© 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Lesson # 9 HP UCMDB 8.0 Essentials View Manager

2 Lesson Objectives In this lesson, you will learn how to: Navigate the areas of View Manager including the Definition and Preview area Use View Manager to create a view Describe the purpose and use of grouping by CI type, TQL node and attribute Use grouping strategies to organize a view Describe the purpose and use of folding and relationship folding rules Use folding and relationship folding to organize a view Describe and use the visible property on a node About this Lesson

3 View Manager Overview View Manager is used to Create a new or edit an existing View –Create and edit the view definition –Create and edit a View TQL –Define grouping and folding rules for view organization Preview a View Manage Views through the View Explorer –Organize views –Activate and Deactivate a view –Export a view to XML –Delete, Save As View Manager Introduction

4 View Manager View Manager Walkthrough

5 View Manager Definition Page View Manager Walkthrough Views Explore r CI Type Selector Editing Pane Information Pane

6 View Manager Preview Page Generating a View Preview View Explorer -> Select the “Generate Preview” Button or right-click and select the “Preview” menu. The Result contains a list view and a topology view of all CIs retrieved by the View TQL. View Manager Walkthrough

7 Understanding View Components View Definition Basic View properties –View Name, View Type, how often it will be refreshed, TQL name Query TQL request to the UCMDB to retrieve data Organization Rules Grouping ‘like’ kinds of data Layering data Labeling data View Creation Overview

8 View Definition Overview Creates the View structure Associates the TQL with the view Associates other properties with the view View Type View persistence Change tracking TQL priority View Creation Overview

9 Creating A New View Definition Create a New… View –Pattern View (based on TQL) –Template-based Template Perspective –Covered in the Modeling Studio Chapter View Creation Overview

10 View Types Pattern View Built from a TQL query (new or existing). When the view is displayed or refreshed, View Manager queries the CMDB for all elements that fit the query, and automatically updates the view with those elements. Template-Based View Based on a TQL query, to which a template is then applied. The template is a reusable view that includes parameters, folding rules, and other settings, which are saved as part of the template. This enables you to build multiple views with the same settings without having to re-enter the setting information. Perspective-Based View Built by selecting a collection of individual CIs and applying a special type of template, known as a perspective –Instance views, which no longer exist, are replaced by perspective based views. Perspective based views cannot be viewed or edited in View Manager, but Modeling Studio instead. View Creation Overview

11 New View Wizard – Welcome and General View Creation Overview

12 New View Wizard – Base SQL Definition View Creation Overview

13 New View Wizard – Viewing Options View Creation Overview

14 New View Wizard – Wizard Completion View Creation Overview

15 TQL Query Review Created with TQL Define the CITs and relationships to be used to request data from the CMDB May be filtered by conditions to restrict the objects in the result set Node properties Relationship properties May be new or pre-existing View Creation Overview

16 Creating a View TQL Created in View Manager or Query Manager Nodes Relationships Conditions Attributes Select Identities Cardinality Properties Include Subtypes View Creation Overview

17 Organization Rules Overview Determines how nodes and links will be displayed in the view Defines the map layers to be displayed Accomplished with grouping and folding techniques May be applied to nodes and relationships View Creation Overview

18 Managing View Organization Provides a clear presentation for understanding managed data Ability to design self explanatory views for impact analysis and problem isolation Respond to multiple business objectives while reusing the same TQL Required to manage limitations of number of CIs in a view (900 by default) Various options to modify appearance, number of layers in a view, and drill-down path Grouping, Folding Rules, Relationship Rules View Creation Overview

19 Grouping Overview Group ‘like’ CIs together for organizational purposes Three different types of grouping are available Group by Configuration Item Type Group by TQL Node Group by Attribute Grouping can be combined or used standalone Grouping can be used on nodes or relationships or both View Creation Overview

20 Adding Grouping to a Node Right-Click -> Select “Node Grouping” View Creation Overview

21 Grouping by Configuration Item Type All CIs of the same type placed into a group Minimum in group Group Label View Creation Overview

22 Grouping Hosts by CI Type View Creation Overview

23 Grouping Web Servers by CI Type View Creation Overview

24 Grouping by Node All CIs of the same type grouped by the node definition criteria Minimum in group Group Label View Creation Overview

25 Expanding Grouped Web Servers Nodes View Creation Overview

26 Grouping by Attribute CIs grouped by value of selected attribute CIs may be of different types Minimum in group Group Label View Creation Overview

27 Grouping by Application Listening Port Attribute View Creation Overview

28 Grouping by Host OS Attribute View Creation Overview

29 Adding Grouping to a Relationship View Creation Overview

30 Grouping Relationship by TQL Node View Creation Overview

31 Rules implemented to simplify views Provides layering of TQL results A solution to “Too many CIs to display“ error A graph cannot present more than 900 objects. Two types of rules Folding (applied to a link between two nodes) Relationship (applied to a link class across the entire view) Folding rules override relationship rules when both are defined for a view View Creation Overview View Rules Overview

32 Defines layering for two nodes connected by a specific relationship Arranges the CIs in multiple layers Defines the position of CIs in each layer Rules Parent, Child, Left Sibling, Right Sibling, None View Creation Overview Folding Rules Overview

33 Using the Parent Rule View Creation Overview

34 Using the Child Rule View Creation Overview

35 Parent and Child Examples View Creation Overview

36 Left Sibling Rule Example View Creation Overview

37 Relationship Rules Overview Relationship rules are an alternative to folding rules Relationship folding rules are applied to CI relationships across the view Sibling and child rules are allowed together Parent and child rules are not allowed together Right and left sibling rules are not allowed together View Creation Overview

38 Relationship Rule Defined Information Pane Folding Rule Tab describes the folding rule in place Relationship Rule Relationship always begins at node 1 and ends at node 2 Can be edited Rule Options Click on “Edit” button in Folding Rule Tab Parent, Right Sibling, Left Sibling, Child, None View Creation Overview

39 Using the Relationship Parent Rule View Creation Overview

40 Using the Relationship Child Rule View Creation Overview

41 Identifying Organization Strategies GROUPING AND FOLDING RULES: ACTIVITY What grouping and folding rules are in use?

42 Identifying Organization Strategies GROUPING AND FOLDING RULES: ACTIVITY What grouping and folding rules are in use?

43 Visible Property Overview Node or relationship property selected by default When deselected, the node or relationship will not appear in the view Used to manage nodes or relationships necessary in the TQL but which may not enhance the view if visible View Creation Overview

44 Editing Visible Property View Creation Overview

45 Using Visible Property View Creation Overview

46 Managing Views in View Explorer View Explorer is used to Organize views for easy navigation in IT Universe Manager and Topology View application Activate and Deactivate a view to make it available or unavailable to the system Export and import Views in XML format View Creation Overview

47 Organizing Views in View Manager Folder New, Rename, Delete Views New View Definition Save As Import/ Export to/from XML Properties View Creation Overview

48 Review Questions 1. What view property ensures a view is always loaded in memory? 2. What view organization rules would you choose to reduce the amount of nodes displayed in a view? 3. What view organization rules would you choose to reduce the number of links between nodes in a view? 4. What is the difference between folding rules and relationship folding rules? 5. Which view organization rules would you use to ensure that the TQL result is shown in layers? Chapter Review

49 Summary Key points in this lesson View Manager enables you to define a managed view A view TQL is associated with each view Organization rules are used to define the display structure of CIs in a view Grouping and folding are two ways to organize CI information in a view Grouping may be defined by CI type, TQL node, or attribute Relationship folding rules are applied to the view and folding rules are applied to a specific relationship in the view Chapter Summary

50 Exercises Please complete the lesson exercises in your book. After everyone is finished, the instructor will review the answers. Chapter Exercises

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