Mass-editing features needed
I just added in 45 various models of Cisco switches, firewalls, and access points to my DeviceExpert and had to manually, device by device, click through the inventory tab and associate each individual device to the same "Change Management" policy. This needs to be added to the "More Actions" options on the inventory tab so that you can select a list of devices as "Associate Change Management Policy".
Also, when I'm viewing the details of the Change Management Policy - there should be an "Associate Devices" button that allows me to select from a column on the left, move to the right, etc. There is a significant lack of mass-device editing options in the application in its current version. Making a minor change to hundreds of devices being managed is not gong to be acceptable. There is also a lack reporting of setup/config options within the application. As I stated, I just manually associated a Change Management Policy to 45 devices.
Did I forget one? Did I accidentally miss a few as I clicked the inventory tab line by line? There is no way for me to generate a report or view the change management settings on a global level. Have I enabled Real-time Change detection on every device? How can I view which devices have Real-Time Change detection enabled without having to manually check each device, line by line?
There are a dozen or more of these types of examples where managing the setup and deployment is a device-by-device operation and time intensive.
Also, when I'm viewing the details of the Change Management Policy - there should be an "Associate Devices" button that allows me to select from a column on the left, move to the right, etc. There is a significant lack of mass-device editing options in the application in its current version. Making a minor change to hundreds of devices being managed is not gong to be acceptable. There is also a lack reporting of setup/config options within the application. As I stated, I just manually associated a Change Management Policy to 45 devices.
Did I forget one? Did I accidentally miss a few as I clicked the inventory tab line by line? There is no way for me to generate a report or view the change management settings on a global level. Have I enabled Real-time Change detection on every device? How can I view which devices have Real-Time Change detection enabled without having to manually check each device, line by line?
There are a dozen or more of these types of examples where managing the setup and deployment is a device-by-device operation and time intensive.