Regular Actions

This section describes actions that are commonly used in object lists.

• Refresh

  Reloads the content of the list.

• New

  Opens a window to create a new object. All fields are open for modification.

• Display

  Select a line from the list and click Display to display the characteristics of the object selected. Nothing can be modified.

• Update

  Select a line from the list and click Update to modify the characteristics of the object selected. Some fields can be modified.

• Duplicate

  Select a line from the list and click Duplicate to copy the selected object to a new one changing its name. This action opens the New / Update window of the object. All the characteristics can be changed.

• Delete

  Select one or more lines from the list and click Delete to remove the selected objects. A confirmation window appears:

  • Click Yes to delete the object (no Undo available).
  • Click No to cancel.

Add to Package

In some Univiewer lists, the user can select one or several objects and add them to a Package.

The option is available in the Tools group of the toolbar. It is called Add to package...

Select one or more objects and click Add to package… This option displays a wizard.

Add <object> to package: Select one of the following, then click Next.

• New package: enter the name of the new package to be created.
• Existing package: click on the arrow to select a package in the list.

Select associated object: Depending on the selected object, dependent objects may be displayed:

Set Conflict Policy: For each object, the user can define a conflict policy when deploying the package. There is a conflict if an object with the same name exists and it doesn’t come from the same package or was edited manually. In this case the conflict policy is defined in the package:

• Skip Node: The deployment of this object will be aborted on this Node.
• Overwrite: Overwrite the existing object on the target Node with the one deployed.
• Overwrite, append new variables (for targets only): Overwrite the existing object on the target Node with the one deployed. If new variables are defined in the deployed Target, they will be appended to existing ones.
• Overwrite, append and replace variables (for targets only): Overwrite the existing object on the target Node with the one deployed. If new variables are defined in the deployed Target, they will be appended to existing ones. Existing variable values will be replaced by new ones.

For each object:

• Check the box if the object should be added to the package. If not, clear the box.
• Modify the Conflict Policy if necessary.
• Click Add to add the selected object to the package. Either a new Package will be displayed in the Package list, or the existing Package will be modified in the Package list.

Copy to Clipboard (CSV)

You can export all the lists displayed in Univiewer and copy them to an external application. This application must handle the pasting of CSV text (for example, Microsoft Excel or Open Office).

• Select the lines to be exported from the list and click Copy to the clipboard. The system loads the selected lines into the clipboard. The selection is limited to below 2000 records.
  The data in the clipboard is a text containing the selected rows and columns. Rows are separated by a carriage return and columns are separated by a comma.
• Open a document in your external application and click Paste.

The column titles are always imported with the data.

The limit of the export to clipboard function is under 2000 records.

Copy / Paste to…

For UniJob Only

This mass copy option is accessible in the Tools menu and enables one or more objects of the same Type to be copied in one action to multiple Nodes.

The sequence is as follows:

• Select one or more objects from the list.
• Select the Copy / paste to… option from the Tools menu to display the Select Nodes Location window. The Nodes listed in this window can be filtered either by OS or by Node View.
• Check the desired Targets in the Node list (Select Filtered / Unselect All buttons are available).
• Click OK to start the mass copy or Cancel to close the window.

If the “Unselect All” button is not activated, the previous filter selection will be combined with the current filter selection.

Exceptions

• Node Settings: the action is not available in the Node list but in the Node Settings document only.
  Records can be selected individually from the properties document. Non-updatable parameters (bold type) will not be copied. If non-updatable fields are included in a selection, the user is informed.
• Replacement: If the object already exists on the destination Node, the user can confirm or skip the copy. The action can be repeated: Replace All. The default option is Replace.
• Job Required Variables: The Job may require a variable which is not associated with the Target on the destination Node. The user can skip or define the variable. The action can be repeated (Define for all Targets with this variable missing). The default option is Define.
• Windows Submission Accounts: Copy/paste of a submission account to a Windows machine displays the New User Service window for the first Node and account selected. Three options are available:

Do not create a user service: Creation of a Windows service may not be necessary because either the Windows service already exists or it will be created manually or it is not necessary (interactive Jobs). No user service will be created in any case.

Run as local system user: The submission account will be localsystem.

Run as: The user account specified must exist on the system and a valid password must be supplied. By default, the submission account will be the same as the Windows service name. The user must then choose on which nodes the object will be pasted: Apply only to this node or to all nodes for this submission account

• Missing dependency: certain objects include references to other objects:

Object type	Dependency
Submission account	No dependencies
Target	Submission account
Calendar	Target
Job	Submission account and Target

If an object is copy/pasted when a dependent object is absent from the destination Node, the copy of the object in question will end in error.
Position the cursor over the error field to display the error message with the name of the missing object. Copy/paste the missing object then click Retry to re-execute the initial Copy/paste.