Link parameters
You can set link’s parameters as well as its style in this menu.
General
The general parameters can be set on this tab.
| Link’s name depends on names of linked objects and direction of the link. Link’s name cannot be modified by users. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
ID |
Unique link identifier. |
Created |
Date and time of the link creation (set automatically). |
Changed |
Date and time of the last link change (set automatically). |
Description |
Link’s description. |
Comment |
User-defined note about the link. |
Show direction |
If No then the direction of the link is not shown. If Yes then the direction of the link is shown. |
Link type |
It specifies the type of link display: rectangular, rounded, straight. |
Align widgets |
It sets a way to align widgets. |
Tags |
They are used with search and bulk operations and incident filters. |
State |
It displays the current state of the link and allows to set it manually. |
Weight |
Weight coefficient of influence of this link on the parent object. |
Owner |
The link owner. This parameter is automatically fixed, when the link is created, and it can be manually changed. |
Last state change
Each link has a "Changed" field, where the date and time of the last state change of this link is recorded. This field updates on the following events:
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Link’s state changes (including manual state transitions);
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Any parameter from any in the "Parameter" window changes;
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Probe type changes in the Monitoring window. However, changing probe parameters or changing an agent doesn’t affect the "Changed" field.
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Modifying state change conditions;
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Adding and removing graphs, adding graph to joint graph;
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Changing the value of "Table for field" selector in the "Data" section.
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Adding, modifying or removing link’s property.
Styles
You can customize link’s appearance in the Standard view using CSS.
