Attributes

An attribute is a customizable information field you can add to an asset. You can then filter on these fields in the catalogue and activities.

You can choose from:

  • Boolean
  • Date
  • Decimal
  • Email
  • Group
  • List
  • Notes
  • Number
  • Person
  • Text
  • URL

How to Add an Attribute

Choose Attributes from the sub-menu.

Click on Add New Attribute at the top-right of the table.

Add new attribute button

Provide an Attribute Name.

Add a Description about the attribute.

name and description fields

Choose the type of attribute:

  • Boolean
  • Date
  • Decimal
  • Email
  • Group
  • List
  • Notes
  • Number
  • Person
  • Text
  • URL

Attribute types

Choose the Applicable Entity Types by selecting the checkbox beside the entity type. This attribute will be applied to any Entity Types selected here. The Entity type list will display the Category followed by the relevant Asset Type.

Please note that removing a Custom Attribute from an Entity Type **will delete the data attached to that Custom Attribute on an asset**.

The entity types this attribute will be available in

Choose whether it will be a required attribute. If an attribute is required, when editing the information of an asset with this attribute it will need to be completed to save and exit.

If you add this required attribute to an asset that has all other attributes already provided or if you edit an existing attribute to instead be a required field, all entities will need to be updated with the attribute.

Required checkbox

Click on Save and you can view this attribute in the table.

Add Attributes to your Assets

You can add values to the attributes when editing an asset on the information page.

Information button in catalogue

Then click on Edit beside ‘Attributes’ to add more information to the asset.

Edit attribute