Feature Request: Bulk Import with Notification Disabled

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vAJ
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Feature Request: Bulk Import with Notification Disabled

Post by vAJ »

What's the best way to submit feature requests?

One I have for the Bulk Import Wizard: The ability to place newly imported/cloned hosts/services in a disabled notification mode during the import/clone process.

Many times I go to import a large number of hosts to find that there's something preventing a check from being successful. It would be great to "stage" new imports and verify that everything is in a working state before turning on notifications.

I'm assuming (haven't tested yet), that I could disable notifications on my source host before cloning and the new systems would assume that same configuration. Alas, having the feature in the wizard would be even better.

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Re: Feature Request: Bulk Import with Notification Disabled

Post by slansing »

This does seem like a nice feature to add right into the process, alternatively you could import a chunk at a time, and then disable their notifications with the bulk modifications tool in:

Configure > Core Config Manager > Tools > Bulk Modifications > Change a single config option

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Re: Feature Request: Bulk Import with Notification Disabled

Post by lmiltchev »

I'm assuming (haven't tested yet), that I could disable notifications on my source host before cloning and the new systems would assume that same configuration.
Yes, you can disable notifications on the host that you use as a "template". The new hosts will inherit these settings. After you verify that everything works fine, you can use the Bulk Modifications Tool to enable notifications on the new hosts/services in bulk.
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