About creating TSV files
You can create views in OpsCenter Analytics by creating and importing the Tab-separated values (TSV) file that describes the views. You can create the TSV files in any text editor, Excel etc. and save the file as filename.tsv. Note that you can only create objects of type Generic when you create views using a TSV file.
Note:
You can export and import view structures using the TSV file. However, you cannot export or import attributes using a TSV file.
A TSV file typically contains the following details:
First column | View type View Type must be one of the following: |
Second column | Name of the view |
Third column | Level of the view. The third column and subsequent columns contain the name that you give to each level. You can have as many levels as you want, which must be specified in the third column or subsequent columns in the TSV file. |
Last column | Host name Note: The last column must be the host name. If the last column of a row is not the host name, the specific row or entry is ignored and not considered. |
The TSV file contains tab-separated values. Each row defines the hierarchy of one host.
The following is the format of a sample TSV file containing one level of view.
Client View_Application Oracle client1 Client View_Application Oracle client2 Client View_Application Sybase client3
Figure: Sample view shows the view that is created when you import the sample TSV file.
The following is the format of a sample TSV file containing two levels of view.
Client View_Global India Chennai client1 Client View_Global India Pune client2 Client View_Global UK London client3 Client View_Global US NYK client4
Figure: Sample multi-level view shows the multi-level view that is created when you import the sample TSV file that contains two levels of view.
Note:
If you create a view using a TSV file that already exists in OpsCenter Analytics, the view gets deleted. You cannot modify an existing view by using a TSV file.