Adding alias groups and items

Once an alias has been added (see Configuring Aliases), you need to add alias groups to the alias, and Summary items to the alias groups. If you apply aliases, when browsing Summaries or generating reports, any Summary item that matches an item is displayed with its corresponding group name.

Aliases example: The IP Protocols alias has an alias group called 'ICMP' and the Summary item assigned to it is '1'. When you apply the IP Protocols alias when browsing Summaries or generating reports, 'ICMP' will be displayed wherever the Summary item '1' is encountered.

To add groups and items to an alias:

  • Click the Aliases tab at the top of the screen. This takes you to the Aliases dock.

  • Select the Alias in the list that you want to add groups or items to (See Configuring Aliases).

  • Click the Add Group button in the Groups task pad.

  • Enter the desired alias group name in the 'Key' edit box. This is the name that will be substituted for any matched Summary items.

  • Click the Add button on the toolbar.

  • Enter the Summary item you want to add to this alias group. If the Alias is an IP or Subnet Alias, you can enter a subnet expression in the format < Network Address >\< Network bits > such as 192.168.0.0\24 (this is the same as the subnet 192.168.0.0 with the subnet mask 255.255.255.0). If the Alias is a String alias, you can use the wildcard characters * and ?. See Using Wildcards.

  • Click OK .

You can also use the Unassigned List to help add items to your alias groups. The Unassigned List displays all the Summary items that do not match any of the alias' groups. You can then drag these Summary items to the appropriate alias group.

To add items to alias groups using the Unassigned List:

  • Select the alias in the list that you want to add groups or items to (See Configuring Aliases).

  • Click the Show unassigned link in the Groups task pad. Using your list of Open Storages, Vantage Ultimate retrieves the Summary items that do not match any of the items in the selected alias' groups.

  • Once the Unassigned List has been built, simply drag items from the unassigned list to the appropriate alias group.

You can also add an item in the Unassigned List to a new group by right-clicking the item in the unassigned list and selecting Add as new group . If you have selected more than one item in the Unassigned List, you can add each one to a separate group by selecting Add as multiple groups from the pop-up menu. This adds new alias groups with the same name as the Summary item, that can then be renamed.