Enhancements for Editing Variable Sets

The Sun N1 SPS 5.2 release includes the following improvements to the browser interface for editing and managing variable sets.

• Presentation of variable sets as lists - For improved navigation and ease of editing, component variable sets are now presented as lists, rather than a flat view, as in previous releases. This improvement reduces the need to scroll through extensive pages of variables.

• Ability to import or export variable sets to files - You can now quickly update variable sets for your components by importing variable sets from a file that defines component variables and values. You can also make your variable set available to other components by exporting the variable set to a file. The new actions Import From File and Download, accessible from the Variable Settings Edit screen, enable you to quickly import or export a variable set to a file.

• Ability to clone variable sets - You can now create a copy of a variable set that varies from the default set, and share this custom copy with other objects in you Sun N1 SPS environment. The Create Copy link on the Component Variable Settings page enables you to clone the current variable set, and then edit the variable values and name of the variable set. You can then reuse this custom copy of the variable set with other objects by selecting the copy from the Variable Set drop down menu.

For more information about these enhancements, see the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Plan and Component Developer’s Guide and Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Operation and Provisioning Guide.