Meta fields
The System Settings > Advanced > Meta Fields menu enables you and other administrators to add extra information when configuring, adding, or maintaining FortiGate units or adding new administrators. You can make the fields mandatory or optional, and set the side of the field.
With the fields set as mandatory, administrators must supply additional information when they create a new FortiGate object, such as an administrator account or firewall policy. Fields for this new information are added to the FortiGate unit dialog boxes in the locations where you create these objects. You can also provide fields for optional additional information.
The one exception to this is the Administrators system object. This object applies only to administrators on the FortiManager unit. All other objects are related to FortiGate units.
Go to System Settings > Advanced > Meta Fields to add metadata fields for system-wide or FortiGate objects. The list of metadata fields opens.
The following information is available:
Create New | Create a new metadata field for this object. |
Delete | Select to delete this metadata field. |
Meta-Field | The name of this metadata field. Select the name to edit this field. |
Length | The maximum length of this metadata field. |
Importance | Indicates whether this field is required or optional. |
Status | Indicates whether this field is enabled or disabled. |
To add a new metadata field:
1. Go to System Settings > Advanced > Meta Fields.
The list of configured meta data objects appears; see
Figure 69.
2. Select Create New.
The Add Meta-field dialog box opens.
3. Configure the following settings:
Object | The object to which this metadata field applies. Select one of the following: System Administrators, Devices, Device Groups, Administrative Domains, Firewall Addresses, Firewall Address Groups, Firewall Services, Firewall Service Groups, and Firewall Policy. |
Name | Enter the label to use for the field. |
Length | Select the maximum number of characters allowed for the field from the drop-down list (20, 50, or 255). |
Importance | Select Required to make the field compulsory, otherwise select Optional. |
Status | Select Disabled to disable this field. This field is only available for non-firewall objects. The default setting is Enabled. |
4. Select OK to save the new field.
To edit a metadata field:
1. Go to System Settings > Advanced > Meta Fields.
2. Select the name of the meta field that you would like to edit to open the Edit Meta-field dialog box.
Only the length, importance, and status of the meta field can be edited.
3. Edit the settings as required, and then select OK to apply the changes.
To delete metadata fields:
1. Go to System Settings > Advanced > Meta Fields.
2. Select meta fields that you would like to delete.
The default meta fields cannot be deleted.
3. Select the Delete icon in the toolbar, then select OK in the confirmation box to delete the fields.
