Attribute Lists allow you to set a defined list of Attribute Values for a user to select from. This ensures that all Attribute Values entered against a Volume are limited to supplied list, removing the ability to enter unwanted values or spelling differences (eg Removed or removed) as well as increasing productivity by removing the need to retype common Attribute Values.

The following example illustrates the creation and implementation of two Attribute Lists, Weekly Backup with the values of the days of the week and Manufacturer with the values of the Volume brands Dell, IBM, Imation and Sony.

To open the Server Options in TapeMaster, select Administration → Server Options from the main menu.

Select the tab Attribute List Values.

In the section Attribute List [1], enter the string Weekly Backup into the field Description, along with the Attribute Values separating values by semicolons, Monday;Tuesday;Wednesday;Thursday;Friday;Saturday;Sunday into the field Values.

In the section Attribute List [2], enter the string Manufacturer into the field Description, along with the Attribute Values, separating values by semicolons, Dell;IBM;Imation;Sony.

Once all Lists have been added, click Save to add Values to the Framework Server.

Right-click the required Customer from the Customer Tree and select Properties

From the Edit Customer window, select the Attributes tab.

Under Extended Attribute 1,

• Enter a descriptive name for the Attribute, Backup Weekday.
• From the Type field select List to display the Options fields.
• From the field Index, select the required list, in this case Weekday Backup.
• Set Required to True to have this list displayed in Lite when Sending Volumes.

Under Extended Attribute 2,

• Enter a descriptive name for the Attribute, Volume Manufacturer.
• From the Type field select List to display the Options fields.
• From the field Index, select the required list, in this case Manufacturer.
• Set Required to False as it is not required to be displayed in Lite when Sending Volumes.

Click Save to update the information in TapeTrack.

When Adding or Editing a Volume select the Attributes tab.

From the available Attributes, select the required Attribute Value from the drop-down list by clicking on the right of each field and clicking the drop-down list arrow to view available options. In this example, we are setting Backup Weekday to Thursday.

Once all values are entered, click Save to update Extended Attribute Values.

The Extended Attributes can be added/modified using the functions Send and Library Management.

Documentation on how to add/modify Extended Attributes when using Lite's Send function can be viewed here

Documentation on how to add/modify Extended Attributes when using Lite's Library Management Function can be viewed here.