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NT_EDIT_PROPERTY (62)

Edits a property.

Parameters

Editing a single property:

int elementId = 669;
int agentId = 346;
string propertyLocation = "element:"+ elementId + ":" + agentId;

string[] propertyDetails = new string[3];

propertyDetails[0] = "Device Key";
propertyDetails[1] = "read-write";
propertyDetails[2] = "2100";

protocol.NotifyDataMinerQueued(62/*NT_EDIT_PROPERTY*/ , propertyLocation, propertyDetails);
  • propertyLocation (string): The expected format of the string depends on the type of property:
    • Element property: "element:" + elementId + ":" + agentId
    • View property: "view:" + viewId
    • Service property: "service:" + agentId + ":" + serviceId
    • Alarm property: "alarm:" + id + ":" + agentId + ":" + elementId
  • propertyDetails (string[]):
    • propertyDetails[0]: Property name.
    • propertyDetails[1]: Property type. Possible values: read-only, generic, read-write.
    • propertyDetails[2]: Property value.

Editing multiple properties:

string[] viewIDs = new string[] { "element:669", "element:669" };

object[] propertyValues = new object[]
{
    new string[] { "Site", "read-write", "A" },
    new string[] { "Device Key", "read-write", "2100" }
};

protocol.NotifyDataMiner(62 /*NT_EDIT_PROPERTY*/, viewIDs , propertyValues);
  • viewIDs (string[]): Array of string formatted as follows: (element|view|service|alarm):ID
  • propertyValues (object[]): Array holding a string array for every property that needs to be updated.
    • propertyValues[0…n]: propertyDetails (string[]).

Return Value

  • Does not return an object.

Remarks

  • From DataMiner 9.6.11 (RN 23067) onwards, it is possible to edit properties of alarms that have already been closed. This will create a new alarm entry with the updated properties in the alarm tree of the closed alarm.

  • The following method can be used to edit custom properties:

    private static void EditCustomProperty(SLProtocol protocol, IDType idType, int id, string propertyName, PropertyType propertyType, string propertyValue)
{
    string sourceType = string.Empty;
    string sPropertyType = string.Empty;

    switch (idType)
    {
        case IDType.Element:
           sourceType = "element:";
          break;
        case IDType.View:
           sourceType = "view:";
          break;
        case IDType.Service:
           sourceType = "service:";
          break;
        case IDType.Alarm:
           sourceType = "alarm:";
          break;
    }

    switch (propertyType)
    {
        case PropertyType.ReadOnly:
          sPropertyType = "read-only";
          break;
        case PropertyType.Generic:
          sPropertyType = "generic";
          break;
        case PropertyType.ReadWrite:
           sPropertyType = "read-write";
          break;
    }

    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sourceType) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(sPropertyType))
    {
        string propertyLocation = sourceType + id;
        string[] propertyDetails = new string[3];

        propertyDetails[0] = propertyName;
        propertyDetails[1] = sPropertyType;
        propertyDetails[2] = propertyValue;

        protocol.NotifyDataMinerQueued(62/*NT_EDIT_PROPERTY*/ , propertyLocation, propertyDetails);
    }
    else
    {
        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(sourceType))
        {
            protocol.Log("QA" + protocol.QActionID + "|Invalid sourceIDType value: " + idType, LogType.Error, LogLevel.NoLogging);
        }
        else
        {
            protocol.Log("QA" + protocol.QActionID + "|Invalid propertyType value: " + propertyType, LogType.Error, LogLevel.NoLogging);
        }
    }
}


public enum IDType
{
    Element = 0,
    View,
    Service,
    Alarm
}

public enum PropertyType
{
    ReadOnly = 0,
    Generic,
    ReadWrite
}
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