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6. Click Save to save your changes.
Custom Field Labels will continue to appear in the side navigation bar until you associate the
custom label with a unit.
To associate a custom label with a unit:
1. From the DSView Explorer window, click Units in the tab bar. Units will automatically be
selected in the top navigation bar and a list of links will appear in the side navigation bar.
2. From the side navigation bar, click Appliances. The Appliances - All window will open.
3. Click on a unit. The Unit Overview window will open. The side navigation bar will include the
name of the unit at the top and a list of links below it.
4. From the side navigation bar, click Properties.
5. From the side navigation bar, click Custom Fields. The Unit Custom Fields window will open,
including the custom field names.
6. In the first field, type the 1-64 character name to associate with the first label defined for the
DSView software system. You may also leave the field blank.
7. In the second field, type the 1-64 character name to associate with the second label defined for
the DSView software system. You may also leave the field blank.
8. In the third field, type the 1-64 character name to associate with the third label defined for the
DSView software system. You may also leave the field blank.
9. Click Save to save your changes.
10. Click Close. The Appliance - All window will open. The side navigation bar will now include
the names of the first and second custom fields defined in steps 6 and 7 instead of the Custom
Field Labels heading.
NOTE: The first, second and third custom fields may be displayed in the content area by clicking Customize and
turning them on.
Custom fields example
In the following example, a DSView software administrator wishes to examine a test configuration
of units. The units will be placed in one of two groups: an initial configuration group or a final
configuration grouping. The software administrator also wishes to identify the managers of the
units. At the present time, the DSView software administrator has one DSR1021 switch and one
EVR1500 environmental monitor to add to the test configuration group and one generic appliance
to add to the final configuration group.
1. First, the DSView software administrator will define the custom fields.
a. From the DSView Explorer window, click Units in the tab bar. Units will automatically be
selected in the top navigation bar and a list of links will appear in the side navigation bar.
b. From the side navigation bar, click Custom Field Labels. The Unit Custom Field Labels
window will open.
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