User`s guide

9030944 E10 Creating and Managing Conﬁgurations

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Creating a Conﬁguration without a Template

When you create conﬁgurations without a template, you can insert any

attribute in the conﬁguration even if ECM cannot capture its value from the

device.

ECM notiﬁes you when it cannot capture attribute values. Then, after

notifying you, ECM enters a default value (either a number, text string, or

blank) as the attribute’s value and, if applicable, a question mark as a place-

holder for the instance IDs.

This section is divided into the following subsections:

• Procedure Process

• Procedure Summary

• Procedure Details

Procedure Process

1. When you select the NEW button or option to create a conﬁguration

without a template, ECM gets the attributes from the SPECTRUM model

type for the selected device and displays these attributes in the Insertable

Attributes list.

2. When you add these attributes to the conﬁguration from the insertable

attributes list, ECM captures values for these attributes from the selected

device. When it cannot capture a value from the device, it notiﬁes you,

giving you the attribute name and reason. ECM then adds a default value

for the attribute value, which could be a blank. You should edit or delete

these attributes.

3. When you save the attribute, ECM stores it with the name and in the

landscape you select.

Procedure Summary

1. Open the ECM Main window.

2. Make sure you are working with the desired type of conﬁguration —

either shared or device speciﬁc. If necessary, select Shared Conﬁgurations

or Device Speciﬁc Conﬁgurations from the View menu of the Main

window.

3. In the ECM Main window, click on the Setup, Conﬁgurations... men bar

option.