Component: Variable Catalog
The variable catalog let us to define variable names ( and its default values if not redefined before) to use on STRINGEVAL metric types, These variables could be redefined on each device maintaining the metric formula definition across devices.
Available Variables are shown as table. This will appear every time you navigate from menu.
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Add: In the catalog list click on new button
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Edit: In the catalog list click the edit's button
The Create/Modify form will show up:
These are the following parameters, that let you create an usable Variable
| Type of settings | Config Parameter | Description |
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| Variable settings | ID | Text String that uniquely identify the variable ( and will be placed on STRINGEVAL formulas) |
| type | The type of the variable ( STRINGEVAL could be used to generate numbers as well as strings, as the evaluation engine let us a lot of expresions see ! EVALUATION MANUAL | |
| Value | The default value if not redefined elsewhere | |
| Extra settings | Description | Some useful description to administrators |
All variables could be redefined on the host definition as "Device Variables" with its custom value , if not redefined but used on any of the measurements defined in the device the default value will be taken.
Multi edit has 2 options: Remove and Change property
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Remove: Allows to remove all the selected items
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Change property: Allows to change the selected property of all the selected items. The properties are the same defined in the configuration.
| Property | Type | Options/Values |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Input | Type of the new variable |
| Value | Input | Value of the new variable |