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Changing an Object's Property or Property Group

NerveCenter provides shortcuts for changing a poll's or an alarm's property and for changing a node's property group. For instructions on how to perform the operation you're interested in, see the appropriate subsection:

• Changing a Poll's or an Alarm's Property
• Changing a Node's Property Group

Changing a Poll's or an Alarm's Property

This section explains how to change the property attribute of a poll or an alarm.

 
  To change an object's property:

1. Make sure that the poll's or alarm's enabled status is off.

   For instructions on how to disable an object, see Enabling Objects.

2. With the Poll List or Alarm Definition List window open, select the object whose property you want to change.
3. With your cursor positioned over the selected object, click your right mouse button to display a pop-menu that lists actions you can perform from the list window.
4. Select Property from the pop-up menu.

   The Property dialog is displayed.

   

5. Select a new property for your object from the drop-down listbox in the Property dialog.

   The Save button is enabled.

6. Select the Save button.

The object's property is changed. Re-enable the object if necessary.

Changing a Node's Property Group

This section explains how to change a node's property group without going to the Node Definition window.

 
  To change a node's property group:

1. Select Node List from the client's Admin menu.

   The Node List window appears.

2. Select the node whose property group you want to change.
3. With your cursor positioned over the selected node, click your right mouse button to display a pop-up menu that lists the actions you can take from the Node List window.
4. Select Property Group from the pop-up menu.

   The Property Group dialog is displayed.

   

5. Select the node's new property group from the drop-down listbox in the Property Group dialog.

   The dialog's Save button is enabled.

6. Select the dialog's Save button.

The node's property group is changed.