Set Up Direction Aliases

Direction Alias Overview

All metrics collected by Cisco Provider Connectivity Assurance (formerly Skylight performance analytics) have a directional attribute associated to them. These directional attributes have the following default labels.

Administrators can set up new global direction aliases that will appear instead of the default direction names. For example, instead of showing SD as the direction for the datatype ETH-DM, you can show Far End in an analysis, dashboard, and inventory.

Different aliases can be created for the same direction (SD, DS, RT, and NON) per object type.

Add or Edit Direction Aliases

Add or edit direction aliases by using the Direction aliasing modal.

► To add or edit direction aliases:

1. Go to Settings ► Ingestion.
2. Click Direction aliases. The Directions aliasing modal displays.
3. To add an alias, click + Add aliases for the applicable direction.
4. Complete these parameters:
   • Name : Enter the alias name.
   • Applies to : Click the pencil icon and then select the object types to which the alias applies.
     

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     Tip: The All available (n) option indicates the count of object types to which no alias currently applies. Select this option to apply the alias to all object types that do not have an alias.

     CAUTION: If you select an object type that already has an alias applied, that object type will be removed from the original alias and assigned to use this alias.

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5. Click the ✓ icon to save the changes and close the modal.

Remove a Direction Alias

When you remove a direction alias, the default direction name displays on different parts of Cisco Provider Connectivity Assurance.

► To remove a direction alias:

1. Go to Settings ► Ingestion.
2. Click Direction aliases. The Directions aliasing modal displays.
3. Click ... for the applicable alias, then click Remove alias.