Category Dependencies

The following functions can be used to identify references to a Category in Nexthink:

  • Get-NxtCategoryUsageInCampaigns
  • Get-NxtCategoryUsageInMetrics
  • Get-NxtCategoryUsageInScores

Usage Locations

Locations where a Category may be referenced.

Metrics

  • Breakdowns
  • Conditions
  • Output Fields

Scores

  • Scope Query
  • Computation Query
  • Input Field

Campaigns

  • Trigger Query

Investigations

  • Conditions
  • Output Fields

Alerts

  • Conditions
  • Output Fields

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Looking in Metrics

The following explains how to check in Metrics for references to a Category.

  1. Export the MetricTree from the Finder.

  2. Execute the following, specifying the exported MetricTree file and the name of the Category to check for:

    Get-NxtCategoryUsageInMetrics -MetricTreeXMLPath "C:\Temp\metrics.xml" -CategoryName "Hardware type"

This example searches for references to the Category named 'Hardware type' in the exported Metrics. The Category name should not contain any tags, for example "Hardware type/Laptop" would not return any results.

Looking in Scores

The following explains how to check in Scores for references to a Category.

  1. Export the ScoreTree from the Finder.

  2. Execute the following, specifying the exported ScoreTree file and the name of the Category to check for:

    Get-NxtCategoryUsageInScores -ScoreTreeXMLPath "C:\Temp\scores.xml" -CategoryName "Hardware type" -CategoryType Device

This example searches for references to the Device Category named 'Hardware type' in the exported Scores. The Category name should not contain any tags, for example "Hardware type/Laptop" would not return any results.

Looking in Campaigns

The following explains how to check in Campaigns for references to a Category.

  1. Export the PublicationTree from the Finder.

  2. Execute the following, specifying the exported PublicationTree file and the name of the Category to check for:

    Get-NxtCategoryUsageInCampaigns -PublicationTreeXMLPath "C:\Temp\campaigns.xml" -CategoryName "Hardware type"

This example searches for references to the Category named 'Hardware type' in the exported Campaigns. The Category name should not contain any tags, for example "Hardware type/Laptop" would not return any results.

Pending Development

The following dependency checks have not yet been implemented: * Investigations * Alerts