Using Tags with Rule-based Containers

In addition to standard device properties (device name, model, etc.) Traverse provides five customizable tags. You can use these tags to create rules for searching for, or populating, device containers and test containers.

Example

A Traverse administrator wants to create device containers for devices in specific locations. She also wants to create device containers for devices belonging to specific corporate groups. When she or another user creates a device, they fill in the tag fields for the device, corresponding to state, city, branch office, and corporate department properties. Tag field entry is free form, so care should be taken among different users to tag devices using the same text patterns.

• Tag 1: State
• Tag 2: City
• Tag 3: Branch Office
• Tag 4: Corporate Dept.

Then, the administrator creates the following containers:

Traverse assigns the newly-created device to all of the containers whose rules it matches.