The Interface Editor Window

The Interface Editor is used to make changes to multiple interfaces on multiple devices . The editor uses configlets to insert the changes. The changes affect the selected Interfaces and the device Global area.

The Interface Editor works in two ways:

Allows you to filter a devices interface's to include only the interfaces that are affected by the Configlet
Allows you to make changes to devices globally, which affects all interfaces on multiple devices

The Interface Editor is accessible:

In all device views . This includes, the default view of Devices, Sites, and Favorites
By right-clicking on a device , and selecting Editor -> Interface from the menu toolbar

To open one or more interfaces in the Interface Editor,

If you are using the Table layout to view devices, select the devices from the table.
In the Editor menu toolbar, click Interface. Or, if you are using the diagram view, select the devices.
Right-click on the last selected device. The right-click menu opens.
Select Editors, then Interfaces. The Interface Editor window opens.

The following components are available in the Interface Editor window.

Application Menu Bar Options

The menu options are:


File	Provides access to Editor tasks
Load Collection	Takes you to the Load Collection window where you can "name" the collection of Interfaces
Save Collection As	Allows you to Save the Collection of pre-defined interfaces to a device
Save	Allows you to save this config
Save To	Allows you to save the Config file as a new file, or as a .txt file
Schedule	Opens the Schedule Job window for scheduling when the Configlet is pushed to the network
Update Devices	Opens the Update Devices widow and allows you to update the Device List, and display the devices as tabs
Cancel	Cancels any changes made to the Configlets,and closes the Interface Editor window


Edit	Menu options for making changes to the Config file
Undo	Allows you to reverse any action completed in the editor window. For example, Typing, Cutting, Pasting or Removing of text.
Redo	Works with the Undo feature. Allows you to "put back" any changes that were completed using the undo feature.
Cut	Allows you to Remove selected portions of text in the editor window
Copy	Allows you to Copy any selected portion of text in the editor window
Paste	Allows you to Paste any portion of text that has been Cut or Copied from within the Configlet file, or from an external source
Select All	Captures the entire configlet file, for Cutting, Copying, or Pasting in another editor, or elsewhere in the current Config file
Find	Opens the Find and Replace feature as seen in the other editors
Go To Line	Allows you to jump to a specific line number in the Configlet file

Devices Column

The navigation pane contains the devices and interfaces that are affected by the configlet push.

Interface Tool bar

Toolbars

The icons located on the segmented toolbars reflect actions that can be completed when using the editor.


Update Device List	Allows you to select or remove devices from the list
Print	Allows you to print the contents of the Config Editor (as shown)
Search	Opens the Find window, allowing you to find and replace details in the config
Cut	Allows you to select details in the content area and Cut text. Cut text can then be copied elsewhere in the content area, or copied into other editor sessions
Copy	Allows you to Copy any selected details, and Copy them elsewhere in the content area, or Copy into other editor sessions
Paste	Used with either the Copy or Cut feature to insert information into the content area of any open editor session
Template	Allows you to insert a saved template
Insert Reference Variable	Allows you to select and insert a Reference Variable
Load	Allows you to load the collection of the Device Interfaces
Save Collection AS	Allows you to Save Collection of the Device Interfaces

Save Collection As

Whatever filters are (previously) applied for the interfaces, a "snapshot" is taken of those selected filters. If you want to use those, and only those filtered criteria, and save yourself time in updating devices and making changes to existing filter options, you can Save those interfaces as a "collection" to use again in the Interface Editor. When you use the Save As feature, you are anticipating that you will use this collection in the future.

Select the Save Collection As icon.
Enter the Name and a Description. You can also select any existing Names to use if applicable.
Click Save after entering or selecting the Name.

Load Collection

Use the Load icon, or from the File option, select Load Collection.

From this section you can load a pre-determined "set" of interfaces (as determined by what is saved). To avoid having to filter devices, or update the devices listed, you can select a device and the device's interfaces.

In the Interface Editor window, click Load.
In the Load Collection window, select a name from the previously Saved Device and interfaces .

Note:
This is where a good Description (in the Save As action) will help in determining the "collection" of what you want to load .
Select Load after making your selection.

Edit Configlet Section

Within each of the sections; Interface and global, you can access the Template and Reference Variables .

Editor Content Area

Contains the content of the Config that is being pushed to the devices listed in the navigation pane.


Buttons	Provides access to editor tasks
Check Duplicate IP	Allows you to check if a Duplicate IP is in existence
Save To	Allows you to save the Config file and the related device to a new workspace, or as a .txt file
Schedule	Opens the Schedule Job window for scheduling when the Config is pushed to the network
Cancel	Cancels any changes made to the Config(s), and then closes the Config Editor window