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title: "Creating Custom Issues"
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NetMRI automatically clears all custom Issue instances from the **Network** **Analysis** > **Issues** page precisely 24 hours after each of the Issues appear, as the result of the executed jobs or scripts run by the administrator. Following the erasure of the Issue instance, the Issue associated with the job will appear again only when the job executes.

Create and manage custom issues from the **Config** **Management** tab > **Job** **Management** > **Custom** **Issues** page.

Perl and CCS Scripts can reference custom issues to bring attention to conditions discovered during script processing. Check the Comprehensive Issue List under Additional Documentation in online Help for more detailed Issue listings. It is possible that an Issue already exists for script reporting purposes.

To create a new custom issue, complete the following:

1. At the top right of the page, click **New**. The **Add** **Command** **Script** **Issue** window opens.
2. Enter a unique **Issue** **ID**. Spaces are not permitted within this field. Underline characters are permissible. This value appears in the **Issue** **ID** column of the Custom Issues table.
3. Enter a **Name** for the issue.
4. Enter a **Description** for the issue. This text will appear in a pop-up when the cursor hovers over the issue's name where it appears in a table.
5. Select a **Component** to which this issue applies.
6. Specify an optional penalty by enabling **Correctness** and/or **Stability**. If enabled, this issue is included in analysis calculations for the specified **Component**.
7. In the **Detail** **Columns** field, specify the name(s) and type(s) of columns that will appear in the details table for the issue.
  Enter one column name and type per line, delimited by a comma. For example, `Host,` `integer`. Do not insert any spacebar characters between the column name and type, or you will receive an *invalid* *type* message from NetMRI. Column names are referenced by the script (via the Issue-Details attribute) to specify the information to include in the details table. Valid types are string and integer.

To copy a custom issue, complete the following:

1. In the **Actions** column, click the icon and choose **Copy** from the menu.
2. In the **Copy** **Custom** **Issue** dialog, enter a unique custom ID (spaces not permitted) for the copy, then click **OK**. To edit a custom issue, go to the **Actions** column, click the icon and choose **Edit** from the menu.

To delete a custom issue, go to the **Actions** column, click the icon and choose **Delete** from the menu then confirm the deletion.