7.2.6 Edit Plug-in dialog box

Use the Edit Plug-in dialog box to edit the definition information of a plug-in. To display the Edit Plug-in dialog box, click the Edit button in the Plug-in view (Under Development tab), or click the Save button in the Copy Plug-in dialog box.

Figure 7‒8: Edit Plug-in dialog box

The following items are displayed in this dialog box:

Plug-in

Use this section to specify the definition information of the plug-in you are editing.

ID

Shows the ID of the plug-in.

Version

Shows the version number of the plug-in.

Vendor ID

Shows the vendor ID of the plug-in.

Name text box

Enter the name of the plug-in. The text box allows a maximum of 64 characters.

Vendor Name text box

Enter the name of the plug-in's vendor. The text box allows a maximum of 64 characters.

Description text box

Enter a brief description of the plug-in. The text box allows a maximum of 256 characters.

Category text box

Enter the category name of the plug-in. The text box allows a maximum of 256 characters. If you use a hierarchical category name, delimit individual layers with a slash (/). You can use maximum of 10 layers for a category name. If you want to enter a plug-in in multiple categories, delimit the category names with a comma (,). Make sure that you enter values for all layers of a category name.

Plug-in Icon

The icon specified for the plug-in is displayed.

Back to the Default button

If you click this button, the icon set for the plug-in changes back to the default.

Change button

If you click this button, a dialog box used to select a plug-in icon file to be uploaded appears. In this dialog box, you can change the icon for the plug-in. You can select a png file for the plug-in icon.

Credential Type radio button

Select one of the following credential types:

• Destination

  Select this option if you want to use the credential information set in the Connection Destinations view when the service is executed.

• Property

  Select this option if you want to specify the credential information as an input property.

Character Set Auto Judgment (SSH) check box

If you select this check box, character set auto judgment (for SSH) will be enabled. For details about character set auto judgement, see Locale set for operation target devices during plug-in execution in the Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Operation Service Template Developer's Guide.

Execute with root privileges (SSH) check box

If you select this check box, commands and scripts executed on the connection-destination host are executed as root.

Input Properties

Click this to display a list of input properties.

Input Properties

This section lists the input properties of the plug-in.

Table 7‒6: Items displayed in Input Properties (Edit Plug-in dialog box)

Display item	Description
Key	Displays the property key for each input property.
Name	Displays the name of each input property.
Description	Displays a brief description of each input property.

Add button

To create an input property, click this button. If you click this button, the Create Input Property for Plug-in dialog box appears.

Edit button

To edit the selected input property, click this button. If you click this button, the Edit Input Property for Plug-in dialog box appears.

Remove button

To delete the selected input property, click this button. If you click this button, a confirmation dialog box appears. If you click the OK button, the property is deleted.

Output Properties

Click this to display a list of output properties.

Output Properties

This section lists the output properties of the plug-in.

Table 7‒7: Items displayed in Output Properties (Edit Plug-in dialog box)

Display item	Description
Key	Displays the property key for each output property.
Name	Displays the name of each output property.
Description	Displays a brief description of each output property.

Add button

To create an output property, click this button. If you click this button, Create Output Property for Plug-in dialog box appears.

Edit button

To edit the selected output property, click this button. If you click this button, Edit Output Property for Plug-in dialog box appears.

Remove button

To delete the selected output property, click this button. If you click this button, a confirmation dialog box appears. If you click the OK button, the property is deleted.

Remote Command

This section displays execution mode for each OS running on the target devices of the remote command.

Windows, Linux, AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris

The execution mode of the remote command is displayed for each OS.

Edit button

You can edit the remote command for each OS. Clicking this button displays the Edit Remote Command dialog box.

Save button

Click this button to apply the changes.

Cancel button

Click this button to close the Edit Plug-in dialog box.

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