Data Object - CustomFieldDef(vim.CustomFieldsManager.FieldDef)

Property of: CustomFieldsManager, ExtensibleManagedObject
Returned by: AddCustomFieldDef
Extends: DynamicData
See also: PrivilegePolicyDef
Since: 2.0

Data Object Description

Describes a custom field.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
fieldDefPrivileges*	PrivilegePolicyDef	The set of privileges to apply on this field definition *Since* VI API 2.5
fieldInstancePrivileges*	PrivilegePolicyDef	The set of privileges to apply on instances of this field *Since* VI API 2.5
key	xsd:int	A unique ID used to reference this custom field in assignments. This ID is unique for the lifetime of the field (even across rename operations).
managedObjectType*	xsd:string	Type of object for which the field is valid. If not specified, the field is valid for all managed objects. *Since* VI API 2.5
name	xsd:string	Name of the field.
type	xsd:string	Type of the field.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition

         <complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="CustomFieldDef">
            <complexContent>
               <extension base="sms:DynamicData">
                  <sequence>
                     <element name="key" type="xsd:int"/>
                     <element name="name" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="type" type="xsd:string"/>
                     <element name="managedObjectType" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="fieldDefPrivileges" type="sms:PrivilegePolicyDef" minOccurs="0"/>
                     <element name="fieldInstancePrivileges" type="sms:PrivilegePolicyDef" minOccurs="0"/>
                  </sequence>
               </extension>
            </complexContent>
         </complexType>

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Data Object - CustomFieldDef(vim.CustomFieldsManager.FieldDef)

Data Object Description