Bulk actions in CCMS Web

When you select an object in IXIA CCMS Web, the Bulk Actions basket saves your selection to the basket for taking a given action.

You can select actions on the ribbon or basket to simultaneously take that action on all the objects in your Bulk Actions basket.

  • Check out or check in all the objects in the basket

  • Change all the objects in the basket to have a specific status

  • Assign all the objects in the basket to another user or to yourself

  • Add all selected objects to a list, such as your worklist or favorites

  • Localize all the selected objects

Note: For details see Bulk add objects to the Favorites side panel and Content localization.

Sometimes, the action cannot be performed on all the objects in your basket. In such an instance, CCMS Web processes the objects that it can and skips the rest, then notifies you of the status of the objects.

You can view the number of objects in the ribbon and basket, and the State column in the Bulk Actions basket indicates if the software can either process or must skip the action for that object.

Object selection

Every object in CCMS Web has a checkbox near its title, so you can select multiple objects to add them to your Bulk Actions basket.

The Bulk Actions ribbon

When you select multiple objects, the Bulk Actions basket appears as a ribbon at the bottom of your screen.

Figure: Bulk Actions Ribbon
Bulk Actions Ribbon

Once you complete your selection, choose an action from the dropdown menu in the ribbon to run on the identified objects from the ribbon. Click on the ribbon to expand the Bulk Actions basket if you need to review what's in the basket.

The Bulk Actions basket

The Bulk Actions basket shows all the objects you have selected and information about each object. The information appears in a configurable dynamic grid.

Figure: Bulk Actions Basket
Bulk Actions Basket

You can also take actions on individual objects in your basket.

Note: The bulk actions basket stays collapsed until you expand it and also stays open until you click Clear or successfully complete at least one action on all items in the basket.

Dependencies during a bulk action

When you use a bulk action, the software only processes objects in the basket. Any dependencies of these objects are not processed, so some dependencies might prevent action completion for some objects.

For example, if you move a map in your basket to Done status, the topics in the map do not change to Done status. This prevents the map from changing to Done status because the topics need to change status first.

Note: In such an instance, move the objects in your basket one at a time. All the dependencies of the map automatically move when you move them individually.

Issues with actions on multiple objects

The ribbon turns green if CCMS Web processed all the objects, excluding those it skipped. The ribbon turns red if CCMS Web could not process all the objects.

For unprocessed objects, expand the red ribbon by clicking it. denotes all unprocessed objects and a message below it explains why it remains unprocessed.