User guide

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 the Units tab.
b. Click Custom Field Labels in the side navigation bar. The Unit Custom Field Labels
window will open.
c. In Label 1, type Test Configuration. All first-level custom fields for units will appear
under this heading in the side navigation bar.
d. In Label 2, type Appliances and target devices. All second-level custom fields for
units will appear under this heading in the side navigation bar.
e. In Label 3, type Manager. This custom field will not appear in the side navigation bar,
but may be displayed in the content area by using the Customize link.
f. Click Save to 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. Click Appliances in the side navigation bar. The Appliances - All window will open.
b. Click on the DSR 1021 switch. The Unit Overview window will open.
c. Click Properties in the side navigation bar and then click Custom Fields. The Unit
Custom Fields window will open, including the custom field names defined in step 1.
d. In the Test Configuration field, type Initial Configuration.
e. In the Appliances and target devices field, type DSR1021 Switches.
f. In the Manager field, type John Smith.
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