Creating a Virtual Asset Type
Pre-requisites:
To create a new virtual asset type through the CentraSite Command Line Interface, you must have the CentraSite Administrator role.
The new virtual asset type will be created with the following type options:
Visible in Asset Browse
Visible in Search
Inherit Base Type Profiles
Inherit Base Type Policies
Inherit Base Type LCM
CentraSite provides a Java tool named AssetTypeManager.jar for this purpose.
To create a virtual asset type
Run the Java tool AssetTypeManager.jar. The syntax is of the format: C:\SoftwareAG\CentraSite\utilities>CentraSiteToolbox.cmd AssetTypeManager.jar <CentraSite URL> <admin user id> <password> create <virtual type name> <base type name>
The input parameters are:
Parameter | Description |
CentraSite URL | The URL of the CentraSite registry. For example, http://localhost:53307/CentraSite/CentraSite. |
admin user id | The user ID of a registered CentraSite user who has the CentraSite Administrator role. For example, Administrator. |
password | The password for the CentraSite user identified by the parameter admin user id. |
virtual type name | Name of the new virtual asset type you want to create. |
base type name | The fully qualified name of the existing base asset type. |
Example (all in one line):
C:\SoftwareAG\CentraSite\utilities>CentraSiteToolbox.cmd AssetTypeManager.jar http://localhost:53307/CentraSite/CentraSite Administrator manage create MyVirtualRESTService RESTService