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How To Define MDR Attributes Without CA CMDB Equivalents

You can define labels and help text for MDR provider attributes that do not correspond with any CA CMDB attributes. Attributes are labeled Not in Family in the Federated View.

cmdbMetadata macro arguments to define an MDR provider attribute include:

• attr – CA CMDB attribute name
• category - Category name where attribute is displayed
• heading - Heading label for attribute
• help - Brief description of the attribute

Example: Define an MDR-Only Attribute

The following metadata statement defines an attribute name "ext_mem_capacity" using the label "External Memory Capacity" under the Attributes category in the Federated View .

<macro name=cmdbMetadata  attr="ext_mem_capacity" category="Attributes" heading="External Memory Capacity" help="Total external memory">