Entity Import Template

The table below lists the attributes available for importing entities and entity collections:

 Attribute Description

*caption

Enter the name of an entity.

description

Any additional information that helps understand the purpose of creating an entity.

*name

Specify the name of an entity.

stage

Enter ‘1’ to import an entity as managed.

*assetType

Specify the type of an entity.

assetSubtype

The entity subtype.

assetTag

Specify a label for an entity.

serialNumber

Specify the serial number of an entity. Not all entity types contain the Serial Number attribute.

model

Specify the model number of an entity. Not all entity types contain the Model attribute.

manufacturer

Specify the manufacturer of an entity. Not all entity types contain the Manufacturer attribute.

version

Specify the version number of an entity. Not all entity types contain the Version attribute.

organization

Specify the name of an organization that owns an entity.

division

Specify the name of a division that owns an entity.

subDivision

Specify the name of a sub division if that particular division is composed of separate parts.

classification.integrityImpact

Specify the impact affecting the integrity.

assetInformation.dataIntegrityCost

Specify the cost involved in maintaining the data integrity.

ownerships.1.ownershipType.name

Specify the owner’s name for the ownership type.

ownerships.1.ownerId

Specify the owner ID for an entity owner.

ownerships.1.teamownerId

Specify the team owner ID for an entity owner.

ownerships.2.ownershipType.name

Specify the owner’s name for the ownership type.

ownerships.2.ownerId

Specify the owner ID for an entity owner.

ownerships.2.teamownerId

Specify the team owner ID for an entity owner.

ownerships.3.ownershipType.name

Specify the owner’s name for the ownership type.

ownerships.3.ownerId

Specify the owner ID for an entity owner.

ownerships.3.teamownerId

Specify the team owner ID for an entity owner.

ownerships.4.ownershipType.name

Specify the owner’s name for the ownership type.

ownerships.4.ownerId

Specify the owner ID for an entity owner.

ownerships.4.teamownerId

Specify the team owner ID for an entity owner.

addressLinks.1.addressType.name

Specify the name of the address type, such as permanent address and billing address, to help indicate the preferred mode of communication.

address.Links.1.address.name

Specify the name of the address to help locate an entity.

addressLinks.1.address.country

Specify the name of the country.

addressLinks.2.addressType.name

Specify the name of the address type, such as permanent address and billing address, to help indicate the preferred mode of communication.

address.Links.2.address.name

Specify the name of the address to help locate an entity.

addressLinks.2.address.country

Specify the name of the country.

tags.1.name

Enter the name of the tag.

tags.1.category

The name of the category for grouping common entities.

tags.1.description

Any additional information that will help demonstrate the purpose of creating a tag.

hardware.1.cpe.uri

Specify the uri of the cpe.

hardware.1.cpe.title

Title of the cpe.

hardware.1.cpe.description

Description of the cpe.

hardware.1.cpe.update

Specify the hardware revision number.

hardware.1.cpe.edition

Specify the edition of CPE.

hardware.1.cpe.language

Enter the language.

hardware.1.cpe.product

Enter the product name.

hardware.1.cpe.version

Version of the CPE.

hardware.1.cpe.vendor

Vendor name of the CPE.

hierarchies.1.hierarchyType

Specify the organization hierarchy type.

hierarchies.1.description

Specify the purpose for creating an organization hierarchy.

hierarchies.1.level1

Specify the first level of the organization hierarchy.

hierarchies.1.level2

The second level of the organization hierarchy.

hierarchies.1.level3

The third level of the organization hierarchy.

customAttributes.boolean1

The custom boolean attribute to be added to the entity.

vendorServices.1.name

The name of the vendor service.

vendorServices.1.defaultFlag

Enter “1” to import vendor service as Default.

vendorServices.1.serviceType

Specify the type of the vendor service.

vendorServices.1.ownerships.1.ownershipType.name

Specify the owner for the ownership type of a vendor service.

vendorServices.1.ownerships.1.ownerId

The owner ID of the vendor service owner.


  1. Organization hierarchy must be available in the Vendor Risk Manager prior to importing of Vendor Contact.
  2. Enter '1' in the vendorServices.1.stage attribute field to import as managed vendor services.