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Using the Integration Capabilities of the VPO Motif-based GUI
Integrating External Applications into the VPO GUI
Chapter 3144
Integrating External Applications into the
VPO GUI
This section describes various ways to integrate applications into the
graphical user interface of VPO. You can use this section to compare the
different methods and then choose the most suitable for your application.
NOTE For customers who have third-party applications integrated into HP
OpenView Network Node Manager, and integrators who provide
integration packages specifically for NNM, see “Using NNM-integrated
Applications With VPO” on page 159.
GUI Integration Points and Methods
VPO provides the following points from which applications can be
launched:
❏ The Application Desktop is the recommended part of a user’s
environment from which to start an application.
❏ The Menu Bar can be extended to contain additional menus, menu
items, or submenus.
❏ The Popup Menus are similar to the main menus but are displayed
by clicking on a submap symbol.
❏ The Toolbar provides a set of icons that can be used to start
frequently used applications.
The VPO Application Desktops can be customized individually for the
responsibilities of different VPO users. The nodes on which an
application is to be performed can either be predefined by the VPO
administrator when setting up the application, or it can be determined
by selecting the desired nodes in the Node Bank. The VPO operator can
also modify the default application attributes using the Customized
Startup window.
You can group similar applications together into logical units called
Application Groups. This prevents the application desktops from
becoming too cluttered.