Introduction

Complex administrative data have been added in 2.0 release of OCS inventory NG. This feature allow you to simply add informations to machines or SNMP devices.

Once this information added, it is present throughout the OCS web interface (multicriteria search, columns in tables). By default, just one data exists : TAG. This field is modifiable but not deletable.

Configuration of management console

Administrative Data Access

Click on Manage then Administrative data.

The table displays existing data.

Existing Data

Administratives data Computer or SNMP are managed in the same way. First will be available at the Machine details, and the second will be visible on the details of an SNMP device.

Add an administrative data category

Add Data

Your data will be divided into different categories that you will define. To do this, click on the plus, on field Field

A popup is then displayed and will allow you to manage your administrative data categories.

Existing Data Plus

You can modify/delete/add categories.

Add Data Plus

Now, you can create you own administrative data by categories.

Different types of administrative data

You can create different data types : text, checkbox, button, textarea, QR code, etc. For exemple, we have created following administrative data:

Existing Data

Going into the details of a machine, we find all these fields.

Fields in computer

Add data to administrative data with multivalues

If you have created administrative data such as checkbox, select or radiobutton, you'll need to enter values for these fields. To do this, go to machine details. Click on Pencil to edit mode. You will find in each multivalued field this icon Plus. It will allow you to enter your data .. You'll also notice that icons Arrows will allow you to organize your fields to display.

To exit to edit mode, click on Validate, top right.

For example, here's what you might have:

Client

So each of your machines will have, in the Machine details, all fields you have created.

These fields will also be present in some tables (All machines for example), but also in the multicriteria search. This will allow you to perform batch processing of your administrative data.