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Version: 4.1

Asset Configuration Setup

Settings Description​

The asset configuration page is a table of existing asset configurations. The table can be sorted by columns and filtered using the Search input field. You can create a new configuration using the Create New Asset Configuration button, or edit an existing one by clicking the Edit button in the Actions column of the selected configuration.

List of Fields in a Configuration​

The list of fields that make up a configuration:

  • General Settings - General asset information (configuration name, asset name, asset time-to-live, category, index)
  • Basic Fields - Fields constituting the core asset information
  • Additional Fields - Fields containing optional asset information
  • Sources - A list of sources used to create the asset base, including rules for mapping source fields to basic/additional fields
  • Linking - Source fields where their relationships are configured
  • Prioritization - A rule defining the priority for extracting basic/additional fields from sources
note

All fields, except Asset Time-to-Live, are required.

tip

The Asset Name parameter supports tokens based on basic and additional fields. Example usage: $hostname$ - $os$.

Adding a New Source​

To add a source, click the Add Source button. A submenu will appear, which needs to be expanded for configuration.

Source configuration consists of the following items:

  • Name - The source name
  • Source Index - The index where the required information is stored
  • Time Interval - The time period for data collection
  • Field Mapping Rules - A mapping that defines how fields from the source correspond to fields specified in the Basic Fields and Additional Fields parameters
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To add more fields to the mapping, use the Add Fields button.

Linking​

To set up linking fields, click the Add Key Field button. A submenu will appear, which needs to be expanded for configuration.

Key field configuration consists of:

  • Sources - Which sources need to be linked
  • Fields - Selection of fields specified in the Basic Fields and Additional Fields parameters

Prioritization​

To set up prioritization, click the Add Priority button. A submenu will appear, which needs to be expanded for configuration.

Priority configuration consists of:

  • Field - The field for which priority is set
  • Field Extraction Order - Extracting the field from the source according to the specified priority

To add more sources to the priority rule, click the Add Source button.

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If identical priorities are set, the field in the asset will be represented as an array.