User's Manual

Using Resource Types
5-12 Active System Manager User Guide, Release 7.1
Figure 5-9 Import Resource Types
2. By default, the Select root directory option is enabled to allow you to manually type in the root
directory location, or you can click Browse and navigate to the desired location.
3. Select the Select archive file option and type the archive file, or click Browse and navigate to the
desired location.
4. In the Resource type specifications section, select a resource type, or click Select All to select all of the
resource types available.
5. Click Finish.
Note Each imported resource type will open its own editor. You can modify this behavior by performing
the following steps:
1. On the Active System Manager menu bar, click Window > Preferences > General > Editors.
2. Click the Close editors automatically check box.
3. Click the Number of opened editors before closing field and type a number of editors you want
opened as the default number.
Copying Existing Resource Types
To make one or more copies of a resource quickly, you can use the Copy function. When you copy the
currently-selected resource, the copies are added to the Inventory perspective’s workspace.
To copy an existing resource type, perform the following steps:
1. Select the resource to copy by highlighting it.
2. Right-click the resource and select Save As.
The Save As—Clone a Resource Type dialog box displays; see Figure 5-10.