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Chapter 8: Grouping 327
Custom fields example
In the following example, a DSView Administrator wishes to examine a test configuration of units.
The units will be placed in one of two groups. Some units will be placed into an initial
configuration group and others that have been examined will be placed into a final configuration
grouping. The DSView Administrator also wishes to identify the managers of the units. At the
present time, the DSView Administrator has one DSR1021 and one EVR1500 environmental
monitor to add to the test configuration group and one generic appliance to add to the final
configuration group.
1. First, the DSView Administrator will need to define the DSView software custom fields
as follows:
a. From the DSView 3.0 Explorer window, click Units in the tab bar. Units will
automatically be selected in the top navigation bar and a list of links will appear in the side
navigation bar.
b. From the side navigation bar, click Custom Field Labels. The Unit Custom Field Labels
window will appear.
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 clicking Customize and adding the field.
f. Click Save to save your changes.
Custom Field Labels will still appear in the side navigation bar since the DSView
Administrator has not yet defined any custom fields for units.
2. A DSR1021 switch has been configured on the system, but will need to go into a group named
Initial Configuration since it has not yet been verified for the final configuration. The DSView
Administrator will associate the DSR1021 switch managed by John Smith to the custom fields
as follows:
a. From the side navigation bar, click Appliances. The Appliances - All window will appear.
b. Click on a DSR1021 switch. The Unit Overview window will appear. The side navigation
bar will include the name of the DSR1021 switch at the top and a list of items below it.
c. From the side navigation bar, click Properties.
d. From the side navigation bar, click Custom Fields. The Unit Custom Fields window will
appear, including the custom field names you defined in step 1.