Change CI Attributes

In the Properties widget, you can change the selected CI's attributes in the CI details pane. A CI attribute can be edited if the following conditions are met:

• The attribute is marked with UCMDB_BROWSER_EDITABLE_ATTRIBUTE qualifier. Even if the attribute does not appear in the CI details, if it is marked with this qualifier it appears when you click Edit. For instructions on how to mark an attribute with this qualifier, see Mark an attribute as CMS Browser editable.

• The attribute is not defined as read-only. Any one of the following qualifiers defines an attribute as read-only:

  • STATIC_ATTRIBUTE

  • READ_ONLY_ATTRIBUTE

  • ID_ATTRIBUTE

  • CALCULATED_ATTRIBUTE

In addition to the standard CI types that can be defined for a CI in UCMDB, this widget also allows for editing location and owner attributes of the selected CI. The list of CI locations that you can choose from is derived from the list of available Locations CIs in UCMDB, and the list of owners that you can choose from is derived from the list of available Party CIs in UCMDB. The owner attribute can have multiple instances. To change the location or owner, see Change CI location and owner. To add an additional owner to a CI, see Add an additional owner.

The following attribute types have unique editing features in the Properties widget:

• Boolean. If an attribute is defined as boolean, a drop-down box appears that allows you to choose True or False.

• Date. If an attribute is defined as date number, a date picker appears that allows you to pick the date according to day, month, and year.
• xml. If an attribute is defined as xml, a text editor appears that allows you to enter free text for this attribute.
• bytes. If an attribute is defined as bytes, a text editor appears that allows you to enter free text for this attribute. The difference between this attribute type and the xml attribute type is that the value of this attribute type is archived before it is saved to the database.
• List of Integers. If an attribute is defined with this type, you can add a list of integers to this attribute. For instructions on how do this, see Add a list of Integers or Strings to an attribute.
• List of Strings. If an attribute is defined with this type, you can add a list of strings to this attribute. For instructions on how do this, see Add a list of Integers or Strings to an attribute.

To define an attribute in UCMDB with one of the types above, follow the instructions in Create a CI attribute with a unique type.

Change a CI attribute

1. Ensure that Widget Details mode is displayed for the Properties widget, and click Edit.
2. Change the value of the CI attribute.
3. Click Save Changes.

Note For an attribute that appears in CI Overview mode, if you update it in Widget Details mode the updated value will appear if you return to CI Overview mode.

Change a CI attribute with Enumeration type

1. Ensure that Widget Details mode is displayed for the Properties widget, and click Edit.
2. By the location of the enumeration attribute, click the down arrow.
3. From the drop-down list, select the value that you want to assign to this attribute.
4. Click Save Changes.

Add a list of Integers or Strings to an attribute

If an attribute has been defined with the type list of integers or list of strings (as described in Create a CI attribute with a unique type), you can add a list of integers or strings to the attribute as follows:

1. Ensure that Widget Details mode is displayed for the Properties widget, and click Edit.
2. Go to an attribute that is defined as list of integer or list of strings, and click the Edit button.
3. In the input field that appears, enter a string or integer.
4. If you want to add an additional string or integer, click the Add button and enter the additional string or integer in the input field that appears.
5. Continue adding strings or integers in this manner until you have entered the data you want, and then click Save Changes.

Change CI location and owner

1. Ensure that Widget Details mode is displayed for the Properties widget, and click Edit..

2. By the Location or Owner field, click the Edit button. A drop-down list appears.

3. From the drop-down list, select a Location/Owner.

   Note  

   • If you have a long drop-down list, you can filter the list by typing the initial characters of the Location/Owner name at the top of the drop-down list.
   • When a message specifying the number of results is displayed, you have to filter the list by typing the initial characters of the Location/Owner name at the top of the drop-down list. For example, if you type the letters 'Per' at the top of the Owner drop-down list, the list is filtered to show only Owner names that start with 'Per'.

4. Click OK in the drop-down list.

   Note After selecting a Location/Owner and clicking OK, you can remove your selection by clicking the 'X' button by the Location/Owner field.

5. Click Save Changes.

Add an additional owner

1. Ensure that Widget Details mode is displayed for the Properties widget, and click Edit.
2. To the right of the owner field, click the Add button. An additional owner appears.
3. In the new owner field, assign a value as described above.
4. Click Save Changes.

Mark an attribute as CMS Browser editable

1. In UCMDB, go to Modeling > CI Type Manager and select the Attributes tab.

2. Choose the desired CI Type.

3. Choose the attribute that you want to make "editable" from the displayed list, and click the Edit button .
4. In the Edit Attribute dialog box that appears, click the Advanced tab, check CMS Browser Editable, and click OK.
5. Save your changes to the CI type.

Create a CI attribute with a unique type

1. In UCMDB, go to Modeling > CI Type Manager and select the Attributes tab.

2. Choose the desired CI Type.

3. Click the Add button. The Add Attribute dialog box opens.

4. In the Attribute type section, select Primitive, and from the drop-down list select one of the following:

   • list of integers

   • list of strings

   • boolean

   • date number

   • xml

   • bytes

5. Save your changes to the CI type.