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Title:DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
Notice:Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187
Moderator:TAEC::BEROUD
Created:Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6497
Total number of notes:27359

1884.0. "external application using MCC_CALLs" by NSDC::CAILLE () Fri Dec 06 1991 05:13

I had no answer for my previous note (1876.0)
I guess, I wasn't clear enough.

My question is:

	from an external application, using MCC_CALLs:

	- is it possible to fire an icon whitin the DECmcc Iconic map.

	- how can I get information about, which Icon (entity), 
	  within the DECmcc Iconic map is currently highlighted (has the focus).

Jean-Mary.
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1884.1BAHTAT::BONDFri Dec 13 1991 06:1220
    Jean-Mary,
    
    As nobody has answered this so far, I'll give it a go.
    
    I am pretty sure the answer at the moment (V1.1) is that you can't do
    either of the things you want because the Iconic map has no external
    programming interface to it as such.  I believe the question of
    changing an icon colour externally has been answered elsewhere in this
    notesfile as No.  I would expect the same answer for which Icon is
    selected.
    
    I don't know whether V1.2 PM gives a programming interface.  I would
    suspect not.  If you are trying to change an Icon Colour from critical
    severity back to clear (the main reason why people want to program the
    PM) then you can do this in V1.2.  You have the option of displaying
    either the highest or last severity.  If you want to make an icon
    change colour due to some external event (say from an application
    program) then I think a combination of the Data Collector AM and alarm
    targetting in V1.2 should give you what you want.  Again, I doubt that
    you can tell in V1.2 which Icon is selected by the MCC user.
1884.2re:.0BARREL::LEMMONFri Dec 13 1991 11:4515
    re: .0
    
    Your question was very clear.  You just may not like the answer!
    
    The features you want are not be publicly available in the V1.2 
    Iconic Map.  There is, however, an ongoing effert to allow other
    DECmcc and non-DECmcc applications to determine what entities
    are currently selected and tell a specific domain to change the
    severity of an entity within it.  Some code has been written 
    but, due to time constraints, not supported.    The goal is to 
    make this public in the v1.2+ product.   The Iconic Map has
    some serious usability issues (as many of you already know)
    that need to be addressed for V1.2.  
    
    /Jim
1884.3re:.2NSDC::CAILLEMon Dec 16 1991 10:5921
   re: .2

   Hello Jim,

   thanks for your reply.



   I've two more questions, 

     a) What do you mean exactly by "v1.2+ product" ? 

		o An addtional kit for V1.2 
		o A new release of V1.2.

     b) Do you have any idea about when "v1.2+ product" will be available.



   Thanks in advance,
   Jean-Mary.
1884.4re:.3BARREL::LEMMONMon Dec 16 1991 19:2010
    a. The functionality is currently part of the Iconic Map so at a minimum
       a new release of the Iconic Map will be necessary.
    
    b. sometime after v1.2 ships :-)  Seriously, I am so tied up with v1.2 that I 
       haven't had the time to figure out how long it will take to
      "productize" this support for the next release of the iconic map. 
      there are many architectual and documentation issues that need to be
      addressed before a date can be given.  
    
    /Jim