Sounds like you're using an oldish version without the newer association style.
There are more than descriptions that are usable in the association system : https://docs.observium.org/entities/#attributes_1 [https://docs.observium.org/entities/#attributes_1]
You can see the database data for a port which will show what the values for all of these attributes are by clicking on the icon to the right hand side of the port navbar on the port's own page.
adam. On 2019-09-13 13:00:11, Kenneth Friend II via observium observium@observium.org wrote: I’m admittedly quite the gimp when it comes to Linux and Observium, but I’m learning little by little. I have a custom port group setup to view my VMware network ports (port name / description=VMWare:SomePort). Several of these links are actually aggregated. In the HP/Aruba world they are Trunks. As far as I know, I cannot throw a description on a virtual port / trunk in HP-land. I wonder, is there a way, without being a PHP-guru to add a particular port to a custom port group when I’m unable to provide a port description? If not, that might be a neat feature at some point. Very Respectfully, Kenneth R. Friend II Sr. Systems Administrator Sonnax Transmission Company, Inc. 2 Imtec Lane, Bellows Falls, VT 05101 USA • www.sonnax.com [http://www.sonnax.com/] ken.friend@sonnax.com [mailto:ken.friend@sonnax.com] • (802) 463-0287 • (802) 463-9722 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e-mail message attached to it may contain confidential and proprietary material for the sole use of the intended recipient (s). Do not read this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive for the recipient) you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED and you should delete all copies of this message and its attachments without reading or saving in any manner.