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Rules are a feature that allows you to automate various data center management processes. They enable you to create a series of automated actions based on user-configurable conditions, saving you time and effort while ensuring information is updated accurately
| Category | Rule Name | Date Created | Description |
| Item Custom Fields | Top Down U Positions | 2021-11-01 | This rule updates a custom field with the u position of the item based on top-down numbering of the cabinet. The rule will be triggered for items placed in the locations specified in (Parameter 1). The name of the custom field that will be updated is specified in (Parameter 2). |
| Item Standard Fields | Serial Number as Item Name | 2021-11-01 | This rule updates devices only and sets the serial number field to be equal to the item name. |
| Connectivity | Set Custom Field to Connected Item on Power Supply | 2021-12-09 | This rule updates device class items only. The custom field prefix you enter in the parameter will be combined with the power supply index to make up the name of the custom field(s) that will be updated with the connected item on the power supply. |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Planning Expiration Date | 2022-01-07 | This rule updates device and network class items only that are in the Planned status. This rule takes 2 parameters. The first parameter is the amount of time, a number between 0 and 30, f... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Installation Date based on Status Changes | 2022-04-07 | This rule updates the standard installation date and the custom fields defined in "Decommission Date Field" and "Power-Off Date Field" parameter to the current date based on valid status c... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Cabinet Capacity from PDU Inlet Ratings and UPS Bank Redundancy | 2022-06-01 | This rule sets the standard cabinet power capacity based on the model rating of the PDUs within the cabinet. Redundancy is determined by the downstream UPS bank the PDU is on. Using the PD... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Serial Number of Cabinet | 2022-07-08 | This rule updates the serial number of a cabinet to be the location_id - item_id |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Field to Chassis UPosition | 2022-07-08 | Parameter one is the name of the custom field to be updated. This rule updates a custom field for the U Position of a blade to be the U Position of its chassis. |
| Item Standard Fields | Set and Remove Installation Date | 2022-07-11 | This rule updates the standard installation date when it is null and an item moves from one status to Installed. The rule also removes the installation date when an item moves from Installed to Storage, Planned or Archived. dcTrack 9.1.1+ |
| Models | Set Model My Company Standard | 2022-08-23 | This rule updates the My Company Standard field to true when a previously unused model is used. |
| Item Standard Fields | Item Customer to Circuit Custom Field | 2022-09-13 | This rule will set the circuit custom field of type text defined in parameter one to the starting item customer when an item is updated. |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Asset Tag | 2022-11-01 | This rule sets the standard asset tag to location_id-item_id when the field is not in use. |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Cabinet Capacity | 2022-11-03 | This rule sets the custom field of type text specified in parameter one based on the model rating of the PDUs within the cabinet. The calculation only includes Rack PDUs that have the ch... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Field Decommission Date off Custom Status | 2022-11-10 | This rule updates custom field "Decommission Date Field" based on the "Custom Status Field" parameter of type Single-Select List. When the current value for "Custom Status Field" is 'De... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Data Center Custom Field to the Item Site | 2022-11-29 | Parameter 1 is the custom field name of type text where the customer would like to store the Data Center Name. This rule updates the custom data center field defined in Parameter 1 to be the data center code of the location for all classes. |
| Item Custom Fields | Mirror Custom Install Date and Purchase Date to Standard Installation Date and Purchase Date | 2022-12-20 | Parameter 1 is the custom field name of type date of the Custom Purchase Date. Parameter 2 is the custom field name of type date of the Custom Install Date. This rule copies standard fie... |
| Change | Set Project Status From Custom Project Type | 2023-04-05 | Parameter 1 is a comma delimited list of the Project Types that expect all items to be Installed. Parameter 2 is a comma delimited list of the Project Types that expect all items to be Ar... |
| Other | Set Ticket Custom Fields with Item Cabinet and Item UPosition | 2023-04-05 | Parameter 1 is the ticket custom field of type text that should be updated with the Item's Cabinet Name. Parameter 2 is the ticket custom field of type text that should be updated with th... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Field based on Make Model | 2023-04-20 | Parameter 1 should be an JSON object similar to the example below: { " DcTrack Make DcTrack Model" : "Custom Field Picklist Choice", "DcTrack Make DcTrack Model" : "Custom Field Pick... |
| Other | Set Installation Date and Custom Decommission Date | 2023-04-25 | This rule updates the standard installation date when it is null and an item moves from one status to Installed. Parameter one expects the custom field name of the custom decommission da... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Asset Tag based on Make Model | 2023-05-03 | This rule sets the standard asset tag field to 'HW'-Make-Model-location_id-item_id when the field is not in use. |
| Connectivity | Add Project Number to Connections on an Asset | 2023-06-01 | This rule will set the circuit project to the starting item project when an item is updated. |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Fields to PDU Inlet Values | 2023-06-07 | This rule updates custom fields of type text defined in the parameter with the Inlet Connector Type, Phases, Volts, Amps and Outlet Count by Connector Type from the PDU inlet. |
| Item Custom Fields | Set CF to ItemID | 2023-06-30 | This rule will set the custom text field defined in Parameter one, if it is null, with the Item ID. |
| Connectivity | Set CordID to Connection Trace | 2023-08-08 | This rule will update the Cord ID between the triggered item and the connected item in the format Starting Item Name - Starting Port Name to Ending Item Name - Ending Port Name for all da... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Contact CFs from JSON | 2023-09-11 | This rule updates several custom fields based on the JSON object pasted in to the 'JSON Object 1', 'JSON Object 2' and 'JSON Object 3' parameters. The first parameter should contain a loc... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Item Location Reference From Cabinet Name | 2023-09-27 | This rule updates the standard location reference of an item based on the cabinet name. The cabinet name format is any alphanumeric text containing one forward slash followed by 4 charac... |
| Connectivity | Set Single CF to PS Connected Item | 2023-09-27 | This rule updates device, network, Rack PDU and Probe class items. The custom field specified in Parameter 1 of type text area will be updated with the connected items on the power supplies. For a Rack PDU, the custom field will be updated with the conenction details of the inlet. |
| Change | Set Customer from Project CF | 2023-10-26 | This rule will take a project custom field of type text, defined in parameter 1, and update the standard customer field of item class Device, Network, Rack PDU and Cabinet. If the Cabinet ... |
| Other | Set Status CF and Standard Installation Date | 2023-10-26 | This rule updates a custom field defined in Parameter 1 of type text or single-select list with 'Installed' and updates the standard installation date when an item moves from Planned to Installed. |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Field to False off Status Change | 2023-11-02 | This rule will set a custom field of type checkbox to false that is defined in Parameter 1 for the statuses listed in Parameter 2. This rule applies to all item classes. |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Field to Estimated Replacement Date | 2023-11-13 | This rule will set a custom field of type date defined in Parameter 1 to the estimated replacement date when the field defined Parameter 2 is not null. The estimated replacement date is ... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Item Name to Asset Tag | 2023-12-05 | This rule updates the item name to the asset tag when the asset tag is not null. This rule does not apply to cabinets, Rack PDUs and UPS class. This rule does not use any parameters |
| Item Standard Fields | Mirror Standard Contract Fields to Custom Fields | 2023-12-05 | This rule copies standard fields, Contract Start Date and Contract End Date, into custom fields as defined in the parameters. The parameters are the labels for the custom fields you would ... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Cabinet Capacity CF off PDU Custom Redundancy Field | 2024-01-15 | This rule sets the custom field specified in parameter one based on the model rating of the PDUs within the cabinet. If parameter 2 is false then calculate the cabinet capacity and updat... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Item Custom Field to Cabinet Custom Field | 2024-01-26 | This rule will take the value stored in the custom field of type multi-select defined in Parameter 1 for a cabinet and update all children of the cabinet with the same value. If the item ... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Multiple CF to Multiple Parent Names | 2024-01-26 | This rule will update multiple text custom fields for items with a model defined in parameter 1. Either the triggered asset or the parent of the triggered asset must be a Network item an... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set CF to U Position or Chassis U Position and Slot | 2024-02-09 | This rule updates a custom field to the U Position of an asset or for a blade, the U Position of its chassis and Slot Label. Position or labels between 1 and 9 will be preceded with a 0. The Chassis U Position and Blade Slot Label will be separated by a ':'. |
| Item Standard Fields | Mirror Multiple Standard Fields to Custom Fields for Devices | 2024-03-07 | This rule copies standard fields defined in parameter 1 as a comma delimited list of standard field names, into custom fields defined in parameter 2 as a comma delimited list of custom fie... |
| Item Custom Fields | Mirror Custom Substatus and Standard Substatus | 2024-05-03 | This rule copies the custom field value stored in the custom field defined in parameter 1 to the standard Substatus field when the custom and standard field are not both null and the custo... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Cabinet Capacity off Cabinet CF | 2024-06-20 | This rule sets the standard cabinet capacity field to the number set in the custom field defined in parameter 1. |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Cabinet Capacity off PDU without Redundancy | 2024-06-24 | This rule sets the cabinet capacity based on the total model rating of the PDUs within the cabinet. |
| Models | Mirror Model Custom Field to Item Custom Field | 2024-06-28 | This rule copies the value stored in the model custom field name defined in parameter 1, into the item custom field defined in parameter 2. Both custom fields must be the same type (i.e numerics, text, text area, etc.). |
| Other | Top Down U Position (Multiple Locations) | 2024-08-14 | This rule updates a custom field with the u position of the item based on top-down numbering of the cabinet. The rule will be triggered for items placed in any of the locations specified in (Parameter 1). The name of the custom field that will be updated is specified in (Parameter 2). |
| Models | Mirror Multiple Model Custom Field to Item Custom Field | 2024-09-11 | This rule copies the value stored in the model custom field names defined in parameter 1 as a comma delimited list, into item custom fields defined in parameter 2 as a comma delimited list... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Serial Number of Archived Items | 2024-09-24 | This rule appends the value in parameter 1 to the exisitng serial number for archived assets that have the custom field check box defined in paramter 2 checked. This rule includes audit trail logging and will show a Changed By of 'Business Rule'. |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Item Name to Make-Model-Rack-UPosition | 2024-10-03 | This rule updates the item name to Make-Model-Rack Name-UPosition. If the asset is a blade, the Slot Position will be used insted of UPosition. This rule applies to device, network and probe assets. This rule does not use any parameters |
| Other | Set Sensor Position off Sensor Name | 2024-10-10 | This rule sets the sensor positon based off the name when the sensor position is not set. Parameter 1 is a comma delimited list of sensor names that will be matched to the sensor posit... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Asset Tag to prefix - ItemID | 2024-11-01 | This rule sets asset tag to the prefix defined in Parameter 1 '-' item ID when the field is not in use. |
| Item Standard Fields | Mirror Custom MAC Address to Standard Field | 2024-11-01 | This rule copies the MAC Address stored in the custom Field defined in Parameter 1 and copy into the standard data port field that has the Port Name defined in Parameter 2. |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Custom Replacement Date Based on Creation Date and Class | 2025-04-03 | This rule will set a custom field of type date defined in Parameter 1 to the estimated replacement date when the field defined Parameter 2 is not null. The estimated replacement date is ... |
| Other | Update Duplicated with ^^ItemId in the Name | 2025-04-03 | This rule updates Virtual Machines that have been duplicated when it moves across VM Managers by moving the original VM audit trail and name to the duplicated VM and removing the original ... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Fields off a Custom Date and Custom List | 2025-06-02 | This rule will update the custom field defined in parameter 3 with the interval selected in parameter 2 added to the date in parameter 1. For example, if the filter was replaced on January... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set/Remove Substatus Based on Status | 2025-06-02 | This rule will set the substatus field based on the current status of the asset and the set parameters. When the asset status is Planned and the substatus is set to a value not defined in... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Field to False off Status and Powered State | 2025-06-03 | This rule will set a custom field of type checkbox when a Virtual Machine is integrated with VMware and is not in the Archived Status with another active VM with the same name in a differe... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Contract Dates off Contract Number | 2025-06-10 | This rule updates the standard Contract Start Date and Contract End Date fields based on the Contract Number. The JSON content pasted into the parameter should follow the below format: ... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set CF to Assigned Parts List | 2025-06-19 | This rule will set the custom text area custom field defined in Parameter one with a list of parts that are assigned to the item. Details will include quantity, part make, part model and description. |
| Item Standard Fields | Format Existing MAC Address | 2025-06-19 | This rule formats the MAC address assigned to the data port with a colon. Examples: 2c549188c9e3 to 2C:54:91:88:C9:E3 2c-54-91-88-c9-e3 to 2C:54:91:88:C9:E3 |
| Item Custom Fields | Set PDU Custom Field to Cabinet Custom Field | 2025-06-19 | This rule will update the PDU custom field in parameter 1 to match the cabinet custom field of the same name. This rule will run when a cabinet or Rack PDU is updated. |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Item Name to Item Name | 2025-07-31 | This rule updates the item name of planned or installed network or device class items integrated with Power IQ to Item Name <Serial Number> when the Serial Number is not null. |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Field to CMDB ID | 2025-07-31 | This rule copies the CMDB ID into an item custom field for Device, Network, Rack PDU and Cabinet class items. |
| Other | Remove CMDB Integration and Fields | 2025-07-31 | This rule removes the CMDB integration for assets that move to Storage or Powered-off, update the item name to the serial number, remove the alias, remove also custom fields in the indicat... |
| Models | Add New My Company Standard Models to APB Policy | 2025-08-13 | This rule will add models that have not been previously in use to the correct Auto Power Budget Policy based on the My Company Standard field, Class and Subclass. |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Item APB Status | 2025-08-13 | This rule will check the Auto Power Budget field on an item that belongs to Auto Power Budget policy when power connections are created for Device and Network class items. |
| Connectivity | Set CordID to Source Port ID | 2025-08-13 | This rule will update the Cord ID between the triggered item and the connected item with the source port ID for all data and power ports on the item when the CordID is null or is an empty string. |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Server Custom Fields off RPDU Part Number | 2025-08-13 | This rule will udpate two device custom fields based on the Zero U mounted Rack PDU part numbers in the same cabinet. This rule will only update the custom fields if the device is placed i... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set/Remove Substatus Based on Status | 2025-08-18 | This rule will set the substatus field based on the current status of the asset and the set parameters. When the asset status is Planned and the substatus is set to a value not defined in... |
| Item Standard Fields | Mirror Multiple Standard Date Fields to Custom Fields | 2025-08-18 | This rule copies standard fields defined in parameter 1 as a comma delimited list of standard field names, into custom fields defined in parameter 2 as a comma delimited list of custom f... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Item Name to Model Name - Serial Number | 2025-08-18 | This rule updates the item name of Archived, Storage or Powered-Off assets that have the Checkbox defined in Parameter 1 checked to Model Name - Serial Number - Decom and remove its integr... |
| Item Standard Fields | Set Asset Tag to Item Name | 2025-09-22 | This rule updates the asset tag to the item name when the asset tag is empty. This rule has audit logging. V1 |
| Other | Set Installation Date and Custom Decom Date | 2025-09-22 | This rule updates the standard installation date when it is null and an item first moved from one status to Installed. The Custom Decom Date defined in Parameter 1 will be updated if it is null and when an item last moved to Archived. This rule has audit logging. |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Fields to Cabinet Total Power and Device Power | 2025-09-22 | This rule will update the value for the custom field in parameter 1 with the sum of potential power of all installed items in the cabinet and update the value for the custom field in par... |
| Item Custom Fields | Set Custom Field to Customer Contact | 2025-11-14 | This rule will update an item custom field of type text defined in Parameter 1 with the contact listed under the assigned Customer.This rule has audit logging. Version: V1 |
