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To associate a custom label with a unit:
1. In a Units View window (see Accessing Units View windows on page 88), click on a unit. The
Unit Overview window will open.
2. Click Properties in the side navigation bar and then click Custom Fields. The Unit Custom
Fields window will open.
3. In the first field, type the 1-64 character name to associate with the first label. You may also
leave the field blank.
4. In the second field, type the 1-64 character name to associate with the second label. You may
also leave the field blank.
5. In the third field, type the 1-64 character name to associate with the third label. You may also
leave the field blank.
6. Click Save and then click Close. The Appliance - All window will open. The side navigation
bar will include the names of the defined and associated custom fields.
Example: Custom fields
In the following example, a DSView 3 software administrator wants to examine a unit test
configuration. The units will be placed in one of two groups: an initial configuration group or a
final configuration grouping. The administrator also wants to identify the unit's managers. At the
present time, the DSView 3 software administrator has one DSR1021 switch and one EVR1500
environmental monitor to add to the test configuration group and one generic appliance to add to
the final configuration group.
1. First, the DSView 3 software administrator will define the custom fields.
a. Click the Units tab.
b. Click Custom Field Labels in the side navigation bar. The Unit Custom Field Labels
window will open.
c. In Label 1, type
under this heading in the side navigation bar.
d. In Label 2, type
will appear under this heading in the side navigation bar.
e. In Label 3, type
may be displayed in the content area by using the Customize link.
f. Click Save to save the changes.
Custom Field Labels will still appear in the side navigation bar because the administrator
has not yet defined any custom fields for the units.
2. A DSR1021 switch has been added to the system, but will need to go into a group named
Initial Configuration, since it has not yet been verified for the final configuration. The
administrator will associate the DSR1021 switch managed by John Smith to the custom fields
as follows:
a. Click Appliances in the side navigation bar. The Appliances - All window will open.
. All first-level custom fields for units will appear
Test Configuration
Appliances and target devices
. This custom field will not appear in the side navigation bar, but
Manager
Chapter 4: Managing Units
. All second-level custom fields for units
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