Hello @here DM forum,
Im relatively new to dataminer and currently in learning/deployment phase. Have couple questions. Does anyone know when creating a template, whats the difference in child elements and input data. Seems they go hand in hand. Where Im confused is why some devices I have to select input user text and in one particular device i need to select table row index.
here are my conditions and devices
Im creating a service for Evertz products (IPG, VIPs, service name) from that service template im creating a visio dashboard but seems if I dont configure child and input data correctly doesn’t seem to create a visual.
Why do i need to configure my VIP to see table row index and not service name?
whats the difference between
- Allow element to be reused by multiple services
- This service child is optional
- Include all matching elements in generated service
Any information is greatly appreciated
Hi Juan,
Please find below some answers to your questions:
Where Im confused is why some devices I have to select input user text and in one particular device i need to select table row index.
When creating an input data you have three possible options: ‘User Input Text’, ‘Table Row Index’ and ‘Fixed Value’.
‘User Input Text’ is used when you plan to create services from a CSV file. In this case the input data will be a column in the CSV file.
‘Table Row Index’ is used when you plan to pass a value from a parameter (in an element) to generate the service.
Why do i need to configure my VIP to see table row index and not service name?
Could you elaborate a bit more on this question? If I understand correctly, you would like like to generate services from the element monitoring the VIP. Is it correct?
whats the difference between
- Allow element to be reused by multiple services
- This service child is optional
- Include all matching elements in generated service
You can more information about these options in DataMiner Docs.
Hope it helps.
Thank you @Miguel Obregon, wasn’t sure what the difference was exactly, appreciate the detailed explanation.
Regards,
Juan