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Adding a TDEF to HP SIM

After you create a custom TDEF, to function, you must add it into HP SIM. Add a TDEF to HP SIM
using the mxtool -a command, as described in the following procedures:

Procedure 14 Adding a TDEF to HP SIM

1.

At a terminal or command line prompt, type mxtool -a -f <file pathname> .

NOTE:

For more information about mxtool command parameters, see

“mxtool command

parameters” (page 203)

.

2.

To use the web launch tool previously created, type:

mxtool -a -f /tools/webjetadmin.xml

A successful TDEF addition results in a dialog box displaying the following

Successfully parsed tool file

Successfully added tool named "WebJetAdmin"

Successfully added 1 tool

Removing a TDEF from HP SIM

Removing a TDEF from HP SIM requires using the option -r when running the mxtools command.

Removing a tool is not OS specific and can be run from and terminal or command prompt.

To remove a TDEF from HP SIM, use the mxtool -r command as in the following example:

Procedure 15 Removing a TDEF from HP SIM

1.

mxtool -r -f /tools/webjetadmin.xml

2.

A successful TDEF removal will result in the dialog box displaying the following:

Successfully parsed tool file

Successfully removed tool named "WebJetAdmin"

Successfully removed 1 tool

NOTE:

If a task or task results are tied to a tool, by default the tool cannot be removed. The -x

force

option is used in this case.

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