How to change the alias for components and devices
Release : 3.7
Component : IM Reporting / Admin / Configuration
You can set aliases for devices/interfaces/components in multiple ways:
Edit device/component context page:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/performance-management/20-2/using/context-pages.html#concept.dita_97e8bb96b2f771c9e666d1d8b0c5e85cdc646f66_EditItemProperties
Via CSV when configuring an IP domain:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/performance-management/20-2/building/ip-domains.html#concept.dita_899fa2a5e2a3559359b7feb6afc09899c8b3ea4a_AddorEditanIPDomain
Via rest:
Device:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/performance-management/20-2/apis/performance-center-rest-web-services/devices-web-service/set-component-name-aliases.html
Component:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/performance-management/20-2/apis/performance-center-rest-web-services/devices-web-service/set-component-name-aliases.html
Interface:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/performance-management/20-2/apis/performance-center-rest-web-services/devices-web-service/set-interface-name-aliases.html
Batch updating via script:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/performance-management/20-2/building/manage-devices/set-alias-names-for-multiple-monitored-devices.html