Custom Properties

As an administrator, you may find that it is necessary to create some custom properties. These properties are used for entry of any data that you feel is relevant for an object. For example, if you want to specify a server is in a specific location, or indicate who is responsible for a particular server, etc. Custom properties can be defined for various object types.

There are two Default Custom Properties built in to the Range object, Title and Description, which may not be changed.

In addition, various properties can be set when working with custom properties objects under DNS, DHCP, and IPAM.

Adding a Custom Property

1. Go to Admin

2. Click on Configuration

3. Select Custom Properties

4. Select the object type for which you’d like to create a new custom property

5. Click the action button on the right or the Add Custom Property button at the bottom of the property list

6. Specify the name of the new property

7. Fill in the details:

Name:

Type a name for this custom property.

Property Type:

Set the type for the property. By default, “Text” is selected. Click the drop-down list and select the desired property type - e.g., Text, Multiline, Select List, Yes/No, IP Address, or Number.

Required:

When selected, a user must enter a value in this field. If you select this option, you cannot select “Read only.”

Read only:

When selected, the field is locked for editing. If you select this option, you cannot select “Required”

8. Enter the appropriate list options and values depending on the property type.

9. Click Save

Adding a Cascading List to an Existing List

In some situations nested lists will be necessary, for example when requesting location identity information.

1. Go to Admin

2. Click on Configuration

3. Select Custom Properties

4. Hover over the parent custom property

5. Select Add Cascading List Property

6. Fill in the appropriate details in the proper format, where the parent option comes first.

For example:

Site1:DC2

Site1:DC3

Site2:DC1

Site2:DC2

Editing Cascading List Options

Once cascading list properties have been added to a list you may now edit the list using either Tree View or Raw Data

1. Click on the meatball menu

2. Select Edit cascading list options

The Raw Data view may be edited manually, though is most useful when copying and pasting information from an existing CSV document or spreadsheet. The values must be separated by colons with the top level value appearing first before the child. You may have multiple nested lists.

The Tree View is useful when editing the nested lists manually. Here you may add, edit, or remove values for each nested list. The Structure menu on the left shows which levels are available, with the bottom level, or child list, showing a yellow tag next to it.

You may also use the Filter to narrow down the available options to make it easier to modify the values. You may modify the values within the filtered view.

Note

For complex cascading lists, where there is more than one child property of the same parent, you may only edit one options list at a time.

Reordering Custom Properties

The order in which the custom properties appear in this list will determine the order in which the property fields are displayed in the dialog box when creating or editing the respective object. You may get a preview of the order of fields which will appear in the dialog box by clicking on the preview button (or the eye icon) in the upper right corner as shown in the top picture below.

After clicking on the eye icon, you will see the preview such as the following image

1. Go to Admin

2. Click on Configuration

3. Select Custom Properties

4. Click on the object type for which you’d like to change the property order

5. Click on the pencil (edit) icon on the right

6. Drag the custom properties to the appropriate order

Editing a Custom Property

1. Go to Admin

2. Click on Configuration

3. Select Custom Properties

4. Hover over the Custom Property to change

5. Click the ellipsis (meatball) menu and select Edit Property

Deleting a Custom Property

!DANGER!

When a custom property is removed that data will be lost for all of the objects on which it was configured.

1. Go to Admin

2. Click on Configuration

3. Select Custom Properties

4. Hover over the Custom Property to change

5. Click on the ellipsis (meatball) menu and select Remove Property

Adding a Custom Property (Management Console)

1. From the menu bar, select Tools ‣ Define Custom Properties. The Define Custom Properties dialog box displays.

2. Select the object type to which you want to add a custom property.

3. Click the Add button. The Custom Property dialog box displays.

4. Fill in the details:

Name.

Type a name for this custom property.

Type.

Set the type for the property. By default, “Text” is selected. Click the drop-down list and select the desired property type - e.g., Text, Yes/No, IP Address, or Number.

Mandatory.

When selected, a user must enter a value in this field. If you select this option, you cannot select “Read only.”

Read only.

When selected, the field is locked for editing. If you select this option, you cannot select “Mandatory.”

Multiline.

When selected, the edit field contains multiple lines for entry. If you select this option, you cannot select “List.”

Predefined Values.

When selected, the field displays as a drop-down list. Click the checkbox for List. Then click the Edit List button. The Custom Property List Items dialog box through which you can add, edit, and remove custom properties displays.

Note

If you select this option, you cannot select “Multiline”.

• To ADD an item for this property, click Add. The Custom Property List Items dialog box displays.

• Type the item in the field provided.

• Add any additional items. You can move items Up and/or Down in the list, as desired. This designates the order in which they appear in the list.

• Then click OK. When you return to the Custom Property List Items dialog box, the items entered are shown.

• To edit/remove any values, click Edit List and make the necessary changes.

• When all selections are made, click OK.

Default value.

Specifies the default field value to use when an object is created. This field is only a drop-down list if the ‘List’ checkbox is selected; otherwise, it is an edit field.

5. When all selections/entries are made, click OK. When you return to the Define Custom Properties dialog box, the new field is shown.

6. If there are multiple custom properties for an object, use the Move Up/Move Down arrows to change the order in which this display in the object window.

7. When all fields are added, click the Save button.

Editing a Custom Property (Management Console)

To edit a custom property, do the following:

1. From the menu, select Tools ‣ Define Custom Properties.

2. Locate and highlight the property to be edited.

3. Click the Edit button.

4. Make the necessary changes.

5. Click OK.

Deleting a Custom Property (Management Console)

To delete a custom property, do the following:

1. From the menu, select Tools ‣ Define Custom Properties.

2. Locate and highlight the property to be deleted.

3. Click the Delete button.

4. When the confirmation message displays, click Yes.

5. Click OK.

Displaying a Custom Property (Management Console)

Once a custom property has been defined, it is possible to view and edit its contents by opening the Properties dialog for any object of the type for which the custom property has been defined.

Opening a Custom Property URL (Management Console)

Anytime you have specified a URL within a custom property, you can use this option to open the URL.

1. Locate the item containing the URL.

2. Right-click and, from the shortcut menu, select Properties.

3. In the Properties dialog box, move to the field containing the URL.

4. Place the cursor anywhere in the field and right-click.

5. From the shortcut menu, select Open URL.

6. Your browser will open and the web site for the URL displays.