Batch Renaming

Working with systems of large channel counts may require you to rename large selections of channels, routes, route groups, and so on. NI Switch Executive offers a method for renaming large NI Switch Executive virtual device objects with a sequential naming scheme. For example, you can select a large number of objects and rename them Object_X.

Complete the following steps to rename a set of objects:

1. Launch NI MAX with NI Switch Executive.
2. Expand Devices and Interfaces»NI Switch Executive Virtual Devices.
3. Select the NI Switch Executive virtual device to modify.
4. Click the extended configuration tab that contains the objects you want to rename.
5. Select the objects you want to rename. You can hold down <Shift> or <Ctrl> and click to select multiple objects.
6. Click on the NI Switch Executive taskbar. If this button is not visible, click to expand the taskbar. The Batch Rename dialog box opens.
7. Use and to order the objects in the Items to Rename listbox. NI Switch Executive renames objects sequentially based on their order in this list.

   Note  The initial order of the objects in the Items to Rename listbox reflects the order in which the objects were selected.

8. Type a base name for the objects in the Base Name textbox. NI Switch Executive uses this name as the prefix for all the selected objects.
9. Type a number in the Start Index textbox. NI Switch Executive appends this number to the name of the first object in the Items to Rename listbox. For each object thereafter, NI Switch Executive increments the number by one and appends it to the name.
10. Click Okay. NI Switch Executive batch renames the objects based on the values you entered in the Base Name and Start Index textboxes. For example, with a base name of Object and a start index of 1, NI Switch Executive renames the objects Object1, Object2, Object3, and so on.
11. Click on the NI Switch Executive taskbar to save the changes.