Managing device attributes in the IBM MaaS360 Portal

A device attribute is a set of data that an administrator can customize and then associate with a specific device.

You can also use device-specific custom attributes to immediately trigger a compliance action on a device. This feature enables seamless integration with threat management platform partners (such as Lookout). These platforms identify the risk level of devices based on malware, apps, and behaviors, and then categorize the risks (low, medium, high) associated with these platforms by using MaaS360® web services to set attributes in MaaS360.

The defined custom attributes are listed in the Custom Attributes section in the Device Summary page. Administrator can also edit and save these defined attributes from the Device Summary page.

Note:

The custom device attribute name and value do not support special characters such as period (.), less than (<), greater than (>), backslash (\), and quotes(",'). The CSV file used to bulk upload custom device attributes must not include special characters.
The value of the custom device attribute of type Number does not support more than 10 digits.

Example of the Custom Attributes section in the Device Summary page

Adding a custom device attribute

To add a custom device attribute, follow these steps:

From the IBM® MaaS360 Portal Home page, select Devices > Device Attributes > Manage Custom Attributes > Add Custom Attribute.
Enter the attribute name and attribute type.

Managing custom device attributes

To manage custom attributes, follow these steps:

From the IBM MaaS360 Portal Home page, select Devices > Device Attributes > Manage Custom Attributes.
From the Manage Custom Attributes page, select a device attribute, and then click Edit to change the name of the attribute or click Delete to remove the attribute from the page.

Updating custom device attributes

You can also update each custom device attribute individually on the Device Inventory page at Device > Device Summary > Custom Attributes:

You can update custom attributes in bulk for devices by selecting Device > Device Attributes:

Viewing the bulk update transaction log

The Bulk Update Transaction Log page maintains a registry of bulk upload events. The transaction log also shows details such as Upload Date or Time, Uploaded By, IP address, Validation Status, Upload Status, Total Records, Errors, and Details. You can view the log on the Custom Attributes page.