Creating custom fields - Security Center 5.12

To add more information to the properties of entities in your system, you can create custom fields.

1. Open the System task and click the General settings view.
2. Click the Custom fields tab, and click Add an item () at the bottom of the custom field list.
3. In the Add custom field dialog box, select the Entity type that applies to this custom field.
   
4. From the Data type list, select a standard or custom data type for the custom field.
5. In the Name field, enter the name for the custom field.
6. (Optional) In Default value field, enter or select the default value for this field.
   This value is displayed by default when an entity that uses this custom field is created.
7. Depending on the selected data type, the following additional options are available:

   Mandatory

   Select this option if the custom field cannot be empty.

   Value must be unique

   Select this option if the value of the custom field must be unique.

   NOTE: The unique value option can only be enforced after the field is created. To enforce this option, you must first make sure that all entities in your system have a distinct value for this custom field, then edit this custom field to apply the unique value option to it. Selecting this option automatically selects the Mandatory option.

   Encrypted

   Select this option if you want this field to be encrypted in the database (encryption at rest).

   NOTE: You must make that decision at creation time. You cannot change this option after the field is created. For other limitations regarding custom field encryption, see About custom fields.

8. Under the Layout section, type the Group name, and select the Priority from the drop-down list.
   These two attributes are used when displaying the unit's web page field in the Custom fields page of the associated entity. The group name is used as the group heading, and the priority dictates the display order of the field within the group.
9. In the Security section, click to add users and user groups that are able to see this custom field.
   By default, only administrators can see a custom field.
10. Click Save and close > Apply.