Systemwalker Software Configuration Manager Operator's Guide

4.2 Views

Display method

1. Log in to the management console.

2. Use either of the following methods to display the Views window:

   1. Select Reports from the menu in the management console, then click the Views tab.

   2. Click the Views link in the Home window.

   

Operation method

Selecting a view and a policy to apply

In the upper section, select a view to display and policies to apply.

Display Item	Description
View Name	Select a view to display. CI Display When the To CI Display button is clicked, the CI Display window is displayed.
Policy to apply	Select a policy to apply to the view.

Display items

In the lower section, the view is displayed.

• Values of the attributes specified for the display method of the view are displayed.

• When a policy for attribute values is applied, the values of the attributes in violation of the policy are displayed in yellow.

• When a policy for number of CI, the values of the CI attributes in violation of the policy are displayed in yellow.

Operation buttons

From the Views window, the following operations are possible:

Operation Button	Description
Create	Displays the View Wizard for creating views.
Edit	Displays the View Wizard for editing content of views.
Delete	Deletes views. Views for which policies exist cannot be deleted.

Note

Update timing of the information displayed in a view

The information stored in the CMDB as a result of discovery is not displayed in a view immediately after the information is stored. Information displayed in a view is updated at the following timings:

• When creating or editing a view, the information of that view is updated.

• Information displayed in all views is updated on a five-minute interval.

Upper limit of the number of CIs displayed in a view

Up to 500 CIs can be displayed in one view. Any additional CIs are not displayed. In this case, perform the following actions:

• Use a command to output the information to a CSV file.

• Configure the details of the basic CI and divide the view. An example of dividing a view is shown below. When a view is divided, it is necessary to define policies individually.

  • When the view has a hierarchy level where CIs for tenants are displayed

    Create a basic CI in which CIs for the individual tenants are displayed and then define a view for each tenant.

  • When the view has a hierarchy level where CIs for servers are displayed

    Create a basic CI in which the servers for each OS type are displayed and then define a view for each OS type.