Yes, I think this would work and in fact was going to suggest something 
like another organizer named /RRDTemplates similar to /Groups, where 
one device (or device subtree) could belong to more than one group.




On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 11:05:22PM -0500, Erik A. Dahl wrote:
> David,
> 
> Yes I have been thinking about the multiple inheritance problem a  
> fair amount.  The problem with it is that its difficult to understand  
> and control.  What I'm thinking of now is a "mix-in" strategy where  
> you can apply more then one template to a device.  So you could  
> create a template at any level and mix it into the default template  
> as needed.  I think this would solve your problem?
> 
> Also in the next release I want to make the inheritance of templates  
> more real so that a high level template that defines sysUpTime will  
> automatically propagate down the tree (instead of having to copy the  
> template as you do now.



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