Custom Attributes

Use the Custom Attributes page to add, edit, or delete custom attributes. For details, see Using Custom Attributes. Custom attributes enable 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 () Select 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) Select to open the context menu for a specific attribute. The menu consists of 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 exactly the same 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: yyyy-mm-dd.
  • 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. SOTI MobiControl displays the values in a drop-down list when assigning a custom attribute value to a device or device group.
Value For Enumerator attributes, you can enter a comma-separated list of values that SOTI MobiControl later use. These values are later displayed in a drop-down list when assigning a custom attribute value to a device or device group.
Send to Device "Yes" means that SOTI MobiControl Device Agent stores the attribute and its value.
The Delete icon Select to delete the selected custom attribute (upon confirmation).