ITEM: AT9632
NetView - Submap Partitioning - Moving symbols from one submap
Question:
I have created several sites for my map from the original IP Internet Map, and t
hese all worked fine.
Now I have gone into these Sites I created and breaking them
down into Token-Ring and Ethernet Closets. Now the first one I did this
to, it worked fine, now whenever I do the same thing, I get completely
different results.
I do an add object give it a new name, I then Cut and Paste, to the closet.
Here are the differnet results:
First location, all connections are drawn correctly from the router
to the Closet, Double click on the closet, and everything is in the
correct Plain.
Second, and other locations, Same thing add object, cut and paste,
when I do the paste they go to a user Plain, and have the shadow behind,
and in the original location, no connections are drawn.
What has happened between the first location outcomes and the second
and rest?
Answer:
Submap Partitioning - Moving symbols from one submap to another
Introduction:
There are many cases in which you may wish to move symbols from one
submap to another. In one example, a submap could be "crowded" with
too many symbols, and you may wish to move some symbols from this
submap to a less crowded submap. In another example, you may wish
to create submaps with different physical or logical meanings (for
instance, a California submap, a Main building submap, etc.), and then
move certain symbols to these submaps in order to organize your maps.
The rules for moving symbols from one submap to another can be tricky,
so be sure to read this document and the document on cutting and
pasting before starting to partition your submaps.
NetView/6000 will only allow symbols to be moved (cut and paste) from
one submap to another under certain conditions. More specifically,
in NetView/6000, there are different "types" of submaps, on symbols
can only be cut and paste from certain types of submaps.
The two types of submaps that can be partitioned (submaps that can
have their symbols cut and paste) are
1) Internet and Location submaps
2) Segment submaps.
Internet Submaps are submaps that you see when you double-click on
an internet symbol (for instance, the "world" symbol that says
"IP Internet" under it). Location submaps are submaps that you see
when you double-click on a location symbol. These two types of
symbols have the same rules for cutting and pasting. In the
exmaples below, we describe how to create a new location or internet
and then move a symbol from an existing submaps to this new submap.
Segment submaps are submaps that you see when you double-click on the
"bus", "token ring", "star", "FDDI", or "serial" segment symbols. For
instance, when you bring up NetView/6000, you may see a few network
symbols on your IP Internet submap. Double clicking on a network
symbol will reveal one or more segment symbols. Double clicking on
any of the segment symbols will bring you to a segment submap. You
can move symbols from this segment submap to other segment submaps
in the same network.
In the next section, we describe how to partition these two types of
submaps. When reading the examples, you may wish to refer to the
document on adding/cutting/pasting object for exact instructions.
Examples:
Partitioning internet/location submaps - This procedure describes how
to add a new location or internet object, then move symbols
from an existing internet or location submap to the submap of
the object that you just created.
1) Use the Edit..Add..Object menu option to add the desired location
or internet object to either a a location submap or IP Internet Submap.
When you add the object, don't forget to fill out the
correct IP Map information in the Add Object Dialog Box. Not filling
out this information could cause the object to be added incorrectly, and
that could affect the way that connection symbols are drawn.
Remember that these locations and internet objects can only be dragged
to other location and internet submaps. If you try to add a location
object to, say, a network submap, NetView/6000 will be confused, and
connection symbols could be drawn improperly.
2) Once the location object has been properly added, select the
networks and/or gateways that you wish to move into the new
location. Select Edit..Cut..From This Submap. Do not select
Edit..Copy. Also do not select Edit..Cut..From All Submaps!
Selecting either of these options will cause connections not to
be drawn. The important thing to remember here is that you are
MOVING symbols from one SUBMAP to another, not COPYING symbols
from one MAP to another. Once you have selected the symbols
and cut them, they should disappear from the original submap.
3) Go into the submap of the internet/location symbol you just
added in step one. Hit Edit..Paste. If you follow these
steps correctly, the connections should be displayed correctly.
Partitioning segment submaps - This procedure describes how to
add a new segment symbol to an existing network, then move symbols
from an existing segment in that network to the submap of the
segment you just created.
1) Go into the NETWORK submap that contains the segment that you
want to partition. Don't go into the segment submap yet!
2) Add a segment object to the Network submap using the Edit..Add..Object
menu choice. Chances are, you'll either want to add the "Bus" segment
symbol or the "Token Ring" segment symbol. Drag the appropriate symbol
into the Network Submap. Choosing an incorrect segment type could
affect connection symbols. Don't forget to fill out the IP Map
dialog box when adding the segment.
3) Once the new segment has been added, go into the segment submap
that contains the symbols you wish to MOVE. Select the symbols, and
then hit Edit..Cut..From This Submap. Again, don't COPY the symbols,
and don't cut from ALL submaps. When the cut is complete, the symbols
should disappear.
4) Go into the new segment submap and select Edit..Paste. If done
correctly, the connections will be drawn properly.
I know this seems complex, but the more powerful the software the
more complex it is to use. One way to know that you've done the
partitioning correctly is to see if the symbols that have been
moved are in the USER PLANE or the APPLICATION PLANE. If the symbols
are in the user plane, then you've probably done something contrary
to the above instructions, and the connections won't be drawn
correctly. If the symbols are in the application plane, then
you've done it right.
Support Line: NetView - Submap Partitioning - Moving symbols from one submap ITEM: AT9632
Dated: January 1996 Category: N/A
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