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Creating and Modifying Profiles

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The DTS Profile Selection screen for PC-based management (Figure 7-1 “DTS Profile Selection Screen”) lists the profiles available in your configuration file. (To reach this screen, press the [Go to Profiles] key at the Host Configuration screen or the Card Configuration screen.) From this Profile Selection screen, you may review, add, delete, or modify profiles. (Screen varies slightly for host-based management.)

Figure 7-1 DTS Profile Selection Screen

DTS Profile Selection Screen
  1. To review, add, delete, rename, or modify a profile, go to the Profile Selection screen.

  2. Enter the profile name in the profile name field.

  3. If you are deleting a profile, press the [Delete Profile] key. You must press the key again to confirm the deletion. You are done. Exit this screen by pressing the [Prior Screen] key.

  4. If you are renaming a profile, enter the new profile name in the New name field and press [Rename Profile]. You are done. Exit this screen by pressing the [Prior Screen] key.

  5. If you are adding a profile, enter the profile type in the Type field. For host-based configuration files the valid profile types are: terminal, printer, padterm, padprint, host. Press the [Add Profile] key. Proceed to step 7 below. For pc-based configuration files the valid types are: terminal, printer.

  6. If you are modifying or reviewing a profile, press the [Modify Profile] key. Proceed to the next step below.

  7. The appropriate profile screen will be displayed, showing the settings of the specified profile.

    Examples of Terminal Profile screen, Printer Profile screen, PAD Terminal Profile screen, PAD Printer Profile screen, and host port profile screen are shown later in this chapter.

  8. Review the profile settings. Use the [Tab] key to move around the fields in the screen. Make changes as needed by typing over the current values.

  9. If you want to save the changes, press the [Save Data] key.

  10. To return to the Profile Selection screen, press the [Prior Screen] key.

  11. To exit the Profile Selection screen, press the [Prior Screen] key again.

    Fields

    Profile name

    The name of the profile to be reviewed, added, modified, deleted, or renamed.

    Type

    Required only if adding a new profile. Specifies whether the profile is to be a terminal, printer, PAD terminal, PAD printer, or host port profile. UPSs use a terminal type of profile.

    New name

    The new name for the profile. Required only when renaming a profile.

    Defined DTS Profiles

    Display only. Lists the name and type of existing profiles. If more than 15 profiles exist, they are listed on additional pages of this screen. Use the [Next Page] key to move forward on the pages and the [Prev Page] key to move back on the pages of the screen.

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