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Edit Status Maps

This documentation applies to NMS version 5.4. An online version of the software can be found here.

The Status Map Editor enables you to manage the nodes and paths on a status map.

To access the Status Map Editor from the navigation bar, click the Events menu and select Status Map Manager to display the Status Map Manager. Click images/download/attachments/6521273/editnew.png on the Status Map Manager.

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The Status Map Editor provides the following controls.

Click the map name in the status map title bar to change the status map title.
- Click to view how the status map appears on the Status Map Viewer.
- Click to save changes to the status map.
- Click to cancel changes to the status map and to display the status map on the Status Map Viewer.
Status Map Manager - Click to return to the Status Map Manager.
Change Map Image - Click to display the Change Map Image pop-up that enables you to select a different map image.

Map Image

The map image is the background onto which you add nodes that are connected by paths. The Status Map Editor enables you to change the map image.

Click Change Map Image to display the Change Map Image pop-up.
Select a map image.
Click Change Map Image to close the pop-up and display the Status Map Editor with the map image you select.

Status Map Nodes and Paths

The Status Map Editor enables you to manage nodes and paths. Nodes are the dots on the status map. Paths are the lines that connect the dots. Nodes and paths can represent the following.

Status Map
Device
Device Group/Device Type
Object (one or more)
Object Group

As you define the nodes and paths on the Status Map Editor, each node appears as a gray dot and each path appears as a gray line on the status map. You must save and then view the status map on the Status Map Viewer to see what the node and the path represent and their actual status.

This page uses right-click navigation.

Manage Nodes

You associate each node on a status map to another status map, a device, a device group/device type, one or more objects, or an object group.

Right-click anywhere on the status map and select Add Node or right-click on an existing node and select Edit Node to display the Node/Path Editor pop-up. After you define the node you can drag it to where you want the node to appear on the status map.
On the Node/Path Editor pop-up, in the Name field, enter the name of the node.
Click the Type drop-down.
- Select None to put a dot on the status map that has no association.
- Select Status Map to link the node to another status map. Click the Status Map drop-down and select a different status map to which to link the current status map.
- Select Device, then click the Device drop-down and select the device for the node to represent.
- Select Device Group, then click the Device Group drop-down and select the device group/device type for the node to represent.
- Select Object to link the node to one or more objects.
  1. Click the Device drop-down and select the device that contains the object.
  2. Click the Object drop-down and select the object for the node to represent.
  3. Click Add Object to add the object to the list.
  4. Repeat to add additional objects.
- Select Object Group, then click the Object Group drop-down and select the object group for the node to represent.
Click the Report drop-down and select a report. This links the node to a report (saved to the Report Manager) which enables you to access a report from the status map.
Click Submit to display the node on the Status Map Editor.
Drag the node to the location on the map image where you want the node to appear.
Right-click on a node and select Delete Node to remove a node from a status map.
- Click to save the edits to the status map.

Manage Paths

You associate each path on a status map to another status map, a device, a device group, one or more objects, or an object group.

Click a node, then right-click on a second node and select Add Path to display a path line between the nodes.
Right-click on the path and select Edit Path to display the Node/Path Editor pop-up.
On the Node/Path Editor pop-up, click the Type drop-down.
- Select None to create a path between nodes that has no association.
- Select Status Map to link the path to another status map. Click the Status Map drop-down and select a different status map to which to link the current status map.
- Select Device, then click the Device drop-down and select the device for the path to represent.
- Select Device Group, then click the Device Group drop-down and select the device group/device type for the path to represent.
- Select Object to link the path to one or more objects.
  1. Click the Device drop-down and select the device that contains the object.
  2. Click the Object drop-down and select the object for the path to represent.
  3. Click Add Object to add the object to the list.
  4. Repeat to add additional objects.
- Select Object Group, then click the Object Group drop-down and select the object group for the path to represent.
Click the Report drop-down and select a report. This links the path to a report (saved to the Report Manager) which enables you to access a report from the status map.
Click Submit to display the path on the Status Map Editor.
Right-click on a path and select Delete Path to remove a path from a status map.
- Click to save the edits to the status map.