User`s guide

1. Click Administration > Settings > Asset Extension Settings > Hardware Configuration Items.
2. Click VCM Devices or Other Devices, depending on the type of field you want to delete.
3. Select the field, and then click Delete. You cannot delete fields marked with a Locked icon.
4. Click OK to confirm. VCM deletes the field from VCMMXA.
Modifying Software Configuration Item Fields
Use VCMMXA to manage your software assets. Add, edit, and delete the software configuration items to
maintain asset data for your software.
Add or Edit a Software Configuration Item Field
1. Click Administration > Settings > Asset Extension Settings > Software Configuration Items. The
Software Related Configuration Items view appears.
2. Review the available fields, and then determine whether you want to add, edit, or delete any of the
existing fields. If you are editing an existing field, select the field, and then click Edit. Otherwise, to add
a field, click Add. The Add:Edit Fields wizard appears.
3. Enter the name and description of the field. This name appears as the column heading in Console >
Asset Extensions > Software Configuration Items. Click Next.
4. If you are adding a field, determine how you want this field to be populated. Click the appropriate
option button, and then click Next. If you are editing a field, you cannot change this information. For
more information, click Help. Otherwise, click Next.
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