Incrementing numbers within configuration change templates

Hello,

I am working on a change template to implement a standard naming convention across many devices.

Luckily, most of the data can be pulled from custom properties, however we have the requirement to increment a number each time a condition is met.

A quick example,

OFFICEA-SW1

OFFICEA-SW2

OFFICEA-SW3

OFFICEB-SW1

Where the "office" parameter is preset in a custom property.

Has anyone achieved this previously? The only way I can seem to get any kind of number pattern is by grabbing the 4th (or any) octet. This isn't ideal in my situation.

Is there any way to do this natively within NCM, or to call a script external to the change template/solarwinds?

Find more posts tagged with

ncm template

data_manipulation

Accepted answers

jmodjeski

I would create a custom property, Then have a script use it as a variable to increment it, then save new value to the same custom property.

All comments

jmodjeski

I would create a custom property, Then have a script use it as a variable to increment it, then save new value to the same custom property.

benea

Thanks for the tip