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Create Fields From Facts

Fact2field functionality allows users to select the Breeze facts that Cloudaware should convert to fields on objects. Cloudaware will propagate fields that contain the caFact_ prefix with a matching Breeze fact. For example, if you create a caFact_uptimehours field, Cloudaware will search for the uptime_hours fact and use its value. 

Supported on objects


CaFacts are supported for the following objects in Cloudaware:

  • AWS EC2 Instance

  • AWS EKS Cluster

  • Azure Virtual Machine

  • Azure VM Scale Set Instance

  • Azure AKS Cluster

  • Google GCE Instance

  • VCenter Virtual Machine

  • CloudAware Physical Server


Create a caFact


  1. Log in to Cloudaware → Setup.

  2. Go to Object Manager. Select an object from the list, e.g. CloudAware Physical Server.

  3. Select the tab 'Fields & Relationships'. Click New to add a field.

  4. For field type, select any of Text types → Next.

  5. Enter the details for the new field, for example:

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    WHERE
    Field Label - set a human-readable name for the field. e.g. User ID
    Field Name - replace the auto-generated name by adding the prefix caFact_ and a Field Label value (field names are not case-insensitive), e.g. caFact_userId
    Help Text - provide a full fact name, e.g. ansible.user_id

    Click Next.

  6. Select user profiles for which the new field will be visible → Next.

  7. Check the layout where the new field is visible. Click Save.

CaFact fields may not populate immediately after a new field is added. Please allow some time for the update action on a Fact object to process.


Breeze Facts examples

Linux

Windows

architecture
bios_release_date
bios_version
breeze_agent_id
domain
ec2_metadata
ec2_product_codes
ec2_userdata
memorysize
memorysize_mb
os
system_uptime
uptime_seconds,

etc.

azure
domain
ec2_metadata
ec2_userdata
fact_role
facterversion
interfaces
macaddress_ethernet
netmask_ethernet
puppetversion
rubyplatform
rubyversion
serialnumber
timezone,

etc.