Common Resource Attribute Fields

The following fields are common to several types of resources. You can find these fields in the resource editor Attributes tabs under the Common, Assign, Parent Groups, Creation Information, and Last Update Information sections. (See also Resource Attributes.)

Common

Entering data in the Common section is optional, depending your environment setup.

Common Fields	Description
Resource ID	Read-only field that shows the ID that ESM has assigned to this resource when it was created.
External ID	An identification string suitable for, and which can be referenced by, systems outside ESM. Common applications of External IDs include appropriate naming for Case and Asset resources that are tracked in common with defect reporting or vulnerability-management systems. If your system interfaces with a third-party incident tracking system, such as Remedy, enter an ID that corresponds to that system. Your administrator can advise you on the correct values for this field, if applicable.
Alias (Display Name)	An optional alternate identification string used for referencing resources. If given, this alias appears in place of the resource's name everywhere it may be seen. Your administrator can advise you on the correct values for this field, if applicable. If you use an alternate event naming scheme in your environment, enter an alias for this resource here.
Invalid Reason	If a resource is broken or invalid, an “Invalid Reason” field is included in its Attributes table. An abbreviated explanation is shown in this field. (See also Validating Resources.) Click the browse button at the end of this field to get a popup dialog that shows the full text of the explanation.
Description	Description of the resource. Use this field to communicate the purpose of this resource to other users. For example, if this is a resource that leverages or depends on another resource (for example, a query viewer or trend that uses an SQL query), this is a good place to make note of that relationship.
Version ID	The globally unique version ID for this resource. Version IDs are assigned when you export a resource as part of a package, if the resource has changed.
Deprecated	Toggle to indicate whether the resource is current or deprecated (obsolete).

Assign

Assign Fields	Description
Owner	A user selected from the Users resource tree who should be notified about this resource.
Notification Groups	The user groups selected from the Users resource tree who should be notified about this resource.