Custom Attribute Settings

Note:Custom host attributes and custom license attributes are managed separately. For details, see Managing Custom Host Attributes or Managing Custom License Attributes.

Custom attributes have the following settings:

Setting

Description

Name

Type a name to uniquely identify this custom attribute. This name must be unique for the entity type you select next. Custom attribute names can contain upper and lower case alphabet characters, numbers, and underscores.

Entity Type

For Entity Type, choose entity to which you want this attribute added. Choose from

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Account

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User

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Product

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Entitlement

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Entitlement Line

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Download Package

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File

After the attribute is saved, you cannot change its Entity Type.

Note that custom attributes for Download Packages and Files cannot be copied to the data warehouse and, as a result, cannot be made available for reporting. For details, see Copying to the Data Warehouse in About Custom Attributes.

Required?

Choose Yes or No to specify whether this custom attribute is required or optional. If required, a value for this attribute must be set when the entity is created.

For more information about required and optional custom attributes, see Required Attributes and Optional Attributes in About Custom Attributes.

Status

Sets the custom attribute to active or inactive status.

Type

The data type of the values the custom attribute accepts. Type cannot be changed once set.

Choose from the following:

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Number

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Text (requires Max. Length and Text Type settings)

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Long Text (requires Display Type setting)

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Boolean

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Date

For details about these data types, see Custom Attribute Data Types in About Custom Attributes.

Copy to Data Warehouse

If selected, this attribute is included in the data transformation for reporting. Otherwise, the custom attribute is not available for reporting.

Note that some data types cannot be copied to the data warehouse and, as a result, cannot be made available for reporting. For details, see Copying to the Data Warehouse in About Custom Attributes.