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Changing Custom Properties

I'm trying to change the name of the "City" Custom Properties to "Building". The SolarWinds Custom Property Editor doesn't let me do that. It only lets me add or remove Custom Property fields, not change the name. Is it safe to change the name of the field in Database Manager or do I run a risk of creating problems with the database? Thanks in advance.

Sherman

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adatole

I have always been more comfortable creating a new field in the Custom Property Editor, then using copy-paste to move existing values over to the new field, and finally deleting the old field.

I'm *fairly* certain that field only exists in the nodes table, but one can never be 100% sure.

;-)

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adatole

I have always been more comfortable creating a new field in the Custom Property Editor, then using copy-paste to move existing values over to the new field, and finally deleting the old field.

I'm *fairly* certain that field only exists in the nodes table, but one can never be 100% sure.

;-)

sshuang68

I tried changing the field name from "City" to "Building" but SolarWinds doesn't work right afterwards. For example, Network Atlas won't start. I changed the field name back to "City" and created a new "Building" field and copied the "City" values over to the new "Building" field. Now everything works fine again. I guess I have to live with an extra custom property field since SolarWinds doesn't seem to work right if I get rid of the "City" field.