Folder
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Operations Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Operations Manager
Represents a folder to be displayed in the Operations console.
Schema Hierarchy
ManagementPack
Presentation
Folders
Folder
Syntax
<Folder ID="FolderID" Accessibility="Public/Private" ParentFolder="ParentFolderID"></Folder>
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and the parent element of the Folder element.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
ID |
Required attribute. Represents the identity of the element. To learn how to identify your element in a management pack, see Element Identity and Namespace Conventions. |
Accessibility |
Required attribute. Defines the visibility of the view type definition. |
ParentFolder |
Required attribute. Represents the ID of the folder that is to be the parent of this folder. The parent folder can be defined either in the management pack that defines this folder or in an external management pack. |
Accessibility Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
Public |
Indicates that the folder element is visible to external management packs so that external child folders can be added to it. |
Internal |
Indicates that the folder element is not visible to external management packs so that external child folders cannot be added to it. |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
Contains all folder definitions to be displayed in the Operations console. |
Remarks
Folder elements are defined to contain one or more Views elements that have been defined in your management pack. Views cannot be displayed without first being contained by a folder. To contain a view inside a folder, you must define a FolderItem element without your management pack.
A display string for each folder should be defined in the display string section of the management pack for at least one language. For more information, see DisplayStrings.
Example
The following XML sample illustrates how to associate a View element with a Folder element.
<View ID="System.Views.InventoryView" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="System!System.Computer" TypeID="SC!Microsoft.SystemCenter.InventoryViewType" Visible="true">
<Category>Operations</Category>
</View>
…
<Folder ID="System.Views.ViewFolder.Root" Accessibility="Public" ParentFolder="SC!Microsoft.SystemCenter.Monitoring.ViewFolder.Root" />
…
<FolderItem ElementID="System.Views.InventoryView" Folder="System.Views.ViewFolder.Root" />