Custom Attributes

Use the Custom Attributes page to add, modify, or delete custom attributes. For details, see Using Custom Attributes. Custom attributes allow you to extend the set of properties that define devices to accommodate information of your own. For example, you can create an Asset Tag attribute and specify a value for each device.

Add (+) Click this icon to display the Add Custom Attribute dialog box, in which you can define and save a new attribute. For details, see Add/Edit Custom Attribute.
The context menu button (vertical ellipsis) Click to open the context menu for a specific attribute. The menu contains the following options:
  • Edit - displays the Edit Custom Attribute dialog box, in which you can edit the selected custom attribute. The layout and functionality of this dialog are identical to those of the Add Custom Attribute dialog box. For details, see Add/Edit Custom Attribute.
  • Permissions - displays the User Permissions dialog box, in which you can define user access to the selected custom attribute. For details, see User Permissions.
  • Delete - deletes the selected custom attribute (upon confirmation).
Name The attribute's name.
Data Type The attribute's data type; can be:
  • Text: Limits values to alphanumeric characters.
  • Numeric: Limits values to numeric characters.
  • Date: Limits values to dates in the following syntax: mm dd yyyy.
  • Boolean: Limits values to binary values: true or false.
  • Enumerator: Enables you to create a comma-separated list of values in the Set Values field. Values are displayed in a drop-down list when assigning a custom attribute value to a device or device group.
Value For Enumerator attributes, a comma-separated list of values that will be displayed in a drop-down list when assigning a custom attribute value to a device or device group.
Send to Device "Yes" means that the attribute and its value are stored in the device's SOTI MobiControl agent.
The Delete icon Click to delete the selected custom attribute (upon confirmation).