Ten custom fields are available. To use the custom fields, first change the default labels on the fields (Custom Field 1, Custom Field 2 and Custom Field 3) and then associate a custom label with a unit. The custom fields may be displayed in Units View windows using the Customize link. SeeUsing the Customize link in windows on page 24.
To define custom fields:
NOTE:You must have Software Administrator or Appliance Administrator access to define custom fields.
1. Click theUnitstab.
2. ClickCustom Field Labelsin the side navigation bar. The Unit Custom Field Labels window will open. 3. For each custom field, type the 1-64 character name for the first custom field label. The first and second level
custom fields for units will appear under this heading in the side navigation bar; all other custom fields will not appear in the side navigation bar but may be displayed in the content area by clickingCustomizeand adding the field.
4. ClickSave.
The Custom Field Labels name will continue to appear in the side navigation bar until you associate the custom label with a unit.
To associate a custom label with a unit:
1. In a Units View window (seeAccessing Units View windowson page 91), click on a unit. The Unit Overview window will open.
2. ClickPropertiesin the side navigation bar and then clickCustom Fields. The Unit Custom Fields window will open.
3. In the each field, type the 1-64 character name to associate with the corresponding label. You may also leave the field blank.
4. ClickSaveand then clickClose. The Appliance - All window will open. The side navigation bar will include the names of the defined and associated custom fields.
Example: Custom fields
In the following example, a DSView software administrator wants to examine a unit test configuration. The units will be placed in one of two categories: an initial configuration or a final configuration category. The
administrator also wants to identify the unit’s managers. At the present time, the DSView software administrator has one DSR 1021 switch and one EVR 1500 environmental monitor to add to the test configuration category and one generic appliance to add to the final configuration category.
1. First, the DSView software administrator will define the custom fields. a. Click theUnitstab.
b. ClickCustom Field Labelsin the side navigation bar. The Unit Custom Field Labels window will open. c. In Label 1, typeTest Configuration. All first-level custom fields for units will appear under this
heading in the side navigation bar.
d. In Label 2, typeAppliances and target devices. All second-level custom fields for units will appear under this heading in the side navigation bar.
e. In Label 3, typeManager. This custom field will not appear in the side navigation bar, but may be displayed in the content area by using theCustomizelink.
f. ClickSaveto save the changes.
Custom Field Labels will still appear in the side navigation bar because the administrator has not yet defined any custom fields for the units.
2. A DSR 1021 switch has been added to the system, but will need to go into a category named Initial Configuration, since it has not yet been verified for the final configuration. The administrator will associate the DSR 1021 switch managed by John Smith to the custom fields as follows:
a. ClickAppliancesin the side navigation bar. The Appliances - All window will open. b. Click on the DSR 1021 switch. The Unit Overview window will open.
c. ClickPropertiesin the side navigation bar and then clickCustom Fields. The Unit Custom Fields window will open, including the custom field names defined in step 1.
d. In the Test Configuration field, typeInitial Configuration.
e. In the Appliances and target devices field, typeDSR1021 Switches. f. In the Manager field, typeJohn Smith.
g. ClickSaveand then clickClose. The Appliance - All window will open. The side navigation bar will now include Test Configuration instead of Custom Field Labels.
3. The test configuration will also include an EVR1500 environmental monitor that is managed by Mary Jones. The EVR1500 environmental monitor has also not been verified for the final configuration, so the
administrator will include it in the Initial Configuration category.
a. In the Appliances - All window, click on the EVR1500 environmental monitor. The Unit Overview window will open.
b. ClickPropertiesin the side navigation bar and then clickCustom Fields. The Unit Custom Fields window will open, including the custom field names defined in step 1.
c. In the Test Configuration field, typeInitial Configuration.
d. In the Appliances and target devices field, typeEVR1500 Environmental Monitors. e. In the Manager field, typeMary Jones.
f. ClickSaveand then clickClose. The Appliance - All window will open.
Figure 15.1 indicates how the side navigation bar will appear after the example procedure. Clicking on a custom field link displays the units associated with that custom field.
Figure 15.1: Custom Fields Example: Side Navigation Bar
Table 15.2: Custom Fields Example: Side Navigation Bar Descriptions
Number Description
1 System-wide first-level custom field label 2 Unit first-level custom field labels