Configuring Global Data Repository

Each tenant has its global data repository (GDR), in which you can add, edit, and delete device properties, interface properties, and module properties. All domains under a tenant share the same copy of device properties.

Property Attributes

The following table lists all possible attributes for a device property (or interface/module property) in GDR.

Attribute

Description

Property Name

A unique name of the property (case-sensitive).

Display Name

The name displayed in the Device Details pane.

Map Indicator

The label added in front of the property value to make it more readable when its value is displayed on the map. This field can be empty.

Data Type

The data type of the property. The supported data types are string, double, int, bool, list, and table. See Supported Data Types for more details.

Tip: After you add a table type property, you can add sub-properties to it. The device types that the sub-properties apply to inherit from the table type property. The Table Key attribute controls whether to use the sub-property as the key when comparing the table type property.

Sub Data Type
Only available for a list type property.

The data type of each value in a list type property. The supported sub data types are string, double, int, and bool.

Global Search
Only available for a string type property.

Control whether to use the property as an index in global search. It is enabled by default.

Dynamic Search
Only available for a string type property.

Control whether to use the property as search criteria in Advanced Search and Dynamic Search. It is enabled by default.

Manual Editing

Control whether you can manually edit the property value in the Device Details pane. It is enabled by default.

Filter Criteria
Only available for a string, double, int, and bool type property. Besides, the attribute is not supported for the site device property.

Control whether to use the property as a search criterion to filter devices when running a parser or a Qapp. It is disabled by default. See Advanced Filter and Filter Criteria for more details.

Visible in Device Details Pane

Control whether to display the property in the Device Details pane and Inventory Report. It is enabled by default.

Visible in Data View

Control whether you can add the property to a position when creating a data view template. It is enabled by default.

Apply to

The device types that the property can be applied to.

Type

The predefined property category, including:

▪System — the properties predefined in the system, which cannot be modified.

▪Built-in — the properties predefined in the system, but still can be modified by tenant administrators.

▪Customized — the properties added by tenant administrators.

 

Interface Type

By default, the following built-in interface types can be visualized on a map:

▪Interface

▪IPv4 Interface

▪IPv6 Interface

▪VPN Interface

You can also customize a new interface type. See Adding an Interface Type for more details.

Supported Data Types

The supported data types for a property are as follows:

▪string

▪double

▪int

▪bool

▪list

▪table

 

See also:

▪Device Details Pane