Working with assistants

Adding assistants

Follow these steps to add an assistant:

  1. Click the Add assistant  button on the toolbar in the Network tree;
  2. Select the assistant type from the menu that appears;
  3. Set a condition if necessary.

You can use any number of assistants simultaneously.
You can add multiple assistants of the same type.
Assistants are saved when TNI is closed.

Managing the added assistants

Newly added assistants appear in a separate area under the toolbar: the Assistant list, which isn’t displayed when empty. The Assistant list can be collapsed or expanded at any time by clicking its title bar.

This is what the expanded list looks like:

Each added assistant has several controls:

  • The Indicator toggle:
    This enables or disables the corresponding icon on the right of each network node. Hovering the mouse cursor over an icon reveals a tooltip with additional info.
  • The Filter toggle:
    When enabled, all assets that don’t meet the assistant’s condition are hidden.
  • The Remove assistant button.

When the assistant list is collapsed, its header displays the total number of assistants currently active as Indicators or Filters.

If you cannot find an asset that exists in Storage, ensure it hasn’t been filtered out by an active assistant.

By default, assistants are added as Indicators. The Filter and Indicator toggles can both be enabled at the same time. If both toggles are turned off, the assistant is disabled and will not affect the items in the Network tree. For example, the illustration above shows that the Alerts assistant is disabled, while the Online status assistant has both toggles enabled.

To edit an existing assistant (rather than removing and re-adding it), double-click its title. Once you finish editing, click Apply.
Here is an example of what editing the Installed RAM assistant looks like:

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