Properties

1. Overview
2. Accessing Properties
3. Properties Default Values List
4. LabTech Ignite® Properties
5. Adding Properties
6. Editing Properties
7. Deleting Properties
8. Exporting Properties
9. Document Revision History

Overview

Properties are additional configuration settings geared towards more advanced features.  The LabTech system uses many values, such as the number of days to retain history for, which can be modified from the Properties tab within the Configuration section of the Dashboard.  These properties give you full control over many features used throughout the system.

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Accessing Properties

To access the Properties, follow the steps listed below:

1. From the Control Center, select Dashboard > Config > Configurations > Properties.

Figure 1: Properties

Properties Default Values List

Table 1: Property Listing

LabTech Ignite® Properties

For all properties that are associated with LabTech Ignite®, please refer to the LabTech Ignite® Default Properties documentation.

Adding Properties

A property can be set from plugins and used by a script.  Properties are used throughout LabTech for various scripts and plugins (e.g., Health Report scripts).  If there are properties that are not in the current list, you can add additional properties.  To add properties, follow the instructions below:

1. From the Properties tab, select Clear to clear the fields and enable the Add button.
2. Enter the Name of the property. This must be entered EXACTLY (names are case sensitive.
3. Enter the default Value.  This will be the value that is returned when the property is called.
4. Click Add.  The new property will be immediately added to the list.
5. Click Force DBAgent to Reload Properties to immediately reload.

Editing Properties

1. From the Properties tab, highlight the property to edit.  The Add button will change to a Save button.
2. You will only be able to change the default value of the property. Make the desired changes.  Click Save.
3. Click Force DBAgent to Reload Properties to immediately reload.

Deleting Properties

If a property is not valid or no longer needed, you can delete it from the list.  To delete a property, follow the instructions listed below:

WARNING!  DO NOT DELETE properties if you are not sure of what they do or if you are not aware of the ramifications of removing them from the system.

1. From the Properties tab, right-click on the attribute to delete and select Delete. You will be prompted to confirm. 
2. Select Yes to delete or No to cancel.   The attribute will be immediately deleted from the list.
3. Click Force DBAgent to Reload Properties to immediately reload.

Exporting Properties

You can export properties to Excel; however, you must have Excel installed on the computer you are trying to export from.  Using the export option is highly recommended if you plan on changing any property values so you have the original values available, should the need arise to change the property back to the original value.  To export to Excel, follow the steps listed below:

1. From the Properties tab, highlight the properties to export.  You can select multiple attributes by holding down the [Shift] key or using the [Ctrl] key.
2. Right-click on the selected properties and select Export to Excel. 
3. The selected properties will be copied into a spreadsheet. If you want to save the file, simply select Save from the File menu.    

Figure 2: Sample Export to Excel

Document Revision History