NCM change template variables

jonb

Hello,

I have a question regarding the variables used in the NCM config change templates. In a particular example with a config for a Cisco router I have a variable as part of the name of a policy-map. The problem is that because there is no space between the variable and the rest of the policy-map name I get an error when running the script that the variable does not exist. Below is what I am trying to accomplish:

.PARAMETER_LABEL @throughput

        Circuit Throughput (mbps).

.PARAMETER_DESCRIPTION @throughput

        Circuit throughput for QoS shaper.

policy-map PMAP_CIRCUIT_@throughputMB-E

class class-default

  shape average @throughput m

  service-policy PMAP_NNI_E

When I run the script it give me an error that variable "@throughputMB-E" is not valid because I do not know how to concatenate the variable and text together properly.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Jon

cvachovecj

Hi Jon,

The commands you want to give to the device must be within a CLI statement. However you must concatenate the two strings outside the statement. The piece of code could look like

string @mymap = 'PMAP_CIRCUIT_' + @throughput + 'MB-E'

CLI

{

     policy-map @mymap

     class class-default

     shape average @throughput m

     service-policy PMAP_NNI_E

{

Please also note that the full config change template has certain format and that the devices you want to apply the template to must be inventoried.

You can find more information e.g. in .

Let me know if that helped.

Regards,

Jiri