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Using Custom Fields

May 9, 2024

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Custom fields allow you to add structured information to your resources, which can help you find and manage them more effectively.

For example, you might identify all hosts with their physical location. Alternatively, you might label the cost center and applications running on all of your VMs. You simply add a custom field to a server, VM, or any other resource in the pool, then give it a value. You can then use custom field values when building search queries.

Custom fields are shared at the pool level. If you set a custom field on any resource in a pool, this field is available to all resources in the pool. You can access custom fields on the General tab and in the Custom Fields tab of the resource’s Properties dialog box.

In the Navigation pane, click Organization Views and then select Objects by Custom Field to see your managed resources by the custom fields.

To create a custom field

In the Resources pane, select any resource.
Select the General tab and then click Properties.
On the Custom Fields tab, click Edit Custom Fields.
Click Add, type a name for the custom field and select the field type.
Click OK to apply your changes.

To assign a value to a custom field on a resource

In the Resources pane, select the resource.
Select the General tab and then click Properties.
On the Custom Fields tab in the Properties dialog box, enter a value for the custom fields.
Click OK.

The General tab for the resource displays all the Custom Fields set for that resource.

To delete a custom field

In the Resources pane, select the resource.
Select the General tab and then click Properties.
On the Custom Fields tab in the Properties dialog box, click Edit Custom Fields.
Select the custom field in the list and then click Delete.
Click Yes to confirm.

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Using Custom Fields

May 9, 2024

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May 9, 2024

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Using Custom Fields

To create a custom field

To assign a value to a custom field on a resource

To delete a custom field

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