User`s guide

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Chapter 1

Introduction to Data Export

Provides an overview of SPECTRUM Data Export capabilities.

Overview

Data Export is a data extraction and export application. Data Export can

extract data from one or more SPECTRUM databases and convert it to the

data format that you specify — either ASCII, SAS, or SQL. You can then

import the reformatted data into a report generator, database, spreadsheet, or

statistical analysis application of your choice.

SPECTRUM Data Types

Data Export lets you export the following SPECTRUM data types:

• Current Data

- Model Types — Objects from which discrete network device,

application, or entity models are instantiated.

- Model Type Hierarchy — Instances of a model type’s parent and child

model type.

- Models — Instances of discrete model types.

- Attributes — Characteristics that deﬁne discrete models.

- Extended Attributes — Additional attributes that relate models to the

SNMP OIDs supported by those models.

- Associations — Objects that identify the relationship between models.

NOTE

When the term “SQL” is used in this manual, the associated information

applies to Ingres, Sybase, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server tables.