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Custom device fields extend the information available to be stored for devices, beyond the general system fields. You will first need to add a custom device field group, as a higher-level category, then add custom fields to the corresponding group in which it belongsthey belong.

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Custom Device Fields Page Custom Device Fields Page

Access the Custom Device Fields Page

1. From the Ubersmith Dashboard, click Settings.
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   The Ubersmith Settings page  page appears.
2. From the Devices section, click Custom Device Fields.
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   The The Custom Device Fields page  page appears.

Complete the Add Custom Field Group Page

A custom device field group is a higher-level category that contains associated custom fields to be applied to devices.

1. From the Custom Device Fields page, click Add New Custom Device Field Group.
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2. In the Name field, enter the name of the group you want to display on the Custom Device Fields page.
3. In the API Variable Name field, click edit and enter the corresponding API name for the custom device field group, if you want the API variable name to be different from the system-generated name.
4. Click Save or Save & New.
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Complete the Add Custom Field Page

Once a custom field group has been created, individual custom fields can be created in order to assign them to associated devices. This page provides the means for custom fields to display on the Add Device Type Group page Adding Device Types page.

1. From the Custom Device Fields

1.   page, click add custom field.
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1. The Add Custom Field

1.  page appears. 

Complete the Details tab

Text input

1. In the Label field, enter the name to display to the user for the custom field.

2. In the Type field, select the type of expected input information for the custom field; either a select box, multiple select box, text area, check box, or date.

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   Text Input In the Field Size field, enter the number of digits to define the size of the custom field. In

1. the Default Value

1. field, enter the default value to display in the custom field. In

1. the Regular Expression Match

1. field, enter the rule for the data that will get entered in the custom field. In

1. the Regular Express Help Text

1. field, enter the message that will be shown to the user about the regular expression match. Select Box In

1. the Enter possible values on separate lines

1. field, enter the available selection choices. In

1. the Default Value

1. field, enter the default value to display in the custom field. Multiple Select Box In

1. the Enter possible values on separate lines

1. field, enter the available selection choices. In

1. the Default Value

1. field, enter the default values to display in the custom field. Text Area In

1. the Rows

1. field, enter the number of rows the text area should contain. In

1. the Columns

1. field, enter enter the number of columns the text area should contain. In

1. the Default Value

1. field, enter the default value to display in the custom field. Check Box In

1. the Default Value

1. field, either select or leave blank to have the custom field be checked or blank. Date In

1. the Default Value

1. field, enter the date to display in the custom field.

2. In

1. the API Variable Name

1.  field, enter the name to be used as the API variable name.

1. Clicking edit

1.  enables the field to be change.
2. In

1. the Group

1.  field, select the associated custom device field group for this field.

2. In

1. the Client Access

1.  field, select either none, view, or edit to configure the level of access the client will have from

1. the Client Portal.

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1. The Client Access field enables you to configure your client's access for a device, although almost no device types provide edit privileges.

2. In the Required field, select this field if the custom field will be required to be completed.
3. In

1. the Unique

1.  field, select this field if the custom field should be unique across all custom field values of this type.
2. In

1. the Show In Lists

1.  field, select either No or Position 1 through Position 5, to configure where the field will display in the device list in

1. the Device Manager

1.  or the client’s devices in

1. the Client Manager.
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Complete the Applicable tab

The Applicable tab lists all your existing device groups and their corresponding devices so you can assign the custom field to any associated device. You will first determine if the custom field belongs in a device group, and then how it relates to each individual device inside the device group.

1. Click on the Applicable tab.
2. For each device group, select either Yes, Required, or No.
3. For each related device under a device group, select either Inherit, Yes, Required, or No.
4. Click Save or Save & New.
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Related Topics 

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