the Connection Types list.
  3. Choose Delete.

To print a connection type:

  1. Choose the Connection Types tab.
  2. From the Connection Types list, select the connection type you want to print.
    Result: The connection type appears in the box under the Connection Types list.
  3. Choose Print.
    Result: The Report Output Attributes dialog box appears.
  4. Use the list below to link to the instructions for the printing option you want to use.