Device Type dialog
Use the Device Type dialog to edit an existing device type's profile
and message queue configuration ("communication options"), to
associate components with it, to define its properties, TotalAccess connections,
rules, and commands, and to view the defined configurations with which
it is associated.
General
tab
Components
tab
Properties
tab
TotalAccess
tab
Rules
tab
Commands
tab
Configurations
tab
Available
Services tab
General tab
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Profile |
Device Type |
Type the name of the device
type (up to 50 characters). This name must be unique. |
|
Manufacturer |
Type the name of the manufacturer
(up to 50 characters). |
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Product |
Type the manufacturer's
product name for the device type (up to 50 characters). |
|
Model |
Type the manufacturer's
model number or ID for the device type (up to 100 characters). |
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Version |
Type the manufacturer's
version number or ID for the device type (up to 50 characters). |
|
Created Date |
The date on which the device
type was created. |
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Updated Date |
The date on which the device
type was last modified. |
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Upload image |
Click to open the Upload
from Your Computer dialog in order to upload an image of the device type.
|
Best Practice for
device type images
|
Valid file formats for the
device type image are SWF (Flash) and non-interlaced JPG. The preferred
format is SWF. The region dedicated to the device type image is 120 x
120 pixels. You should scale your device type pictures to avoid the download
time for an unnecessarily large picture file. |
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Communication options
NOTE: The term
"communication options" means the same as "message queue
configuration options."
See New
Device Type dialog for a Best Practice on message queue configuration. |
Polling Interval |
(Non-contactable device
only) Type the number of seconds desired between polling attempts. For
example, for hourly polling, type 3600.
NOTE: Devices that auto-register
will always have a polling interval, so the default with the device type
is not used. If another method was used to register the device and the
polling interval is unspecified, it the device type default will be used. |
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Retry attempts before failing |
If
the device is contactable, type the number of attempts (after a failed
attempt) that will be made to send a message to the device before the
message is discarded. For example, a value of 3 will allow for four attempts
(the first one that fails plus three more).
If the device is not contactable,
type the number of polling cycles that will be allowed to be missed before
a message is discarded. For example, a value of 3 will allow for four
polling cycles to be missed (the first one that fails plus three more).
|
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Retry Interval |
(Contactable device only.)
Type the number of seconds between attempts to send a message. |
Components tab
This tab lists other device types that are associated as components
of the device type.
To add a component, click
Add 
to open the Components dialog.
To delete a component's association, select it on the
list and click Delete 
.
Properties tab
This tab lists all the properties that have been defined for the device
type.
To add a property, click Add
to open the Property dialog.
To delete a property, select it on the list and click
Delete .
TotalAccess tab
This tab lists the Questra TotalAccess connections that have been defined
for the device type.
To add a Questra TotalAccess
connection, click Add to open the New
TotalAccess Connection dialog.
To delete a Questra TotalAccess connection, select it
on the list and click Delete .
Rules tab
This tab lists the rules that have been defined for the device type.
To add a rule, click Add
to open the Rule dialog.
To edit a rule, select it on the list and click Edit
to open the Rule dialog.
To delete a rule, select it on the list and click Delete
.
Commands tab
This tab lists the commands that have been defined for the device type,
as well as any input parameters and output parameters.
To add a command, click Add
above the Command list to open the Command
dialog.
To edit a command, select it on the Command list and
click Edit to open the Command dialog.
To delete a command, select it on the list and click
Delete .
You can also add and delete input parameters and output parameters from
here.
Configurations tab
This tab lists the defined configurations associated with the device
type. It is for informational purposes only. To add or remove associations
of a defined configuration to or from the device type, you must do so
with the CMDB Editor. See the topics in the Configuration
Management Database book, particularly Associating
device types with defined configurations.
Available Services
tab
This tab lists the web service interfaces that are defined for the device
type.