Exporting topology maps to Visio

You can export the WhatsConnected network data to Microsoft Visio 2003 or 2007 where you can further view and edit the network map. The following information describes the steps to export your topology maps to Visio from WhatsConnected or WhatsUp Gold.

To export a topology map to Microsoft Visio from WhatsConnected:

  1. From the main menu of the WhatsConnected console, click View > Topology Maps. The Topology Maps tree appears.
  2. Select the topology map, in the topology tree view, that you want to export.
  3. Right-click in the topology map area. The right-click menu appears.
  4. Click Export To. The right-click menu appears.
  5. Click Visio. The Visio Export dialog appears.

    Tip: You can also select the topology map you want to export, then from the shortcut menu of the WhatsConnected console, click Visio export shortcut icon (Export topology to Microsoft Visio icon). The Visio Export dialog appears.

  6. Enter the appropriate information in the following fields:
    • Document Dimensions
      • Sheet(s) across. Defines the width of the document.
      • Sheet(s) down. Defines the height of the document.
    • Include in export
      • Custom Properties. Each shape on the Visio document can be populated with custom properties. Select this option to indicate that you want custom properties placed on the Visio shape.

        Note: Custom properties include: IP address, MAC address, Host name, NetBIOS name, NetBIOS domain, System name, System description, System OID, System contact, System up-time, Vendor, Model, Serial Number, Hardware revision, Firmware revision, and Software revision.

      • Link Labels. Select this option to indicate that labels should be placed on the Visio links that attach devices to one another. In most cases, this represents the interface names that connect the devices.
      • Multi-Link Labels. Select this option to indicate that a multi-link label should be displayed in the Visio document. Multi-link labels are used when multiple ports/interfaces connect two devices (i.e. LAG ports).

        Note: The shapes that are used in the Visio document are based on the shapes that are shown in the topology view. You may change these shapes in the Application Settings dialog.

  7. Click OK. The topology map is exported to a Visio document.

To export a topology map to Microsoft Visio from WhatsUp Gold:

  1. From the WhatsUp Gold console, right-click a device in a Map View tab that you want to export to Visio. The right-click menu appears.
  2. Click Export Topology To Visio. The Export Topology to Visio dialog appears.
  3. Select a Device Group/Map View that you want to export to Visio, then click Export.
  4. Enter the appropriate information:
    • Export Shapes. Select the type of shapes to use in the Topology Maps. You can select from these choices:
      • WhatsUp. The topology maps use the basic functional shapes from WhatsUp Gold to draw a device on the topology maps.
      • Cisco. The topology maps use the standard Cisco icons/images for each functional collection (Router, Switch, etc) to represent a device.
      • Visio. The topology maps use the standard Visio icons/images for each functional collection (Router, Switch, etc) to represent a device.
    • Document Dimensions
      • Sheet(s) across. Defines the width of the document.
      • Sheet(s) down. Defines the height of the document.
    • Include in export
      • Custom Properties. Each shape on the Visio document can be populated with custom properties. Select this option to indicate that you want custom properties placed on the Visio shape.

        Note: Custom properties include: IP address, MAC address, Host name, NetBIOS name, NetBIOS domain, System name, System description, System OID, System contact, System up-time, Vendor, Model, Serial Number, Hardware revision, Firmware revision, and Software revision.

      • Link Labels. Select this option to indicate that labels should be placed on the Visio links that attach devices to one another. In most cases, this represents the interface names that connect the devices.
      • Multi-Link Labels. Select this option to indicate that a multi-link label should be displayed in the Visio document. Multi-link labels are used when multiple ports/interfaces connect two devices (i.e. LAG ports).

        Note: The shapes that are used in the Visio document are based on the shapes that are shown in the topology view. You may change these shapes in the Application Settings dialog.

  5. Click OK. The topology map is exported to a Visio document.