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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.

Access the Custom Device Fields Page

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

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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.
   The Add Custom Field Group page appears.
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.

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

1. From the Custom Device Fields page, click add custom field.
   The Add Custom Field page appears.

Complete the Details tab

Note: The fields in this tab change based on the selected value in the Type field.

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.

1. In the the API Variable Name field field, enter the name to be used as the API variable name. Clicking Clicking edit enables  enables the field to be change.
2. In the the Group field field, select the associated custom device field group for this field.
3. In the the Client Access field field, select either none, view, or edit to configure the level of access the client will have from the the Client Portal.
4. In the the Required field field, select this field if the custom field will be required to be completed.
5. In the the Unique field field, select this field if the custom field should be unique across all custom field values of this type.
6. In the the Show In Lists field field, select either No or Position 1 through Position 5, to configure where the field will display in the device list in the the Device Manager or  or the client’s devices in the the Client Manager.

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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