Note: IDN is supported for object types: fqdn and canonical_name. You can use punycode or IDNs while importing these objects.
Field NameData Type Required Associated GUI
(Yes/No) FieldAssociated PAPI MethodUsage and Guidelines
Header-CnameRecord String Yes Example: CnameRecord
fqdn FQDN Yes Aliaszone This field combines the CNAME record
name and the zone name to form the FQDN. Example: c1.corp100.com
_new_fqdn FQDNNo Add this field to overwrite the fqdn field when you select the overwrite or merge option.
viewStringNo DNS View views If no view is specified, the Default view is
used. Example: Default
canonical_name Domain name
Yes Canonical Name canonical Example: www.corp100.com
commentString No Comment comment
disabled Boolean No Disabledisabled Example: FALSE
ttl Unsigned
integer
No TTL ttl This is an inherited field. For information, see Data Specific Guidelines . Example: 28800
EA-Site String No Extensible attribute Site
extensible_attributes EA-Site is an example of a predefined
extensible attribute. You can add other predefined attributes to the data file. For information about data format and examples, see Data Specific Guidelines on page 9.
ADMGRP-JoeSmithString No Permissions
Admin Group/Role
permission ADMGRP-JoeSmith is an example of an admin permission of a specific admin group. For information about data format and examples, see Data Specific Guidelines on page 9.
Examples
This section contains examples of how to create data files for CNAME records. All examples use comma as the separator. You can use other supported separators, such as semicolon, space, or tab.
Adding a CNAME Record
This example shows how to add a CNAME record, bind_cname.corp100.com, to the Default DNS view. header-cnamerecord,fqdn*,canonical_name*,view cnamerecord,bind_cname.corp100.com,somewhere.corp100.com,default
Overwriting CNAME Record Data
This example shows how to override a canonical name from somewhere.corp100.com to somewhere2.corp100.com. header-cnamerecord,fqdn*,canonical_name* cnamerecord,bind_cname.corp100.com,somewhere2.corp100.com
Merging CNAME Record Data
This example shows how to merge the following data: admin group DNS_Admins with RW permission and extensible attribute Site = New York.
header-cnamerecord,fqdn*,ADMGRPDNS_Admins,EA-Site cnamerecord,bind_cname.corp100.com,RW,New York
DNAME Record
Note: IDN is supported for object types: fqdn and target. You can use punycode or IDNs while importing these objects.
Field NameData TypeRequired (Yes/No)Associated GUI FieldAssociated PAPI MethodUsage and Guidelines
Header-DnameRecord String Yes Example: DnameRecord
fqdn FQDN Yes Aliaszone This field combines the DNAME record
name and the zone name to form the FQDN. Example: d1.corp100.com
_new_fqdn FQDNNo Add this field to overwrite the fqdn field when you select the overwrite or merge option.
viewStringNo DNS View views If no view is specified, the Default view is
used. Example: Default
target Domain
name
Yes Target target Example: d1.foo.com
commentString No Comment comment
disabled Boolean No Disabledisabled Example: FALSE
ttl Unsigned
integer
No TTL ttl This is an inherited field. For information, see Data Specific Guidelines . Example: 28800
EA-Site String No Extensible attribute Site
extensible_attributes EA-Site is an example of a predefined
extensible attribute. You can add other predefined attributes to the data file. For information about data format and examples, see Data Specific Guidelines on page 9.
Field NameData Type Required (Yes/No)Associated GUI FieldAssociated PAPI MethodUsage and Guidelines
ADMGRP-JoeSmithString No Permissions
Admin Group/Role
permission ADMGRP-JoeSmith is an example of an admin permission of a specific admin group. For information about data format and examples, see Data Specific Guidelines on page 9.
Examples
This section contains examples of how to create data files for DNAME records. All examples use comma as the separator. You can use other supported separators, such as semicolon, space, or tab.
Adding a DNAME Record
This example shows how to add a DNAME record, bind_dname.corp100.com, with target = bind_dname.corp200.com, extensible attribute Site = HQ, and disabled = TRUE.
header-dnamerecord,fqdn*,target*,disabled,EA-Site dnamerecord,bind_dname.corp100.com,bind_dname.corp200.com,TRUE,HQ
Overwriting DNAME Record Data
This example shows how to enable the existing DNAME record, bind_dname.corp100.com, and add admin group DNS_Admins with RO permission.
header-dnamerecord,fqdn*,target*,disabled,ADMGRPDNS_Admins dnamerecord,bind_dname.corp100.com,bind_dname.corp200.com,FALSE,RO
Merging DNAME Record Data
This example shows how to add a comment to the existing DNAME record, bind_dname.corp100.com, and change the TTL to 3860.
header-dnamerecord,fqdn,target*,comment,ttl dnamerecord,bind_dname.corp100.com,bind_dname.corp200.com,Add by DNS admin,3860