OBJECTS Section

Usage

This sub-section is one of the most important of Synexsys because it allows you not only to view the details of each audited workstation, but it also offers a simple and truly powerful management platform for all objects managed in Synexsys.

In this window, you can create an unlimited number of management treeviews. For instance, you can not only build geographical structures, organization charts and budget treeviews, but also manufacturers and providers treeviews, end of warranty treeviews, IP addresses treeviews, etc. The number of nodes and treeview levels are unlimited. The technical data may be associated to management data. A machine can be associated to several treeviews, but it cannot appear more than once in the same treeview.

Treeviews can be created manually or automatically. For more information, see management treeviews.

Zones

The Objects Section is divided into three zones:

Trees

In the "Trees" pane, on the upper left-hand side, Objects are displayed in management treeviews.

Objects

This pane (lower left) shows the Objects contained in the Synexsys database. The list is filtered based on the current selection(s) in the above treeviews. Use the "Objects" button in the title bar to filter the types of Object viewed in the list.

Using the context menu in this area, you may create new Object occurrences (The "New" option from the context menu. Then choose the Object type.).

You can also merge two PCs using the "Merge" context menu option.

Object Detail

The "Object detail" Section takes up half of the window and includes many specific tabs. Some of them contain information collected automatically while others allow you to manage custom information through the custom fields created by the administrator.

From left to right, you'll find the following tabs:

Summary - Summary information and custom fields of the selected Object. For PCs, the upper area (Technical) is fully customisable based on the needs of each Synexsys user. The lower area (Custom) can be defined by the administrator, who may add as many management fields as needed.

 

 

Hardware - (only visible for PC type Objects) - Information on the hardware components of the selected PC.

 

 

Windows - (only visible for PC type Objects) - Information on the OS of the selected Configuration.

 

 

Software - (only visible for PC type Objects) - Information concerning the detected software of the selected Configuration.

 

 

Network - (only visible for PC type Objects) - Information on the network aspects of the selected Configuration.

 

 

Notes - Free form field for comments.

 

 

Links - displays the links of the current Object to other audit Objects.

 

 

Audits - (only visible for PC type Objects) - Summary information on the audit of the selected PC.

Functionalities

Creating Objects Manually. If you have purchased the Synexsys Asset Management module, you may manage virtually any type of equipment with Synexsys.(More information on Objects creation)

 

 

Linking Objects. Use the "Add in basket" menu option or the CTRL+L key combination to link Objects to each other. The Object is then placed in an area known as the "basket" that can be displayed by clicking on the Basket zone on the status bar (below). Then select the target Object (parent or child) from the list, go to the Links tab, display the Basket and drag the Object to the target area (the target Objects becomes the owner of the Object placed in the Basket). Below, the target Objects becomes the property of the dropped Object. (More information on links)

 

 

Merging Two PCs At times, you may need to merge data from two PCs. The merge is done automatically based on the Merging Key defined for the PCs. However, if this key does not exist or is not found, you may merge data manually.

The principle is as follows: During the merge of two PCs, the technical data (Synexsys audit) of the oldest PC is replaced with the technical data of the newest PC. The original data contained in Custom Fields is kept in case the new PC's custom fields are empty. Given their nature, the original data contained in REG/INI type fields is systematically replaced by new or empty values if no value is available (if the keys are missing, for instance).

To merge two PCs, select one of the two machines (the order is irrelevant) and select the context menu options "Merge" / "Mark for merging". Then select the second machine and select "Merge" / "Merge with pc_name" options from the context menu.

 

 

Objects can be dropped at any level or node of the trees.

 

 

When an Object is selected on the left, the Trees classification grid of the Summary tab displays the various trees where the Objects is classified. To open the treeviews at the level where the Object is classified on the left (Tree), simply click on one of the grid's lines.

 

 

If you select one or several nodes from a tree, all the Objects contained in such node(s) and sub-nodes are displayed in the Objects list. Therefore, trees are not only classification structures, but also powerful filter tools that eliminate the of entering complex queries.

 

 

All functions such as "Drag/Drop", "Copy/Paste", and multi-tree level selection, etc. are available in the "Trees" pane. REMARK: certain functions such as "Copy/Paste" cannot be used in automatic trees given their nature.

 

 

Automatic Trees. Automatic trees can be easily created by selecting the appropriate fields on the right side of the window. For instance, if you wish to create an "Operating Systems" tree, you can select the "Operating System" and "OS Service Pack" fields from the "Hardware" tab, then select the "Create an automatic tree" option from the context menu, name the tree, and validate the action. The tree is created automatically in just a few seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Update: 23.02.2005