[ZBXNEXT-4843] Add grouping option to maps Created: 2018 Nov 02  Updated: 2018 Nov 02

Status: Open
Project: ZABBIX FEATURE REQUESTS
Component/s: Frontend (F)
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None

Type: New Feature Request Priority: Minor
Reporter: Ben Hanson Assignee: Valdis Murzins
Resolution: Unresolved Votes: 0
Labels: frontend, maps, usability
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
Time Spent: Not Specified
Original Estimate: Not Specified


 Description   

We are using zabbix maps extensively, both for traditional monitoring and to augment documentation.  For example, rather than having a static document explaining a process, whereby one or more servers, databases, applications interact to achieve an outcome, we are using zabbix to map those processes such that some elements can have live status info.

As a result, our list of maps is growing to the point of being unwieldy.  We've just started and we have 72 maps.  Maps consist of Site/Subnet maps, Application maps, Equipment overview maps(UPS/Physical Server/Wireless Topology) and global overview maps.

It would be helpful to have some sort of filtering grouping mechanism.  This would either be a dedicated "Map Group", or could possibly be served just as well by tying into the host group framework.



 Comments   
Comment by richlv [ 2018 Nov 02 ]

If you are not using it yet, maybe https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/4.0/manual/web_interface/frontend_sections/monitoring/dashboard/widgets#map_navigation_tree can help a bit (but it could have performance issues in larger environments).

Comment by Ben Hanson [ 2018 Nov 02 ]

I just discovered this yesterday, and while it is a nice feature(that I still need to explore), on my 3.4.12 install the links to the maps doesn't work.  (I'm assuming the apparent hyperlink in the nav tree should go to the associated map.). It also doesn't change actually navigating maps to edit/update them. 

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