We are working on a Visio and only want to include the DVE parent element. I can see the DVE parent ID is 0/0 for the parent. Is there any way to use this as a ChildrenFilter in Visio?
Other methods, filtering out '.' of '-' when in the DVE element name does not work due to the current implemented naming convention of the parent element.
Any other thoughts on only showing the Parent element in a dynamic Visio?
Thanks,
Steve
A ChildrenFilter can only use the filter types that are explicitly supported in Visual Overview:
• Protocol: [/]
• Property:=
• AlarmSeverity:
• Name=
• ResourceMapping=… (for SRM bookings)
• NoServiceTableFilter and TimeWindow… (for table-row children)
Filtering on an element’s ID (e.g. “0/0”) is not supported, so the ID cannot be used in a ChildrenFilter.
Alternative ways to show only the parent DVEs:
- Protocol filter
If the parent runs a different protocol than its children, add
ChildrenFilter = Protocol: - Name filter (regex)
From DataMiner 10.2.0 / 10.1.2 onwards you can filter on the element name:
ChildrenFilter = Name=^Exact Parent Name$
It wasn't completely clear to me how the naming convention blocked you from using this solution, but I included it anyway for good measure. - Property filter
Add a custom property (e.g. “Role = Parent”) to the DVE parents and filter on it:
ChildrenFilter = Property:Role=^Parent$
Any of these approaches will let you keep the child DVEs out of the dynamic Visio.
That makes sense Shawn. Can you fill in the "IsDVE" flag into a custom property on the element maybe? I know it's not the cleanest, but it could be the best way to do it now.
Toon we did think about protocol filter you mentioned but oob is too limited for this use case. He either needs to explicitly exclude all child protocol or include all main protocol; this is not possible for childrenfiltering currently as I understand it. I think if we had access to that IsDVE flag, would really be the cleanest way forward for this to bring all elements to the shape representing the rack and exclude any that are DVE's.