How do I create and manage custom auxiliary database table attributes in NFM-P?

Purpose

Use this procedure to do the following in NFM-P:

  • Add data to a custom table

  • Create a custom table

  • Delete a custom table or data in a custom table

  • Export data or custom table schema to a file

  • Import date to custom table

  • List all custom tables

Note: The password value that you specify in the following steps is the password of the samauxdb user.

Steps
 
1 

If you are creating a custom table, configure the elements in a table definition XML file using the format described in Table definition file format, and store the file securely in a remote location.

2 

If you are adding data to a custom table, create a CSV-formatted data file that has the same record format as the custom table, and store the file securely in a remote location.

3 

Log in to the standalone or primary main server station as the nsp user.

4 

Open a console window.

5 

Navigate to the /opt/nsp/nfmp/server/nms/bin directory.

6 

To create a custom table, enter the following:

bash$ ./customData.bash -password password -createTables definition_file ↵

where definition_file is the table definition XML file created in Step 1

The specified tables are created.

7 

To import data to a custom table, enter the following:

bash$ ./customData.bash -password password -importData table_name data_file ↵

where

data_file is the CSV data file created in Step 2

table_name is the table to which the data is to be imported

The data is imported.

8 

To list all custom tables, enter the following:

bash$ ./customData.bash -listTables ↵

The tables are listed.

9 

To delete all data in a custom table, enter the following:

bash$ ./customData.bash -password password -deleteData samdb.table_ct ↵

where table is the name of the table from which to delete data

The table data is deleted.

10 

To delete a custom table, enter the following:

bash$ ./customData.bash -password password -deleteTable samdb.table_ct ↵

where table is the name of the table to delete

The table is deleted.

11 

To export the data in a custom table to a file, enter the following:

bash$ ./customData.bash -exportData samdb.table_ct output_file ↵

where

table is the name of the table from which to export data

output_file is the name of the file that is to contain the exported data

The table data are exported to the file.

12 

To export a custom table schema to a file, enter the following:

bash$ ./customData.bash -tableSchema samdb.table_ct output_file ↵

where

table is the name of the table from which to export the schema

output_file is the name of the file that is to contain the exported schema

The table schema is saved in the file.

13 

Close the console window.

End of steps