Create and Assign Range/Single Number function

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The Create and Assign Range/Single Number function enables you to create the inventory number records for a number range when you process the network inventory workflow.

Overview You use the Create and Assign Range/Single Number function to create the inventory number records between the input start and end numbers. This function also creates the corresponding number elements.

You can use this function as a Flow Designer action in the Telecommunications Network Inventory workflow.

Roles and availability An admin role can add an action to a flow and define the configuration details of the flow. This function is available as a Flow Designer action in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application so that you can perform inventory-related data operations.

Input fields The following table lists the input fields in the Allocate Free Number action and their descriptions.

Table 1. Input fields of Create and Assign Range/Single Number function Field Name Description Type Required? Owned By Configuration Item Inventory number record that you need the free number for. Reference.Configuration Item Yes Start Start number of the inventory number record. Integer Yes End End number of the inventory number record. You must provide the value when it’s a range. Integer No Name Name of the inventory number record that you want to create. String Yes Number Type Type of network connection that you need the free numbers for. Select one of the following: VLAN Range Range of VLAN numbers. VLAN Subrange Subset or a range of VLAN numbers within the overall VLAN range. VLAN Single VLAN number record LAG Range Range of LAG numbers. LAG Single LAG number record Choice Yes Parent Number Parent number record. If you don't select the parent number record, the function returns only an inventory number record for the start number. Reference.Inventory Number record No

To learn more about the variable data types, see Flow Designer input and output data variables .

Output The following table lists the information about the function output.

Table 2. Output of function Name Description Type Inventory Number Returns the inventory number record. Record

Example Consider, a VLAN has 1–4096 as range and 1–1000, 1001–2500, and 2510–4096 are the subranges. If you give the start number as 2501 and the end number as 2502, the function creates a number range of 2501-2502 and returns the inventory number record.

Parent Topic: Telecommunications Network Inventory function catalog

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