Table Of Contents

Preface

Preface

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This manual describes the Cisco Active Network Abstraction (Cisco ANA) 3.6 SP3 customization suite and provides instructions for using them.

This manual consists of the following parts:

•Part 1 Overview

•Part 2 Customizing Network Element Information Using the Soft Properties Manager

•Part 3 Using the Workflow Editor to Create Task Workflows

•Part 4 Managing and Deploying Configuration Changes Using the Command Builder

•Part 5 Working with BQL

Soft Properties Manager

Audience

This is intended for use by integrators and any other users who want to manage the soft properties and TCA alarms that are executed within the Cisco Active Network Abstraction (ANA) platform.

Preliminary Knowledge Required for Using This Guide

The user of the Soft Properties Manager is required to have the following preliminary knowledge before using this tool:

Subject	Description
Networking, device properties	Knowledge of device property retrieval using Telnet/SSH or a SNMP MIB browser.
Data manipulation	Ability to write regular expressions and parse raw strings using basic parsing tools.
Cisco IMO Types	Understanding of the Cisco ANA information model in order to know where to locate/edit the soft property.

Command Builder

Audience

This is intended for use by programmers who want to write command scripts that are executed within the Cisco ANA activation framework.

Workflow Editor

Audience

This is intended for use by a system administrator.

BQL

Audience

This is intended for use by system architects and programmers who wish to access ANA and integrate it with northbound OSS applications. The document assumes the reader is familiar with XML and with application programming.

Additional Information

This part should be accompanied by the IMO reference manual and/or IMO reference browser for detailed IMO reference.

Related Documentation

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Note We sometimes update the documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.

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describes the additional documentation that is available.

Table 1 Related Documentation 

Document Title	On Cisco.com at:
Cisco Active Network Abstraction Release Notes	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/prod_release_notes_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction Documentation Guide	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/products_documentation_roadmaps_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction Installation Guide	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/prod_installation_guides_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction NetworkVision User Guide	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/products_user_guide_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction EventVision User Guide	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/products_user_guide_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction Managing MPLS User Guide	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/products_user_guide_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction Fault Management Guide	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/products_user_guide_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction Technology Support and Information Model Reference Manual Guide	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/products_user_guide_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction Virtual Network Element Reference Guide	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/products_user_guide_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction Administrator Guide	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction Error Messages	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction Shell User Guide	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html
Cisco Active Network Abstraction High Availability User Guide	http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6776/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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