CREATING NETWORK MAPS
Menu Description for Map Functions
Many of the items included in the menu bar are also provided in the toolbar. The following table describes these basic tools.
Table 4-5 Menu Description for Map Functions
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| File | New Map – Initializes required parameters to create a new network |
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| map. |
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| Open Map – Opens an existing network map. |
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| Save Map – Saves the current map along with any changes. |
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| Save Map As – Saves the current map under a new name. |
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| Exit – Exits EliteView, closing all subordinate modules. |
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| Edit | Add Object – Adds a new object based on a textual description to |
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| the map. |
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| Modify Object – Allows you to modify any parameters for a map |
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| object. |
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| Delete Object – Deletes the selected map object. |
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| Duplicate Object – Copies the selected object, after which you |
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| should reposition it on the map and modify any required parameters. |
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| Connect – Draws in a device connection from the currently selected |
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| object to the next object you click on. |
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| Disconnect – Removes a connection from the currently selected |
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| object to the next object you click on. |
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| Lock – Prevents any changes from being made to the current map. |
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| Unlock – Allows changes to be made to the current map. |
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| Background Bitmap – Selects a bitmap file to use for the map |
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| background. |
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| Text – Allows you to edit text that will be displayed on the map. |
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| Arrange Objects – Orders objects in the map according to your |
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| specifications. |
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| Get Objects – Moves objects from queue of devices (found by |
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| Discovery) onto the network map based on selected protocol type or |
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| network identifier. |
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