User's Manual

Using Resource Instances
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Copying Resource Instances Using the Advanced Clone Tool
To copy a resource instance via the Advanced Clone tool, perform the following steps:
1. Open the Inventory perspective; see the “Opening Perspectives” section on page 1-7.
2. In the Resource Instances view, right-click a resource instance and select Advanced Clone to display
the Advanced Clone of Resource Instance dialog box.
Note To create a single copy, in the Resource Instance editor, right-click a resource instance and select
Save As. Enter a unique name and click OK.
This dialog box accepts one or two column inputs from Excel. If you have a spreadsheet with two columns
of unique names, you can paste them into the bulk save dialog box. If there are names already in the list, or
if you are only pasting one column, the Inventory perspective prompts you to overwrite the existing names
or append the new data, and confirms which column to paste the data. If there are two columns, it assumes
the asset tags are in the left column.
3. Enter a unique Asset Tag Pattern and click the Generator icon. For example, AT (1..10) will generate
AT1, AT2...AT10 distinct tags.
4. Enter a unique Name Pattern and click the generator.
5. Click the Open generated resource instances in workspace option to open in the workspace.
Caution Risk of poor computer performance. Dell recommends that you not perform this if you create a
large number of copies. It can affect your computer’s performance.
Note There is also a Keep availability flag to copy the availabilities of the copied resource instances.
6. Click OK to automatically add the resource instance to the server and open it in the workspace.
Note Dell recommends that you not create more resource instances than you have your preferences
allocated for under the “Preferences” section.
Updating Multiple Resource Instances at Once
To update multiple resource instances at once, perform the following steps:
1. In the Resource Instances view, select one or more resource instances, right-click and select Open with
Multi-Editor.
The selected resource instances open in a spreadsheet editor. For more information about using
multi-editors, see Chapter 1, “Active System Manager Overview.”
2. Update the resource instances as appropriate; see the next section, “Modifying Core Properties for
Resource Instances,” for updating the resource instance core properties.