Nice to see you back James.

Yes I could do that but I did not want to madify some long rule that
contains many nodes.  I just wanted to add some to it.
I did read the man pages and it states you can MODIFY a rule.  MODIFY
doesn't mean REPLACE.

Thanks for the help.

James Shanks wrote:
>
> Jeff -
>
> Haven't  you just have answered your own question?
>
> You can dump the rule (nvUtil g), modify it , and then replace it (nvUtil r).
>
> All the options are on the nvUtil man page (which was added by APAR in 5.1.1 I
> think).   What you see there is what you get.
>
> James Shanks
> Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
>
> * PS: Yes, I am back.   Thanks to everyone for being so understanding.
>
> Jeff Fitzwater <jfitz AT PRINCETON DOT EDU> on 11/10/99 10:32:35 AM
>
> Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
>       <NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU>
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> To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
> cc:    (bcc: James Shanks/Tivoli Systems)
> Subject:  nvUtil How can I add to existing collection?
>
> Netview 5.1.2 on Solaris 2.6
>
> I want to add a rule to existing collection (Selection Name) via command
> line.
> The collection rule is (('Selection Name' ~ 'node1') || ('Selection
> Name' ~ 'node2'))
>
> It must be done by command line.
>
> Can I use...
>
> nvUtil r 'jftest" "('Selection Name' ~ 'node3')"
>
> The above just replaced the rule not add to it.
> Is ther a way to add to the existing rule?
>
> I have tried many combinations but none work.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Jeff Fitzwater
> CIT Systems & Networking
> Princeton University