Schema

Customized Share Properties

In addition to the standard built in properties, you can configure any number of additional properties that are available on all shares and projects. These properties are given basic types for validation purposes, and are inherited like most other standard properties. The values are never consumed by the software in any way, and exist solely for end-user consumption. The property schema is global to the system, across all pools, and is synchronized between cluster peers.

BUI

To define custom properties, access the "Shares -> Schema" navigation item. The current schema is displayed as a list, and entries can be added or removed as needed. Each property has the following fields:

The valid types for properties are the following

Once defined, the properties are available under the general properties tab, using the description provided in the property table. Properties are identified by their CLI name, so renaming a property will have the effect of removing all existing settings on the system. A property that is removed and later renamed back to the original name will still refer to the previously set values. Changing the types of properties, while supported, may have undefined results on existing properties on the system. Existing properties will retain their current settings, even if they would be invalid given the new property type.

CLI

The schema context can be found at "shares -> schema"

carp:> shares schema
carp:shares schema> show
Properties:

NAME          TYPE          DESCRIPTION
owner         EmailAddress  Owner Contact

Each property is a child of the schema context, using the name of the property as the token. To create a property, use the create command:

carp:shares schema> create department
carp:shares schema department (uncommitted)> get
                          type = String
                   description = department
carp:shares schema department (uncommitted)> set description="Department Code"
                   description = Department Code (uncommitted)
carp:shares schema department (uncommitted)> commit
carp:shares schema> 

Within the context of a particular property, fields can be set using the standard CLI commands:

carp:shares schema> select owner
carp:shares schema owner> get
                          type = EmailAddress
                   description = Owner Contact
carp:shares schema owner> set description="Owner Contact Email"'
                   description = Owner Contact Email (uncommitted)
carp:shares schema owner> commit

Once custom properties have been defined, they can be accessed like any other property under the name "custom:<property>":

carp:shares default> get
...
             custom:department = 123-45-6789
                  custom:owner = 
...
carp:shares default> set custom:owner=bob@corp
                  custom:owner = bob@corp (uncommitted)
carp:shares default> commit

Tasks

Create a property to track contact information.

Schema Tasks

In the BUI

1. Navigate to the "Shares -> Schema" view
2. Click the '+' icon to add a new property to the schema property list
3. Enter the name of the property ("contact")
4. Enter a description of the property ("Owner Contact")
5. Choose a type for the new property ("Email Address")
6. Click the "Apply" button
7. Navigate to an existing share or project
8. Change the "Owner Contact" property under the "Custom Properties" section.

In the CLI

1. Navigate to the schema context (shares schema)
2. Create a new property named "contact" (create contact)
3. Set the description for the property (set description="Owner Contact")
4. Set the type of the property (set type=EmailAddress)
5. Commit the changes (commit)
6. Navigate to an existing share or project
7. Set the "custom:contact" property