Adding Extended Attributes

Extending the schema by defining the attributes for resources. These attributes help the resources to hold different values. You can filter and search resources based on the attributes. Consider you have a high number of similar type of Resources at a specific location, but there is no way to filter those resources. You could use extended attributes such as, location to filter out specific resources from specific location.

You can add these extended attributes by clicking Credential Vault > Extended Attributes. You can only add five attributes. After you add the extended attributes you can define them in the resources with values.

NOTE:At least one resource should be present only then the Extended Attributes button will be enabled.

Go to Resources > Add Resource. You can also click Extended Attributes icon on the right pane of Credential Vault tab from the home page of Privileged Access Manager. You can add only a maximum of five entries for extended attributes.

If you want to define the Extended Attribute for an existing resource:

  1. Click the edit icon on the Resource name row. The Edit Resource page is displayed

  2. Select Extended Attributes from the left pane.

  3. Click Define. The extended attributes you have created are displayed.

  4. Select the attribute/attributes that you want to add for the resource.

  5. Click Define.

  6. Define the value for the selected attributes.

    If you have already mapped a value for a specific resource, it is displayed for you to select. If you are entering a new value, you can enter that at this point.

  7. Click Finish.

    The value you added and the Extended Attribute is updated and displayed in the Resources page.

    NOTE:Another way to define Extended Attributes is when you are creating a Resource. Click Credential Vault > Resource > +Add and Save. The maximum attributes you can enter are five.

After you have defined the extended attributes, the values are displayed on the screen for easy filtering. For example, if you select the location attribute of Bangalore from the left pane of the console, the resources located in Bangalore are displayed on the right pane.

NOTE:You must always provide a unique value for the attribute.