Re: [nv-l] override user symbol customization

[Gareth Holl <gholl@us.ibm.com>]

It turns out this functionality is now available in the NetView for Windows code. I was told by the Developer who actually added it (probably starting at the 7.1.2 code level).

To tell ipmap not to override symbol customization:
1. Edit the "\usr\ov\reg\advanced\c\ipmap" file

2. Add the -u flag towards the end of the line:
        Command -Shared -Initial -Restart '/usr/ov/bin/ipmap.exe' ;
So that it reads:
        Command -Shared -Initial -Restart '/usr/ov/bin/ipmap.exe -u';

3. Restart the GUI.

This should tell ipmap not to reset symbols back to their defaults.  I hope this helps.

Gareth Holl
Staff Software Engineer
gholl@us.ibm.com

IBM Software Group - Tivoli Brand
Research Triangle Park,  North Carolina.
----- Forwarded by Gareth Holl/Raleigh/IBM on 05/15/2003 02:07 PM -----

Gareth Holl/Raleigh/IBM@IBMUS 05/15/2003 01:14 PM

To:        Kenneth Stoutzenberger <kstoutzenberger@netaphor.com>         cc:        nv-l <nv-l@lists.tivoli.com>         Subject:        Re: [nv-l] override user symbol customization

The NetView for Windows product does not have the same function from what I can see (somebody correct me if I'm wrong). 

For the Windows version, a symbol type can only be changed if a user created the object. If the object was created by an application, the type cannot be changed, only the sub-type can be changed. 

Gareth Holl
Staff Software Engineer
gholl@us.ibm.com

IBM Software Group - Tivoli Brand
Research Triangle Park,  North Carolina.

Kenneth Stoutzenberger <kstoutzenberger@netaphor.com> 05/14/2003 05:50 PM

To:        nv-l <nv-l@lists.tivoli.com>        cc:                Subject:        [nv-l] override user symbol customization

An engineer sent this response to a previous question that I had posted: 
>From a native read-write GUI, go to "File -> Describe Map...." Select "IP Map", click "Configure For This Map ..." 
Scroll to the bottom and change "Should IP Map override user symbol customization?" to False.   
  
I am using NetView on Windows systems and could not find this setting in the menu options or via the help.  Does this same option exist for Windows platforms and If so, how can I set it? 
  
  
Thank you very much, 
  
  
Ken