Create/Change Custom Attribute panel

The Create Custom Attribute panel allows you to create a Custom Attribute. The Change Custom Attribute panel allows you to edit an existing attribute.

A Custom Attribute defines an additional data item that can be associated with a particular entity such as a Template. The value for the Custom Attribute is stored by Central Administration on the Management System. Values for the Custom Attribute can be acquired via CSV imports, the Active Directory interface for People in Identity Manager, or by using the user interface provided by Central Administration.

How to Get There

From the Custom Attribute Definitions panel, press F6 to create a new custom attribute, or choose 2 for an existing Custom Attribute to edit it.

Options

Name

Name specifies the name by which you will refer to the Custom Attribute.

Text

Text specifies a short description of the Custom Attribute.

Entity Class

Entity Class specifies the type of entity to which the Custom Attribute can be associated. There are many entity classes and the number of them varies with the modules that are installed. One example of an entity in Central Administration is Template.

The special value *ANY indicates that the Custom Attribute may be used with any Entity Class.

Entity Class can only be set when the Custom Attribute has not been referred to by any other entity, for example by attaching a value of this kind to an entity. Press F4, if available, to select a Entity Class from a list of valid classes, or press F8 to remove the selected Entity Class.

Style

Style controls how the data value is handled and whether it can or must be entered interactively.

*STANDARD

The value is optional and may be entered by all interfaces.

*REQUIRED

The value is required to be entered by all interfaces. If a value is not specified, none of the values for a given entity will be saved.

NOTE: This will not force the Custom Attribute entry screen to appear interactively, but if it is displayed by the user, a value must be specified.

*RESTRICT

The value is optional and may be entered by all interfaces EXCEPT the interactive user interface provided by Central Administration. This prevents users from altering values that should be controlled by other the programmatic interfaces.

Legend

Legend specifies a "screen prompt" legend for use when the Custom Attribute value is displayed on screens or reports.

Help

Help specifies some text to help your users enter appropriate values for the Custom Attribute. Your users can press the help key in the Custom Attribute value field to display this help text.

Default value

Default value specifies a default value that will be used when a value is not otherwise specified for a Custom Attribute.

NOTE: Changing the default value here DOES NOT update any existing values attached to entities.

Command Keys

F3=Exit: Exit the program.

F4=Prompt: Allows you to select an Entity Class from a list.

F5=Refresh: Discards changes and remains on this panel.

F12=Cancel: Discards changes and returns to the prior panel.