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For example, suppose you have a set of products and you want to sort them by sales representative. Create a

custom attribute for sales person name, Name. Add the custom attribute, Name, column to one of the list

views. Add the appropriate name to each product entry. Click the column title Name to sort alphabetically.

The custom attributes feature is available only when you are connected to a vCenter Server system.

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You can create custom attributes to associate with virtual machines or managed hosts.

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You can edit custom attributes and add annotations for a virtual machine or host from the Summary

tab for the object. Annotations can be used to provide additional descriptive text or comments for an

object.

Add Custom Attributes

You can create custom attributes to associate with virtual machines or managed hosts.

Procedure

1 Select Administration > Custom Attributes.

This option is not available when connected only to an ESXi host.

2 Click Add.

3 Enter the values for the custom attribute.

a Type the name of the attribute in the Name text box.

b Select the attribute type from the Type drop-down menu: Virtual Machine, Host, or Global.

c In the Value text box, type the value you want to give to the attribute for the currently selected

object.

d Click OK.

After you have defined an attribute on a single virtual machine or host, it is available to all objects

of that type in the inventory. However, the value you specify is applied only to the currently

selected object.

4 (Optional) To change the attribute name, click in the Name field and type the name you want to assign

to the attribute.

5 Click OK.

Edit a Custom Attribute

You can edit custom attributes and add annotations for a virtual machine or host from the Summary tab for

the object. Annotations can be used to provide additional descriptive text or comments for an object.

Procedure

1 Select the virtual machine or host in the inventory.

2 Click the Summary tab for the virtual machine or host.

3 In the Annotations box, click the Edit link.

The Edit Custom Attributes dialog box appears.

4 To edit the value of an attribute that has already been defined, double-click the Value field for that

attribute and enter the new value.

5 Click OK to save your changes.

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