Inventory Explorer type

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Used as content in an InvExDefinitionDocument — see Document types. Unlike other elements, InvExType does not carry a type discriminant or extend CoreElement — its shape is fixed to this one purpose.

InvExType

Example

{
  "id": "my-custom-type",
  "displayName": "My custom type",
  "icon": "resources",
  "filtering": {
    "id": "my-type-filters",
    "filters": [{ "builtInFilter": "ALERT_STATUS_FILTER" }]
  },
  "content": {
    "type": "vertical-layout",
    "items": [{ "type": "dql-table", "id": "my-table", "title": "Items", "dqlQuery": { "idField": "id", "query": "smartscapeNodes \"HOST\"" }, "columns": [] }]
  }
}

Supported icons

The icon property accepts one of the following names:

Grid of built-in icon identifiers available for Inventory Explorer type definitions

activemq, adobe, aix, akka, amazon-alb, amazon-asg, amazon-ebs, amazon-echo, amazon-rds, amazonwebservices, apache, apache-activemq, apache-solr, apache-spark-signet, apache-tomcat, appdynamics, artemis, aspnet, aws-lambda, azure-event-hubs, azure-service-bus, azure-webapps, azure_eventhubs, azure_servicebus, cassandra, citrix, cloud, cloud-foundry, cloud-foundry-signet, cloud-functions, coldfusion-signet, container, coredns, cosmosdb, couchbase, couchdb, cpp, darwin-apple, database, db2, derby, desktop, django, docker-logo, dotnet, dynamodb, dynatrace, ec2, elastic, elb-amazon, embedded-pc, envoy, erlang, erlang-logo, etcd-signet, f5, fsharp, glassfish, go, golang-signet, google-cloud-signet, graphql, grpc-signet, hadoop, hanadb, haproxy, hdd-discdrive, hornetq, host, hp-ux, https, hyperv, hypervisor, ibm, ibm-db2, iis, iis-dotnet, iis-microsoft, informix, informix-signet, iot, istio-signet, java, jboss, jetty, jruby, jython, kafka, kafka-signet, kubernetes-signet, kvm, lambda, linux, live, loadbalancer, mariadb, maxdb, memcached, messaging-queue, microsoft-azure, microsoft-azure-fabric, microsoft-azure-signet, microsoft-hololens, mobile, mongo-db, mongodb, mssql, mule-signet, mysql, net, nettracer, netty-logo, network, newrelic, nginx, node-js, nodejs, nutanix-signet, oneagent-sdk, open-liberty-signet, openshift, openstack, oracle, oraclecloud, oracledatabase, oraclesolaris, oracleweblogic, perl, php, play, postgre, postgresql, powerdns, process, python, qemu-signet, queue, rabbit-mq, rabbitmq, redis, request, riak, ruby, rubyonrails, rust, sap, sap-hybris-signet, sap-maxdb, sap-sybase, sap.hana, scala, script, server, services, snowflake-signet, softwareag-signet, spring-signet, sql-lite-signet, sql-microsoft, storm-apache, swift, sybase, syntheticmonitoring, tibco, tibco_ems, ufo, unknown, unrecognized-signet, varnish, varnishcache, vcenter, virtualbox, vmware, was-liberty-profile, web, web-sphere, web2py, webjs, weblogic, website, websphere, wildfly, windows, wsmb, xen, z, zeromq, zos

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