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Using Resource Types
Inventory Management 5-17
• Click Add Image to add a reference to an image file from one of your repositories; see Chapter 9,
“Repository Management.”
• Click Add Configuration to add a reference to a configuration file from one of your repositories;
see Chapter 9, “Repository Management.”
Figure 5-13 Provisioning Parameters
3. Available for the Add function: Modify the Name, Description, Default Value and Encrypted fields
as necessary.
Note These parameters are case-sensitive and must be entered exactly as shown.
Note To set the newly-added provisioning parameter as ‘Password’ data-type, check the ‘Encrypted’
check-box.
4. Click File > Save to save the changes to the server.
You can also set resource type editor preferences to display warnings for incompatible provisioning
parameters; on the Active System Manager menu bar, click Window > Preferences > Inventory, and then
click the Resource Type Multi Editor check box; see Figure 5-15.
Note When using the Resource Types view, provisioning parameters are available for custom resource
type filtering and grouping.
Adding Inventory Parameters
You can define many types of custom inventory parameters for resource types, and assign values for these
parameters for each resource instance. Inventory parameters can include such things as environment, site,
location, size, speed, acquisition date, vendor, style, color, etc. The following topics describe how to add
inventory parameters:
• Adding Inventory Parameters for Resource-Based Scheduling
• Adding Inventory Parameters for Capacity-Based Scheduling
Note You can define new properties for a resource type at the resource level or at the interface level.