HP (Hewlett-Packard) HP OpenView Vantagepoint – Operation Manual for UNIX User Manual
An Introduction to Integrating Partner Applications with VPO
Integration Facilities Provided by VPO
Chapter 1
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Integrating Applications into the Application Bank
Any tools that can help operators and administrators in their assigned
tasks should be integrated into the VPO Application Bank. This is the
utility used to define the capabilities of operators. The VPO
administrator can set up different Application Desktops for each VPO
operator. You can group similar applications together into Application
Groups to avoid cluttering up the desktop.
tasks should be integrated into the VPO Application Bank. This is the
utility used to define the capabilities of operators. The VPO
administrator can set up different Application Desktops for each VPO
operator. You can group similar applications together into Application
Groups to avoid cluttering up the desktop.
An operator can invoke applications simultaneously on several nodes, or
assign different parts of an application to different operators depending
on their responsibility. The latter feature, however, depends on whether
the application provides several entry points.
assign different parts of an application to different operators depending
on their responsibility. The latter feature, however, depends on whether
the application provides several entry points.
Most applications can be integrated into the Application Bank.
Applications with an X-window user interface appear as usual in an
X-window environment, others appear in terminal windows.
Applications with an X-window user interface appear as usual in an
X-window environment, others appear in terminal windows.
To integrate an application, you can also add your own entries into the
VPO menu structure. The highest-level menus describe generic
functionality; submenus describe more specific functionality. Menus can
be enabled or disabled based on selection rules which specify the type
and number of nodes that must be selected in a map window before a
menu item becomes active. Inactive menus are automatically grayed-out.
Toolbars provide a quick, intuitive means of invoking actions. VPO
provides a default set of toolbars for invoking actions such as panning or
selecting the root map. When an application is added to a VPO
environment, it can add icons into existing toolbars, or create
window-specific toolbars and icons. See “Integrating External
Applications into the VPO GUI” on page 144 for more information.
VPO menu structure. The highest-level menus describe generic
functionality; submenus describe more specific functionality. Menus can
be enabled or disabled based on selection rules which specify the type
and number of nodes that must be selected in a map window before a
menu item becomes active. Inactive menus are automatically grayed-out.
Toolbars provide a quick, intuitive means of invoking actions. VPO
provides a default set of toolbars for invoking actions such as panning or
selecting the root map. When an application is added to a VPO
environment, it can add icons into existing toolbars, or create
window-specific toolbars and icons. See “Integrating External
Applications into the VPO GUI” on page 144 for more information.