How do I create a region for a physical Map Layout?

Purpose

Complete this procedure to add regions to a physical Map Layout. You can create multiple regions.

When you configure a region, you can configure inclusion filters that automatically associate NEs with the region, based on filter criteria. Newly-discovered NEs are automatically added to a region, provided they match the region’s filters. If the region is not configured with inclusion filters, it is static and unchanging.

Steps
 
1 

Open Map Layout.

2 

In the Map Layout GUI, select Physical from the Layer drop-down list.

3 

Click png15.png Add Region.

4 

In the Create Region form, specify a name and description for the region.

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Specify NEs for the region, either manually or through inclusion filters:

  • Add NEs to the region manually. Select Manual Entry from the drop-down list. Then click Import to import a comma-separated list of NE management IP addresses.

  • Filter NEs based on advanced filter expressions. Select Advanced Filter from the drop-down list. Then click png16.png Filter.

    In the Advanced Filter form, type a filter expression in the Filter Expression field, starting with an NE attribute, followed by a Boolean operator and an attribute value. The system suggests possible attributes, operators, and attribute values as you type, and displays error messages in red when an expression is invalid. You can combine attribute-value expressions using AND and OR operators.

    You can also use the Expression Builder; select a Filter Attribute, followed by a Filter Operator, and a Filter Value. Then click +Add. The expression is added to the Filter Expression field.

    Any IPv6 addresses in an advanced filter expression must be enclosed in single quotation marks (‘ ‘).

    When you have finished configuring your filter expressions, click Apply Filter.

Note: If you are creating a filter to include a large number of NEs, it is better to specify an attribute with a range of values to include the NEs. Specifying a large number of individual NE attribute values linked together with OR operators creates a complex inclusion filter that will burden system resources and possibly cause the import process to fail.

Any IPv6 addresses in an advanced filter expression must be enclosed in single quotation marks (‘ ‘).

The imported NEs or filter-included NEs are listed in the Create Region form.

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Review the list of NEs to include in the region. Click Submit to save the region.

End of steps