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2. Click one of the links listed in Table 4.5 in the side navigation bar to display the corresponding
window for the units you wish to associate, change or remove the association.
NOTE: For custom fields to display in the side navigation bar, at least one unit to which a user has access rights
must have a custom field setting. The default labels for custom fields defaults are Custom Field 1, Custom Field
2 and Custom Field 3, which may be changed. See Managing units by custom fields on page 131 for
more information.
3. Click on the name of a unit. The Unit Overview window will open.
4. From the side navigation bar, click Properties.
5. From the side navigation bar, click Location.
6. Using the drop-down menu, select the site to associate with the unit. If you do not wish to
associate the unit with any site, choose the top (empty) item from the drop-down menu.
7. Click Save.
8. Click Close. The Site column will display the new site name and the unit will appear under the
site when you click Units from the tab bar, Units from the top navigation bar and Sites and the
site name from the side navigation bar.
Grouping units by department
A department is a location name used to identify where a unit resides, and may be named anything
you wish. For example, you may wish to assign department names such as Software Development,
Human Resources, Accounting and so on.
The department assigned to a unit may appear in the Department column of the windows listed in
Table 4.4 in a Units view. By default, the Department column is not displayed in any of the
windows, but you may add it by using the window’s Customize link. See Using the Customize link
in windows on page 14 for more information.
Table 4.5: Links for Adding, Changing or Removing Site, Department or Location Association
Link Window Changes Site Associations For ...
A link under Target Devices Target Devices Target devices only
A link under Appliances Appliances Managed appliances only
Sites Units in Site Units
Groups Units in Group Units
A link under Custom Field Units in Custom Fields Units
Recently Accessed Recently Accessed Units Units
Topology Topology Units