Discovery Job Cloning

Owned by Enterprise IT
May 29, 2024

 

Discovery Job Cloning

Analyst usually configures subnets or IP range or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) devices in the Discovery template before running the job. But if Analyst wants to create recurring job with same details, Job Cloning in the Discovery module can be used to clone the attributes of an existing job. The cloning feature takes all the data from the existing job and binds it to cloned job. Thus, it avoids multiple job creation and improves the productivity of Discovery activity.  

Figure: Discovery – Job Cloning

Why is it pivotal for use? 

  • Avoids multiple creation of jobs for the discovery activity.

How is Summit implementing it? 

In the Discovery Job Cloning feature, Analyst can add the following functionality: 

  • Clone the job from the existing job page.
  • Track and identify the cloned job using its logical name from the list.

What are the benefits of Job Cloning feature in Discovery Module? 

  • Improves the overall productivity and time management of discovery activity. 

Features 

  • Enable the user to clone the existing Discovery job.
  • Modify the cloned job as per the requirements.

UI capabilities of Discovery - Job Cloning feature

This section discusses the UI capabilities of Discovery - Job Cloning feature

Cloning the Discovery job

To clone the Discovery job, perform the following steps: 
 

  1. Select Admin> Advanced>Discovery & Monitoring > Discovery. The JOB DETAILS page is displayed.

  2. On the DISCOVERY page, navigate to Job Name and select the Clone from the Actions.

    Note

    This action copies all the configuration from the existing job and binds to the DETAILS page of cloned job.

    • When existing the job is cloned, the logical name of cloned job appears as Copy_” Existing Job Name”.



    Figure: Cloned Job

    Note

    You can modify any existing configurations including the Job Name for the cloned jobs as shown in the screenshot:


    Figure: Configuration of details for cloned job

  3. Click Submit to apply the changes for the cloned job.

    Figure: Submit the cloned job

    Note

    A pop-up box gets displayed with message as shown in the screen shot.

    Figure: Pop-up box

  4. Navigate to SHOW LIST on the ACTIONS panel to display the details of cloned discovery jobs. 

       

        Figure: SHOW LIST - view the cloned job

        The LIST displays the cloned jobs under Job Name.

       

        Figure: List of cloned jobs