How is it possible to change / edit existing field names in the custom property editor without delete and add ?
Thanks Jens
No, I do not believe you can do this today. A workaround instead of just deleting and re-adding is to copy out the current values if you want to keep them, add the new field, paste in and delete the old
Just upgraded to 10.4 and now I want to revert back. When I search for the custom properties assigned to volumes, the tool displays nothing. When are you guys going to put back the functionality to edit the custom properties. As they are now in the latest version, this functionality is now gone. How about adding functionality for everyone instead of removing functionality to appeal to a single customer? The way these properties are now will NOT work. What is the process to put back the custom property editor as it was in previous versions to 10.4...????
How about not doing work-arounds or band-aids and keep functionality available that works?
wvitalec,
I'm sorry to hear about your frustration. We definitely made some mistakes with migrating the Custom Property Editor to the web. We've been working hard based on feedback late during the RC to bring this functionality to the web. We are currently in RC phase for a service release (10.4.1) to address these concerns. The RC is available in your customer portal and I encourage you to install it and provide your feedback. I will be doing a blog post soon with more details and screenshots describing these new changes. In the meantime, here is a quick screenshot of managing volume in the web.
Mav
I will check it out but I certainly hope that the editor is returned to the way it was. It worked and provided a lot of functionality. Instead, this latest "upgrade" has set me back tremendously. It now takes 3 - 5 steps to do what used to be done in 1 step.
Thanks wvitalec, our goal certainly wasn't for this to happen. After you get a chance to use the new web based CPE please let me know if there are still issues. It's not the same as we aren't able to bring back the old Win32 app, but you should be able to do what you need without extra effort.
This is exactly the kind of thing I was afraid of when voicing my concern about going directly to the web without leaving the app around for at least a little while... oh well. This is why I still haven't upgraded despite wanting some of the other new features and updates. Has anyone tried using the app from the previous version with the new one? Curious if this is even possible.
I have too many nodes to risk being backed into a corner right now...
Actually the app from the previous version will work. If you move the exe and the exe.config file, or copy them to another location, then add them back in after the upgrade, they will function. Note, that any upgrades or repairs may cause them to be removed again.
Also reading through this, there are ways to rename existing custom properties without importing and exporting. It takes a bit of SQL use, but it will work. I've used it several times. There's a stored procedure that will allow you to rename the custom properties called sp_rename. Say you have a property called Serial# that's causing the network atlas to crash, running this:
EXEC sp_rename 'Nodes.Serial#', 'Serial_No', 'COLUMN'
Will rename the property value to Serial_No and keep all the values intact. Now, you may have to rerun the configuration wizard to update the property schemas with the new version of Orion since the Editor is gone, but in previous versions, this would do the same:
Regards,
Matthew Harvey
Loop1 Systems
http://www.loop1systems.com
This latest version has really done a number on the custom properties. Do any of these so-called enhancements or breaks actually get tested before pushing out buggy versions of the NPM?
I have been spending more time trying to find work-arounds than I have actually making successful changes and adds to the CPE. Importing and exporting in an Excel spreadsheet is a great way to do things but we have moved past 1995 so it would be a great if SolarWinds would also advance. When I click on the view affected objects link it takes me to the manage node properties page but no where close to the 3 objects referred to in the message. How is this useful?
I am on V10.7 and imported custom properties from a spreadsheet created from an export from an old Orion to be decommissioned.
Those properties were somehow imported with "double quotes" around them.
Now I have to go back and clean this up somehow.
Also formatting in the Node Manager table is less than useful now.
When selecting which custom properties to display on the Manage Nodes Page the headings are so wide I need to 4 1080P monitors to be able to scroll through just a few properties.
Example, here is the list of my custom properties so far (I'm just getting started and have many more to add):
As you can see all properties which I have created are prefaced with "Nodes Custom Properties -"
There are 2 issues with this.
When click the "Group By" drop-down in the left pane, you have to widen the pane considerably to view the actual property name (this is not even possible with IE8 which is dictated as our Company Standard).
2nd issue is the Column headers in the right viewing pane must be made very wide to see the property name.
I have standardized my Region property to use on 2 letters, but I must make this row this wide to see the title - Nodes Custom Properties - Region
Talk about wasted white space....
Why are the built-in properties not displayed like this - only the added properties?!?
I'm really not sure what to do with this.....
