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Meta Types

Meta Types is a standard configuration interface for adding, editing, and removing Meta Types. Device Meta Type tagging is the concept of associating additional device information to a set of devices. The Meta Types can be associated manually or dynamically with rules. Tagging devices with Meta Types also provides for device-based enrichment such as Event correlation and special polling of devices.

Unified Assurance uses device-based meta tags in several ways, this includes the following:

  • Event Navigation - Making operators view basket-of-technology or application-based dynamic event lists.

  • Event Enrichment - Utilizing the device-based data to enrich events on the fly.

  • Automatic Configuration - Allowing Unified Assurance components to automatically configure themselves based upon meta data.

Refer to the Standard Configuration Interface guide for details on interacting with the grid and form.

Note

Meta Tags can be added to one device at a time using the Devices UI, or multiple devices at a time using the Device Management UI and selecting the "Load Device Meta Tags" action. See Devices and Device Management for more information.

This user interface calls REST methods from api/device/metaTypes.

To open this interface, from the main navigation menu, select Configuration, then Device Catalog, and then Meta Types.

Form Fields

  • Name - The name of the meta type.

  • Data Type - The data type of the meta type (e.g. string, number, etc.). Affects how values are displayed.

  • Filterable - Determines if the meta type can be used to filter events.