HP Netsight manual Creating an AddImage Input File, Image Identifier

Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType

Small Image File

Use this field to specify the small (16x16 pixel) bitmap image file that will be used to represent your image in a variety of places within the NetSight Element Manager framework (in the appropriate Select Symbol window, in a List View or Tree View, etc.). Be sure to specify the path to the bitmap image.

Large Image File

Use this field to specify the large (32x32 pixel) bitmap image file that will be used to represent your image in a variety of places within the NetSight Element Manager framework (in the appropriate Select Symbol window, in a List View or Tree View, etc.). Be sure to specify the path to the bitmap image.

Image Identifier

Use this field to assign a unique numeric identifier for your image. This identifier must be unique among the identifiers already defined for the image type (model, class, topology, or enterprise) you are defining. You can check to see which identifiers have already been used for each image type via the Node Class Properties window; see Editing Node Class Properties in Chapter 4, List Views, for more information.

Creating an AddImage Input File

You can create your AddImage input file in one of two formats: multi-line tag/data format, or single-line comma-separated variable (CSV) format. Each method is described below.

Comma-Separated Variable (CSV) Format

To create an input file using the single-line CSV format, you need only string together the fields you wish to use in a single line, with each value separated by a comma. There are no optional parameters, so be sure you have included the correct number of values. Spaces before and after commas are ignored. Use one line for each image you wish to add; extra lines are ignored. You can include different image type definitions (model, class, etc.) in a single input file. Note that the filename cannot contain spaces.

If you wish, the first line of your file can contain a comma-separated list of the available field names; if you choose not to include this line, you must launch your CSV file with a special switch (as described in Executing the AddImage Command, page A-8). A CSV file with this descriptive line is the default file type expected by the AddImage utility.

The following CSV file would add one image of each type: Class, Topology, Model, and Enterprise. This sample includes the optional initial descriptive line. Note that the line breaks shown here are a publishing limitation only; be sure your file does not break the single line required for each image entry.

CSV Sample File

Image type, Image name, Small image file, Large image file, Image id

A-6 Using the AddImage Utility