use of Custom Variable/macro i Actions component

[mkeil77]

Hi,

i was wondering if there is any possibility to use the macros _HOSTxxx ore _SERVICExxx
in the Actions Component in regards to an URL?

sample below

Action Type: URL
URL / Command: teamviewer8://remotecontrol?connectcc=%_HOSTTVID%
Target: _blank
Action Text: Teamviewer

but it seams that %_HOSTTVID% is not getting replaced by the value of the _TVID variable of the host.

[jdalrymple]

I'm not sure I understand how you're expecting the _TVID to suppliment the _HOSTXXXX bit.

These macros are immutable, you cannot macro in a macro so to speak. Is that what you're trying to do?

[mkeil77]

Hi,

my understanding was, and maybe i'm totally wrong here, that if i setup a variable _TVID for one host in:
'Misc Settings' -> 'Manage Variable Definitions' that i would be able to use it later with the macro _HOSTxxx, or in this case _HOSTTVID
The question then is if the same could be used in the Actions Component for an URL.

if not would there be any other option? i already tried to use the action_url in the'Misc Settings' but that would be only available in Nagios core.

I'm not sure I understand how you're expecting the _TVID to suppliment the _HOSTXXXX bit.

These macros are immutable, you cannot macro in a macro so to speak. Is that what you're trying to do?

[jdalrymple]

Sorry, I misunderstood and you are right about how custom macros work. Unfortunately custom macros aren't part of the available list for the command/URL field of the actions component. Reference the bottom of this document for what is available:

http://assets.nagios.com/downloads/nagi ... ponent.pdf

[mkeil77]

thats what i was afraid of. do you see any other possibility to achieve this.
I was already searching of a possibility to get the action_url icon back in Nagios XI but it seems to be only available in Nagios Core, and switching to it every time seems not to be the solution.

[abrist]

Alright, this is round about, but may work. You could perform a query to the json api to fetch/parse the custom variables and then use them in your custom actions script. Take a go through the json query generator at:
http://<server ip>/nagios/jsonquery.html

[mkeil77]

Hi Abrist,

thanks for the tip. will look into this and see if i can get it to work that way

Alright, this is round about, but may work. You could perform a query to the json api to fetch/parse the custom variables and then use them in your custom actions script. Take a go through the json query generator at:
http://<server ip>/nagios/jsonquery.html

[lmiltchev]

thanks for the tip. will look into this and see if i can get it to work that way

Do you want us to keep this topic open?

[mkeil77]

you can close it, thanks.

thanks for the tip. will look into this and see if i can get it to work that way

Do you want us to keep this topic open?