Use the CI Types, Layouts, and Attributes page to add/edit/delete attributes and associate CI Types with their attributes.
Add an Attribute
To add an attribute, from the CMDB homepage:
Select Administration | CI Types. The Configure Types page is displayed.
Next to the Attributes and Layout field (bottom half of the page), if Attribute is not selected in the drop-down field by default, select it and click the Add button. The Attribute Editor is displayed.
The fields and actions you can take in this area are as follows:
Name—Enter a name for the attribute in the Name field. For example, you might enter "Vendor". It is mandatory that you enter a name in this field.
Permissions—The permission
level chosen here determines both the access and requirement for users
for the field.
Optional—The user has
the option to enter or not enter data in the field.
Mandatory—The user must
enter data into the field in order for the page to be accepted if it is
submitted. If a user tries to submit an Issue without data in a
mandatory field, an error message is displayed to the user, along with
instructions to go back and enter the information. Mandatory fields
appear in red on the Create
Issue and Edit
Issue pages for internal users and in the Customer Submit
Request form.
Attribute
Type—This
defines the type of data the field accepts. Refer to Field Types for descriptions.
Attribute Header—If you would like to include instructions or other information
about attribute fields when they are displayed, you can optionally insert text or HTML headers above
the field. Enter the text or HTML into the Field Header field. For example, you might include an HTML href in this field linking to a company intranet page, or you might include text that describes the field contents or gives the user instructions.
Default Value—A default value is either entered or displayed here, depending on the field type. For example, if you select a character field type, you can enter a default value for that field here. If you select a drop-down field type, the default value is entered when the drop-down field is displayed in a field provided for that purpose. All field types can have a default value except for Multi-select fields. In addition, the default choices for Date and Date Time fields are limited to No Default and Today. For Date Time fields, Today means the day and time at which the attribute was saved).
When you have completed entering the attribute information, click the Save button to save the attribute. The attribute is then displayed in the Attributes and Layout
field.
Edit an Attribute
To edit an attribute, from the CMDB homepage:
Select Administration | CI Types. The Configure CI Types page is displayed.
Next to the Attributes and Layout field, if Attribute is not selected in the drop-down field by default, select it.
Click on the attribute you wish to edit in the Attributes and Layout field and then click the Edit button. The Attribute Editor is displayed.
Refer to the instructions above in Add an Attribute, Step 2 for further details.
Delete an Attribute
To delete an attribute, from the CMDB homepage:
Select Administration | CI Types. The Configure CI Types page is displayed.
Next to the Attributes and Layout field, if Attribute is not selected in the drop-down field by default, select it.
Click on the attribute you wish to delete in the Attributes and Layout field and then click the Delete button. A confirmation pop-up window is displayed into which you must enter your password in order to complete the deletion.
Enter your password and click the GO button. The attribute is deleted and is no longer displayed in the Attributes and Layout field.
Change the Order in which Tabs, Sections, and Attributes are Displayed
To change the order in which tabs, sections, and attributes are displayed, from the CMDB homepage:
Select Administration | CI Types. The Configure CI Types page is displayed.
Next to the Attributes and Layout field, select Attribute, Tab Dialog, or Header from the drop-down field.
Click on the Change Order button to display the up and down arrows.
Click on the item you want to move in the Attributes and Layout field.
Use the up and down arrows beside the field to move the selected item up or down in the order.