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Dynamic Views ​

New in Thruk 2.14

Dynamic Views let you change the columns and layout of host and service lists.

There are 3 ways to change the columns:

  • On the fly with the edit button (resets when you leave the page)
  • By setting a default view for your user in the edit menu above
  • By setting a default view in the main config file (thruk_local.conf)

Dymamic Views

Change columns on the fly ​

To change columns temporarily, open the edit menu shown above. When you leave the page, the columns return to their defaults.

Set default view for own user ​

To save the column layout for your account, click "use as my default ... columns" in the edit menu. Thruk uses the saved layout whenever you open a host or service list. You can save separate layouts for host lists and service lists.

Set default view from main config file ​

Use default_host_columns and default_service_columns to set default views for your users. Each option takes a comma-separated list that defines which columns appear and their order.

ex.:

default_host_columns = name,state,last_check,duration,plugin_output

See available columns for supported column names.

This example sets a reduced view for the contact_group managers and adds a comments column.

ex.:

<Group managers>
  default_host_columns = name,state,comments
  default_service_columns = host_name,description,state,duration,comments
</Group>

Available columns ​

Available columns for hosts are:

  • name
  • state
  • last_check
  • duration
  • plugin_output
  • peer_name
  • current_attempt
  • address
  • check_command
  • check_interval
  • check_period
  • contacts
  • comments
  • event_handler
  • execution_time
  • groups
  • latency
  • next_check
  • notification_period
  • percent_state_change

Available columns for services are:

  • host_name
  • description
  • state
  • last_check
  • duration
  • current_attempt
  • plugin_output
  • peer_name
  • host_address
  • host_groups
  • check_command
  • check_interval
  • check_period
  • contacts
  • comments
  • event_handler
  • execution_time
  • groups
  • latency
  • next_check
  • notification_period
  • percent_state_change

Available columns for overview are:

  • name
  • alias
  • address
  • state
  • services
  • actions

Adding custom variables ​

You can display custom variables in separate columns. Thruk automatically adds all variables listed in show_custom_vars to the available columns.

Add each custom variable explicitly to show_custom_vars or expose_custom_vars. The wildcard * is not enough.

ex.:

default_host_columns = name,state,cust_LOCATION:Location
show_custom_vars = _LOCATION

Rename Columns ​

To rename a column header, double-click its text or change the configuration. In the configuration, add a colon followed by the new name.

ex.:

default_host_columns = name,state:Host Status,comments