Visara Master Console Center Scripting Guide - Manual (Page 26)

Chapter 2 Advanced Topics
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Object ID
The Object ID is an integer value generated by the GCL scripting
language to refer to an object. An object ID is unique to each object
within individual scripts.
Advantages to implementing object IDs:
ƒ Speeds execution time.
ƒ Reduces script maintenance issues.
ƒ Eases implementation.
Note: Do not pass an ObjectID to different scripts as an
argument. Rather, pass the object name, which is
guaranteed to be unique across scripts. Generally, the
MCC system assigns each script a different Object ID.
Object Field
Object fields exist for each object. Refer to the configuration management
chapter of the Administration Guide for configuration information. There
is only one intrinsic field, called ‘Taskname’. It is always the left-most
field displayed in the Task List (Taskman). Users can define their own
additional fields and/or use some of the default MCC fields.
Refer to the OBJ family of GCL commands in Chapter 5 Script
Commands for information on utilizing object fields. (Those commands
beginning with “OBJ”.)