UIMAPI and maintenance_mode schedule callbacks and status

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)
• CA Unified Infrastructure Management On-Premise (Nimsoft / UIM)
• CA Unified Infrastructure Management SaaS (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

Based on our observations, the probe currently includes the following status messages:

• Upcoming Today
• Active (In Maintenance)
• Expired
• Upcoming Tomorrow
• Upcoming Next Week
• Future
• Upcoming Next Month

The customer described 4 enhancement requests that will need to be reviewed by Engineering and Development and Product Management.

 

Here are the proposed enhancements/changes to the UIMAPI and maintenance_mode schedule callbacks:

• We propose restricting the possible values for the "status" key in the callback to a maximum of three: Expired, Active, and Future. The callback key "csMaintenanceStatus" can, however, remain unchanged and continue to provide the descriptive status.

• Furthermore, we require the end date of the schedule for recurring maintenance schedules.

• For recurring maintenance schedules with a defined recurrence pattern, the term "upcoming" can confuse users regarding recurring events.

  • Using phrases such as "recurring next month" or "recurring next week" would provide greater clarity.

• Also, we would like to explore options for displaying recurring schedule patterns in a more user-friendly textual format.

Environment

• DX UIM 23.4 CU6 or higher
• maintenance_mode
• UIMAPI

Cause

• Enhancement requests
• UIMAPI calls
• maintenance_mode PU callbacks

Resolution

Currently, UIM does not include this capability but an Idea (enhancement can be submitted here->  How to raise an enhancement request for DX UIM

 

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