I wonder why when one goes into edit mode, nearly all parameters can be changed except the test method. Why is this?
I had a ping test which I wanted to convert to a HTTP test. The only way to do this is to delete the test and recreate a new one from scratch. Not very efficient though!
Changing the test method
Convert is maybe not the right word to use. I just want to select another test. I assumed that the "test method" is an attribute of a test, just like the alert profile, the test interval etc. When editing an existing test, I can modify all these parameters, why can I not select another test than the one I originally selected? Sorry, but this does not appear logical to me??
Walter
Walter
That is exactly the point. It is a question of design. I am sure you could have made the test method a property of the test. The test itself would be nothing else than a container for properties such as test method, alert pattern, interval, name, etc. This approach would avoid one to have to delete an entire test and recreate it just because one wants to carry out a different test.
This can definitely be a big help when creating multiple tests for a specific host. The ability to copy a test, then just change the test type and adjust a couple of parameters is much easier than having to set dependencies, time, schedule, alerting, and logging for each test.
I do appreciate that you can select multiple tests and modify the common parameters (such as those listed above) as a group.
Whether or not it gets implemented, this is just a wish list. We all appreciate your responsiveness to the high demands we put on you, and are very much looking forward to v4.
Thanks.
I do appreciate that you can select multiple tests and modify the common parameters (such as those listed above) as a group.
Whether or not it gets implemented, this is just a wish list. We all appreciate your responsiveness to the high demands we put on you, and are very much looking forward to v4.
Thanks.
