Using Attributes to Organize your Data
You can use attributes to organize your inventory data. Once set up, these attributes are available for selection in the Hierarchy Panel. Attributes must have values associated with them before they can be used to organize your Inventory view. When viewing the Hierarchy Panel, the attribute name is prepended to the attribute value.
System Attributes
Note: There are a number of predefined system attributes available including:
• Application
• Business_Unit
• Data_Center
• Department
• Environment
• Location
• Organization
• Owner
• Region
Create custom attributes to further characterize an object with relevant properties. For example, you could create an attribute named Service_Required and set the attribute values as dates, and then assign it to your different Backup Servers. This would enable you to assign these properties to specific inventory types and organize the
Inventory View by Service_Required. See
Managing Attributes.
To set up a custom hierarchy view
1. Click Inventory.
2. Click the Configure icon.
3. Select a top-level category from the first drop down. This is a required selection. For multi-tenancy environments, such as MSPs, the first selection could be Domain. You can select up to three custom levels, but are only required to choose one.
Not all selection combinations are valid. Invalid combinations may result in duplicate folder names or inaccessible folder structures.
Note: Click the Default Hierarchy icon to return to the initial Inventory Object Type > Subsystem vendor hierarchy.
4. Click Apply when you complete all selections.
