Introduction

The Attributes endpoint allows you to add 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?

Creating an Attribute Entry

A user entry can be created using the web interface if the current user logged in has a role that contains the user::create permission. Go to menu: Manage -> Users -> Create Users. Also can be created from the Users 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.

You will see a list of attributes. You can view an attribute by clicking on the blue view icon. You can also edit or delete Attributes.

Database Schema

The schema for the database is below. It can also be found in the application is the user has attributes::read permission by going to menu: Manage -> Database -> List Database, then clicking on the "attributes" table.

Create Table: CREATE TABLE `attributes` (
  `id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `org_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
  `resource` varchar(200) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
  `type` varchar(200) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
  `name` varchar(200) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
  `value` varchar(200) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
  `edited_by` varchar(200) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
  `edited_date` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '2000-01-01 00:00:00',
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=103 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8

A typical entry looks as below.

         id: 102
     org_id: 1
   resource: devices
       type: device_type
       name: Wireless Router
      value: wireless router
  edited_by: system
edited_date: 2000-01-01 00:00:00

API / Web Access

You can access the /attributes collection using the normal Open-AudIT JSON based API. Just like any other collection. Please see the API documentation for further details.

Access is provided as part of a roles permissions. Attributes is a standard resource and can have create, read, update and delete permissions.

The API routes below are usable from both a JSON Restful API and the web interface. The Web application routes are specifically designed to be called from the web interface (a browser).

API Routes

Request Method	ID	Resulting Function	Permission Required	URL Example	Notes	Example Response
GET	n	collection	attributes::read	/attributes	Returns a list of attributes.	attributes_collection.json
POST	n	create	attributes::create	/attributes	Insert a new attribute entry.	attributes_create.json
GET	y	read	attributes::read	/attributes/{id}	Returns an attribute details.	attributes_read.json
PATCH	y	update	attributes::update	/attributes/{id}	Update the details of an attribute entry.	attributes_update.json
DELETE	y	delete	attributes::delete	/attributes/{id}	Delete an attribute entry.	attributes_delete.json

Web Application Routes

Request Method	ID	Action	Resulting Function	Permission Required	URL Example	Notes
GET	n	create	create_form	attributes::create	/attributes/create	Displays a standard web form for submission to POST /attributes.
GET	y	update	update_form	attributes::update	/attributes/{id}/update	Show the attributes details with the option to update details using PATCH to /attributes/{id}

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