Developing a vendor adapter
A vendor device adapter is the simplest type of adapter. It does no more than defining a vendor name, which you can use later as a parent to device type adapters. That is, a vendor is used as a container for organizing device types. It is used in the GUI when selecting a device type; where you first select a vendor, and then you can choose device types within the vendor. This topic describes the XML template for a vendor adapter. Create a new vendor when you need to add a new device type for an equipment manufacturer that is not already present in the system.
This topic discusses the XML template for developing a vendor adapter. See the Device adapter development process for the tasks that you are required to perform for developing an adapter.
Use this template for the XML for a vendor adapter:
<deviceTypeMap>
<vendors>
<vendor>
<guid>xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx</guid>
<name>display name</name>
</vendor>
</vendors>
</deviceTypeMap>
The legal XML elements in a vendor adapter are:
Tag | Description |
|---|---|
<guid> | (Required) A globally unique ID (GUID) Run the create_guid.sh or create_guid.bat script in the BCAN_HOME\tools directory to generate a new GUID for use here. |
<name> | (Required) Name of the vendor, up to 255 characters in length This name appears on the GUI and must be unique across all vendors. |