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Using the AddDevType Utility A-11
Batch Customization via AddTool, AddImage, and AddDevType
Notes
Use this optional parameter to specify any additional note information you’d like to
display by default in the Properties window for devices represented by your new node
class.
Creating an AddDevType Input File
You can create your AddDevType input file in one of two formats: multi-line tag/data
format, or single-line comma-separated variable (CSV) format. Each method is described
below.
Comma-Separated Variable (CSV) Format
To create an input file using the single-line CSV format, you need only string together the
fields you wish to use in a single line, with each value separated by a comma. To specify
multiple values for a single parameter (for example, multiple Class or Topology images),
separate the values with commas, and enclose the entire attribute value in double-quotes.
Spaces before and after commas are ignored. If you wish to skip one or more optional
fields, be sure to use a comma for a placeholder, or any following fields will be misread.
Use one line for each device type you wish to add; extra lines are ignored. Note that the
filename cannot contain spaces.
If you wish, the first line of your file can contain a comma-separated list of the available
field names; if you choose not to include this line, you must launch your CSV file with a
special switch (as described in Executing the AddDevType Command, page A-12). A
CSV file with this descriptive line is the default file type expected by the AddTool utility.
The following CSV file would create a node class called Famous_MV. This sample
includes the optional initial descriptive line, and demonstrates using commas as
placeholders for the optional fields you do not wish to use and using double-quotes to
enclose attributes which contain multiple values. It also uses some of the image types
created by the example provided in Creating an AddImage Input File, page A-6. Note
that the line breaks shown here are a publishing limitation only; be sure your file does not
break the single line required for each device type entry.
CSV Sample File
Name, Model, Enterprise, sysObjectID, Classes, Topologies,
Module, Arguments, Working directory, Description, Notes
Famous_MV, KidMobile, Mom-n-Pop, 1.3.6.1.4.1.3.3.5,
“Roundabouter, Repeater, Server”, “RoundLAN, HSSI, Ultra
Tech”, c:\dev_manage\manage.exe,,,a very busy LAN bus, Super
crime-fighting device