Scan parameter groups can be augmented with characteristics to collect additional information about entities. One characteristic can be associated to multiple scan parameter groups.
You add characteristics to scan parameter groups and configure them to appear in the Network Integrity UI as input fields.
Scan parameter group layouts define how characteristics appear as fields in the Network Integrity UI. These settings define how the characteristics appear and behaves in the Network Integrity UI.
Adding Characteristics to Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups
Defining Network Integrity Scan Parameter Group Layouts
Defining UI Settings for Network Integrity Scan Parameter Group Characteristics
About Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups
Creating Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups
Network Integrity Scan Parameter Group Editor
Characteristics are data elements that add properties to scan parameter groups. See "About Characteristics for Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups" for more information.
You can add characteristics to scan parameter groups in the following ways:
Creating Characteristics from the Network Integrity Scan Parameter Group Editor
Adding Existing Characteristics to Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups
About Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups
Creating Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups
Network Integrity Scan Parameter Group Editor
To create a characteristic from the Scan Parameter Group editor:
On the Scan Parameter Group editor Characteristics tab, right-click in the data tree area and select Add Characteristic.
The Create and Add Characteristic dialog box appears.
Do the following:
From the Primitive Type list, select the data type for the characteristic.
Depending on the data type you select, some of the following fields may not appear.
In the Name field, enter the name for the characteristic.
In the Display Name field, enter the display name for the characteristic.
The display name is the name of the input field in the Network Integrity UI.
In the Multiplicity field, specify whether the characteristic is required.
Do not select Range.
In the Length area, use the Maximum and Minimum fields to specify the length for string data types. Select the Unbounded check box to not set an explicit maximum value.
(Optional) In the Default field, enter a default value.
Click Finish.
Design Studio creates the data element in the data schema as a characteristic and adds the new characteristic to the Scan Parameter Group editor Characteristics tab.
To add existing characteristics to a scan parameter group:
On the Scan Parameter Group editor Characteristics tab, right-click in the data tree area and select Select Characteristic.
The Select Characteristic dialog box appears. The dialog box lists characteristics the current cartridge project and from dependent cartridge projects. See "Managing Project Dependencies" for more information.
Select one or more characteristics from the list.
You can filter the list by element name by typing in the Element field and clicking the Filter icon, or by entity name by typing in the Entity Name field and clicking the Filter icon. The entity name is the data schema to which the characteristic belongs.
Click OK.
Design Studio adds the characteristics to the Scan Parameter Group editor Characteristics tab.
You define layouts for scan parameter groups to specify which characteristics appear as fields in the Network Integrity UI. You can lay out how scan parameter group characteristics behave on the Network Integrity Create Scan page and on the Network Integrity Scan Details page. The same characteristic can appear and behave differently on different UI pages.
To define scan parameter group layouts:
On the Scan Parameter Group editor Layouts tab, in the Page/Panels field, select the Network Integrity UI page you want to lay out.
You can define different attributes for a characteristic when it appears on different pages.
In the Panels / Elements area, select the characteristics that you want to appear as fields in the UI:
From the Available list, select the characteristics.
Click the Right Arrow icon to move the characteristic into the Selected list.
Characteristics left in the Available list are still collected but are not displayed in the UI.
Organize the order of the characteristics:
From the Selected list, select a characteristic.
Click the Up Arrow and Down Arrow icons.
(Optional) To add rows, right-click a characteristic and select Insert New Row.
Characteristics appear in the order indicated from left to right in the Network Integrity UI. By inserting a row, the proceeding characteristics restart on the left of the UI on a new row.
Save the scan parameter group.
Note:
Clicking the Reset button resets the order of the characteristics in the Panels / Elements area and remove any added rows.About Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups
Creating Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups
About Characteristics for Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups
You define the UI settings for each characteristic on a scan parameter group to determine how the characteristic appears and behaves on the Network Integrity UI. Repeat the procedure for all scan parameter group characteristics. You can assign settings and values to characteristics that you do not want to have appear in the Network Integrity UI.
To define UI settings for a characteristic:
On the Scan Parameter Group editor Layouts tab, in the Panels / Elements area, select a characteristic.
The configurable options for the characteristic appear in the UI Settings area.
Configure the following UI settings:
In the Display Name field, enter the field name as you want it to appear in the Network Integrity UI.
In the ToolTip field, enter a tooltip value for the field, to appear when a user selects the field in the Network Integrity UI.
All other fields inherit their values from the data schema.
Save the scan parameter group.
About Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups
Creating Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups
About Characteristics for Network Integrity Scan Parameter Groups