User Guide

Field Description
Units Feet, inches, meters, centimeters
Power kW, watts
Heat BTU/hr, kW
Weight lbs, kg
Table 9.13: Preferences - Units Descriptions
To change the default preferences for units:
1. In any view, select Edit - Preferences from the menu options.
2. Select Units and change the information as needed.
3. Click Apply, then click Save.
Preferences - user-defined properties
This option allows you to add custom properties to the application. A predefined list of asset properties is
available with the application. You can add new properties or delete properties from the list. Only custom
properties in this list can be assigned to assets in plans.
• In the Preferences menu option, you can assign properties from the predefined list or add and delete
properties.
• In the asset Properties pane, you can add and delete properties and edit property values.
NOTE: A property cannot be deleted if it is assigned to an asset and property names must be unique.
To add a new user-defined property using Edit - Preferences:
1. In any view, select Edit - Preferences from the menu options.
2. Select User-Defined Properties from the menu and click Add.
3. Enter a name and select a type: date, heat, number, string, power or weight.
4. Enable the Unique checkbox if necessary.
5. Click Save. The new property is added to the list in user-defined properties.
Asset Label Text
In the Asset Label Text section, there are three user-defined properties that can be selected to be displayed in a
pop-up box when you hover your mouse over a rack in Plan view. Also, in the pop-up box, there are default
properties of the rack that are always displayed.
NOTE: Device name, consumed and remaining RU capacities are default properties displayed in the pop-up box.
To add asset label text:
1. Under Asset Label Text, select a user-defined property for each of the three fields.
2. Click the Show Label checkbox to display the three selected properties in the pop-up box.
3. Click Apply, then click Save.
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