Add Bulk Data for Computers using Inventory Management

Endpoint Central allows administrators to attach additional information to managed devices. This helps in better organizing, categorizing, and identifying devices within your network based on specific criteria or attributes that are unique to your organization's needs.

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Custom Data

  • Computer Location: The physical or network location assigned to the machine.
  • Owner: The owner of the device.
  • Search Tag: The tag that can be used to search the device.
  • Owner Email ID: The email address of the owner.
  • Product Number: A unique identifier of the device.
  • Shipping Date: The shipping date of the product.
  • Expiry Date: The expiry date of the product.
  • Notes: Additional description or comments.

Note:
If you manually update the shipping date and expiry date, it will disable the automatic warranty scan.

Add Custom Data for a Specific Computer

  1. Navigate to Admin > Global Settings > Add Custom Data for Computers
  2. bulkdataupdate

  3. Click the edit symbol next to the specific computer.
  4. Enter the necessary data and save the changes.

Apply the Same Custom Data in Bulk to Multiple Computers

  1. Navigate to Admin > Global Settings > Add Custom Data for Computers
  2. bulkdataupdate

  3. Select the computers you wish to update.
  4. Click on Bulk Update and input the data.

Assign Different Custom Data in Bulk to Multiple Computers using CSV

  1. Navigate to Admin > Global Settings > Add Custom Data for Computers > Import from CSV
  2. bulkdataupdate

  3. Use the sample CSV format provided below:

Sample CSV Format:

Download Sample CSV

The header of the CSV must contain the following data.

COMPUTER_NAME,DOMAIN_NAME,CUSTOMER_NAME,OWNER,LOCATION,SEARCH_TAG,NOTES,PRODUCT_NUMBER,SHIPPING_DATE,WARRANTY_EXPIRY_DATE,OWNER_EMAIL_ID

Important:

    If you choose to open the CSV file in Notepad, please adhere to the following guidelines:

  • The header must be in all caps and the space between them must be inserted with underscore
  • The fields COMPUTER_NAME and DOMAIN_NAME are mandatory.
  • The first line of the CSV is the column header, and the columns can be in any order.
  • Blank column values should be comma separated.
  • If the column value contains a comma, it should be specified within quotes.
  • If the columns corresponding to Shipping Date and Expiry Date are left empty, it will be set for automatic scanning.
  • If the columns corresponding to Shipping Date and Expiry Date are filled manually, automatic warranty scan will be disabled.