Customizing different aspects of network elements

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Customizing network element names

You can customize the display of network element names through the following CSS properties:

label

labelVisible

labelFont

labelForeground

labelBackground

labelPosition

labelAntialiasing

labelSpacing

labelWrappingMode

labelWrappingWidth

labelWrappingHeight

labelMargin

labelAlignment

labelBorderColor

labelDirection

lineSpacing

minLabelZoom

maxLabelZoom

labelScaleFactor

Refer to Customizing the label of a business object for details on these properties and how to use them.

Customizing network element shortcuts

The shortcut representation is displayed according to the business object CSS configuration. The following properties can be used to customize the shortcut representation.

CSS properties for group shortcuts
Property Name	Type	Default Value	Description
shortcutIcon	Image	ilt_shortcut.png for the standard representation ilt_dangling_shortcut.png for the dangling representation	Defines the icon to be used in the shortcut representation.
shortcutIconVisible	boolean	true	Defines whether the shortcut icon is displayed or not.

The result is shown in the following images.

Standard shortcuts

Dangling shortcuts

Customizing partial network elements

The partial representation is displayed according to the business object CSS configuration. The following properties can be used to customize the partial representation:

partialIcon: This property defines the icon that is used in the partial representation. By default, the image ilt_partial.png available in the distribution is used.

partialIconVisible: This property defines whether the partial icon is displayed or not.

The result is shown in the following images:

Partial network elements expanded and collapsed

Customizing network element states and alarms

Refer to Customizing object and alarm states of predefined business objects for information on how to customize the network element representation when it contains states and alarms. The information that you will find in that section is valid for all IltObject classes.

Customizing network element tooltips

You can customize the display of network element tooltips through the following CSS properties:

toolTipGraphic

toolTipText

Refer to Changing the font of all labels for details on these properties and how to use them.

Adding new decorations to network elements

You can add new decorations to the predefined business objects representation.

For details, refer to How to add new decorations to network and equipment nodes.