HP Netsight manual Converting an Object

Creating Network Maps

Enter a file path and name directly in the Source text field at the top of the window, or use the Directories tree and Drives drop-down list box to scan your system directories; and use the List Files of Type drop-down list box and files panel to select a source file. Click to select a file and enter it in the Source text field.

You can also remove a link between the object and a source document, so that the object no longer opens data via an external application. The object will still be pictorially represented in your map as it was prior to breaking the link, and can still be resized or moved around on the map; however, attempting to open the object to access data will result in a message stating “Warning: Cannot activate a static ActiveX object.”

To break a link:

1.Click to highlight the desired link object in the panel.

2.Click on Break Link. The object will immediately lose its reference to a source document, and the link will be removed from the Links window.

Converting an Object

More recent Microsoft Windows applications (those that support the OLE2 version) may allow you to convert an embedded object from one similar application type to another. This is useful if you intend to be sharing data between machines in one form or another. For example, you might copy a map with an embedded spreadsheet from one machine, and then install a copy of that map onto a second machine that uses a different spreadsheet application than the original machine. By using conversion, the second machine could open the embedded object in its native spreadsheet format.

There are two options for converting an embedded object:

•You can permanently convert object data from its original source format to that of another supporting application. When the conversion is complete, the object will open into the new document format; the original document format will be overwritten and will no longer be available.

•You can choose to emulate the object data via a new supporting application. Emulation means that the data will be temporarily treated as if it had been converted, but when the source file is closed it will retain the data structure of the original creating application. This is useful if, for example, you have several management stations that run different applications, but share a common link to a source document which you want to maintain in its original format.

NOTE

You cannot convert a linked object via NetSight Element Manager; linked objects must be converted from within their source application.

To convert an embedded object to a new application format:

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