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Chapter 5: Sub-Element Grouping Rules
This chapter discusses the following topics:
Overview
Typically, a Netcool/Proviso Technology Pack defines sub-element grouping rules. Grouping rules organize and
filter networking data into a structure that makes it easier to collect data on thousands or millions of resources.
Sub-element grouping rules organize data in tree structures. Each folder (branch) in the tree is associated with a
rule or condition. If a sub-element property satisfies the rule or condition associated with a folder in the grouping
tree, the sub-element is placed in the folder. The sub-element is then tested against the rule or condition in the
next folder below. If the sub-element passes that test, it is tested against the rule or condition in the next folder,
and so on.
The Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack uses some of its Netcool/Proviso properties to define sub-
element grouping rules. Grouping rule names appear in the
Name
field (
Rule Sub-Element
view) of the
Netcool/Proviso DataMart Rule Editor. For information on how to use the Netcool/Proviso DataMart Rule
Editor, see the
Netcool/Proviso DataMart Configuration Guide
.
The Rule Editor contains two grouping rule trees — the NOC reporting tree and the sub-element collect tree.
The following sections describe the filtering rules and conditions in these trees.
NOC Reporting Grouping Rules
The NOC reporting tree provides the framework that allows users to navigate to reports.
The following illustration is a portion of the NOC Reporting tree as it appears in the DataMart Rule Editor. The
shaded branches represent the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet portion of the tree:
Topic Page
Sub-Element Collect Grouping Rules
NOC Reporting
Adva Optical Metro Ethernet
WAN Port
%(Element.NAME)
Ethernet Port
%(Element.NAME)
ESA Probes
%(Element.NAME)
