Introduction
The Attributes endpoint allows you to add
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customized values to different attributes in Open-AudIT, at the moment this feature works on the Class, Environment, Status and Type attributes on Devices only.
How Does it Work?
Attributes are stored for Open-AudIT to use for particular fields, at present all fields are based on the devices (system) table.
The attributes you can edit are associated with the following columns: Class, Environment, Status & Type.
Notes:
If you add a device type, to display the associated icon you will have to manually copy the .svg formatted file to the directory:
Linux: /usr/local/open-audit/www/open-audit/device_images
Windows: c:\
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xampp\htdocs\open-audit\device_images
Creating an Attribute Entry
An attribute entry can be created using the web interface if the current user logged in has a role that contains the attribute::create permission. Go to menu: Manage -> Attributes -> Create Attributes. Also can be created from the Attributes View, using the "Create" button.
To add a new value for an attributes you need to select an organization, select the type of attribute, provide a name and the value.
You have to select one of the types from the drop down menu (device_class, device_environment, device_status, device_type).
View Attributes Details
Go to menu: Manage-> Attributes -> List Attributes.
Database Schema
The database schema can be found in the application is the user has database::read permission by going to menu: Admin -> Database -> List Tables, then clicking on the details button for the table.
API / Web Access
You can access the collection using the normal Open-AudIT JSON based API. Just like any other collection. Please see The Open-AudIT API documentation for further details.