Creating a Custom Attribute

Summary: How to create a new custom attribute

To create a custom attribute, you need to navigate to the Client Settings page. The Client Settings are accessible from the right top of the Navigation Bar. Go to Configuration > Client Settings.

When viewing Client Settings, use the navigation options on the left-hand side of the screen to select Custom Attributes.

In the Custom Attributes configuration dialogue, you must determine whether you want to your custom attribute to live on the Hosts, Host Findings, Applications, Application Findings, or Groups list views.

This dialogue shows the following details about each existing custom attribute:

On you are on the correct tab, select +Create New Custom Attribute. This button opens up a pop up that lets you browse through the available data types and configuration options.

You must provide a name and a data type for the new custom attribute. If the attribute type supports a custom input format, you must also define that format before submitting.

For asset and group attributes, you also have the choice of whether to propagate down the values. Use this feature if you think that your organization can obtain additional useful insights from correlating higher-level properties to individual assets or findings. Be aware that propagation can take a substantial amount of time and generate many additional jobs for each impacted asset and finding.

For asset attributes, you can only propagate to findings. For group attributes, you can propagate to assets in the group, findings in the group, or both.

You cannot change the data type, input format, or propagation configurations for a custom attribute after creating it. Double check your choices before clicking CREATE to submit the new attribute.

To change the user-defined name for an attribute, click the “pencil” icon under the Actions column.

By clicking this icon, you open up the pop up for editing a custom attribute.

Before finalizing a custom attribute, think about the following: