Custom fields

Custom fields are additional pieces of data that can be attached to individual assets in the Storage. Each custom field consists of a name and a value. Values can contain arbitrary information of different types: text, numbers, prices, or dates.

To manage additional information for devices, switch to the last tab of the program and select one of the two modes: Common fields or Special fields.

Common fields

This mode lets you manage fields that are available for all devices in the network tree.

When you create or edit categories in Common fields, they become available for all devices. You can assign a separate value to each device in any category.

Common fields support five data types: String, Numeric, Date, Price, and Logical.

You can select several nodes in the Network tree to change the values of their common field(s) simultaneously. If multiple nodes are selected and their values for the same common field are different, a Different values label will appear in place of the value. To replace these values with the same value, click this label and set a new, common value.

When multiple devices are selected, only the common fields are displayed because the sets of custom fields may vary.

SNMP fields

In the Common fields mode, you can create a special SNMP field. To make this option available in the Add menu, at least one SNMP device must be selected in the network tree.

SNMP fields support the following types: String, Numeric, and Logical. The selected type determines how values are displayed and compared in the Viewer & reports mode. Selected field types are also available as filtering conditions when creating table reports.

When you add a field, a dialog opens where you can specify the OID and the field name.

If you do not enter a name manually, the OID name is automatically resolved from the MIB files imported into TNI (adding a custom MIB file is available in Options SNMP ).

If full SNMP information is collected from your network devices (the “Enable full SNMP scan” option is activated in Options SNMP ), then the collected data is automatically stored in the corresponding SNMP fields based on the specified OID.

You can also quickly create SNMP fields from the SNMP Tree in the Viewer & reports mode by using the context menu for the report items.

Special fields

The special fields mode allows you to add unique information for each type of asset.

Groups, categories, and manually entered data created in the Special fields mode are displayed only for the selected assets in the network tree.

With this mode, you can attach any file to the asset.

Managing custom fields

To create a new special field or a field folder, click Add.

If you hover over any field or field folder, thebutton to delete the item appears on the right.

To rename a field or folder, double-click its name.

You can change the order of fields and folders, as well as move items between groups, by dragging them using the mouse. In the Common fields mode, you can nest categories without limitation.

When you add a Price field to Custom fields, a currency is selected automatically from the quick list (US dollar by default). To change to another currency or to be able to quickly cycle between the currencies, use the drop-down menu next to it and select Setup quicklist, or go to Options General . If more than one currency is in your quicklist, TNI will pick the first currency in alphabetical order.

Custom fields in the reports

In Common reports, you can include all the custom fields in a report by selecting the Custom information category. The report will include both Common and Custom fields for the selected assets.

Hover over a field to edit it. TNI automatically switches to the Common Fields edit mode.

You can also add any individual common field as a table report column when creating a custom template. To do this, select the Custom fields category while creating the custom template and and choose the desired field.