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This chapter provides information about managing devices using tables in TrueView applications.
In all TrueView management applications, you can view a table of devices that have been discovered automatically or added by the user. Devices will always appear in the corresponding TrueView application table, even if icons are hidden.
The information shown in the tables is described in the user guide provided with the TrueView application.
To view a table in TrueView:
Step 1 Click on the management application menu for the device you want to manage. For example, if you want to view a table of discovered Catalyst 1600 devices, select the Catalyst 1600 menu.
Step 2 Click on the Table command.
The Table dialog box is displayed, listing all devices on the network that can be managed by the management application. Icons that are hidden are also listed.
You can select a table row or a group of table rows to work with in the Table dialog box.
To select a table row, click on a table row in the Table dialog box. When you select a table row, the row is highlighted.
To select a group of table rows:
Step 1 Click on a table row in the Table dialog box.
Step 2 To select more consecutive table rows, press and hold down the Shift key and click on another row. The selected table rows, and all the rows between them, are highlighted.
Step 3 To select more non-consecutive table rows, press and hold down the Ctrl key and click on the rows. The rows you selected are highlighted.
You can remove table columns that you do not want to view. Removed table columns can be returned to the table at any time.
To remove a table column:
Step 1 Click on the Configure button or the table icon in the top-right corner of the Table dialog box.
The Table Column Configuration dialog box is displayed.
Step 2 If the column you want to remove is the first column, make sure the First Column Fixed field is disabled.
Step 3 Click on the column heading you want to remove from the Current Table list.
The column you selected is highlighted.
Step 4 Click on the Remove button.
The column heading you selected is moved to the Hidden Columns dialog box.
Step 5 Click on the OK button.
The column you selected is removed from the table.
You can replace a table column that has been previously removed. You cannot create a completely new column. When you add the removed column to the table, it becomes the last column in the table.
To add a table column:
Step 1 Click on the Configure button or the table icon in the top-right corner of the list of devices, in the Table dialog box.
The Table Column Configuration dialog box is displayed.
Step 2 Click on the column you want to add from the list of column headings in the Hidden Columns dialog box.
The column you selected is highlighted.
Step 3 Click on the Add button.
The column you selected disappears from the Hidden Columns dialog box and appears at the bottom of the Current Table dialog box.
Step 4 Click on the OK button to confirm.
The column becomes the last column in the table.
You can make the first column fixed, so that the column always appears even if you are scrolling left to right within the table.
To make the first column fixed:
Step 1 Click on the Configure button or the table icon in the top-right corner of the Table dialog box.
The Table Column Configuration dialog box is displayed.
Step 2 Enable the First Column Fixed check box. If the check box is disabled then the first column can be moved to the left or right, or removed from the table.
You can change the order of the table columns to organize the information you want to view, and remove the information that you do not need from the table.
To move a table column:
Either
Step 1 Click on the Configure button or the table icon in the top-right corner of the list of devices, in the Table dialog box.
The Table Column Configuration dialog box is displayed.
Step 2 Click on the name of the column you want to move, in the Table Column Configuration dialog box.
To move the column one place to the left, click on the Order Up button. To move the column one place to the right, click on the Order Down button.
Step 3 Click on the OK button.
Or
Step 1 In the Table dialog box, click on the column heading you want to move and hold down the left mouse button.
The pointer changes to a box with an arrow at both sides.
Step 2 To move a column one place to the left, drag the pointer two columns to the left. To move a column one place to the right, drag the pointer one column to the right.
Step 3 Release the mouse button.
Step 4 Click on the OK button.
You can sort table rows to display the most recent entry first, or display the rows in descending or ascending order by any column.
The table is numerically sorted only when entries are completely numeric. This means that hexadecimal numbers may not be sorted as you would expect unless the numbers are of the same fixed number of digits.
To sort table rows:
Either
Step 1 Click on the Configure button or the table icon in the top-right corner of the list of devices, in the Table dialog box.
The Table Column Configuration dialog box is displayed.
Step 2 Enable the Table Sorted check box.
If the check box is disabled, no sorting will be performed, and the rows will appear with the most recent entry at the bottom.
Step 3 To sort the table rows in ascending order, enable the Sort In Ascending Order check box.
Step 4 Click on the OK button.
Deleting a table entry automatically removes the corresponding icon for the device. If the management application provides an automatic discovery feature, and automatic discovery is enabled, the device reappears soon after it is deleted.
To delete a table row:
Step 1 In the Table dialog box, click on the table row or group of rows that you want to delete.
The table row is highlighted.
Step 2 Click on the Delete button.
The selected row disappears.
Step 3 When automatic discovery is enabled, the entry and corresponding icon may reappear if the device is still on the network.
You can change the width of columns to allow more space for longer entries, and reduce space for shorter entries.
To change the width of a table column:
Step 1 Click and hold down the left mouse button on the right boundary of the column you want to change, in the Table dialog box.
The pointer changes to a pair of arrows.
Step 2 Drag the pointer to the left or right to make the column narrower or wider.
Step 3 Release the mouse button.
The column is resized.
You can save table information to an ASCII, dBase, or Lotus 1-2-3 file.
To save table information to a file:
Step 1 In the Table dialog box, click on the Save As button.
The Save As dialog box is displayed.
Step 2 Type the file name and directory to which you wish to save all the table information.
Step 3 Choose the file type you want to use to save information.
Step 4 Click on the OK button.
You can print table information to any printer that is set up for use with Windows.
To print table information:
Step 1 In the Table dialog box, click on the Print button.
The Print dialog box is displayed.
Step 2 To set up the printer, click on the Setup button.
The Print Setup dialog box is displayed.
Step 3 Set up the printer as required.
Step 4 Click on the OK button to save the changes you have made.
Step 5 Click on the OK button to print the table information.
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