RFC: Host/Service Display Name

[Ethan Galstad]

A common request in the past has been to add a new field to host and 
service definitions that overrides the host_name/service_description 
fields for display purposes in the web interface.

I am considering adding a 'display_name' (or similiarly named) 
variable to host and service definitions to allow for this in Nagios 
3.x.  This would also allow you to change the "name" of the 
host/service that is viewable for customers/staff, while leaving the 
underlying host_name/service_description the same for reporting 
purposes.

Of course, corresponding $HOSTDISPLAYNAME$ and $SERVICEDISPLAYNAME$ 
macros will be added as well, to allow you to use the new names in 
notification scripts, etc.

What are the general thoughts on this?  Is there a better name than 
'display name' that should be used?



Ethan Galstad,
Nagios Developer
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Email: nagios at nagios.org
Website: http://www.nagios.org



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