# Mender GUI stops showing custom device identity attribute

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-gui-stops-showing-custom-device-identity-attribute/3367>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [March 12, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-gui-stops-showing-custom-device-identity-attribute/3367 "2021-03-12T20:13:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![amrbekhit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/amrbekhit/32/479_2.png) [@amrbekhit](https://hub.mender.io/u/amrbekhit)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 8:13pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-gui-stops-showing-custom-device-identity-attribute/3367/1 "2021-03-12T20:13:13Z")

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Hello all,

I recently upgraded our Mender server 2.6.0 (most likely from 2.3.0) and noticed that I can no longer select our device serial number for the default device identity attribute. Our devices are configured correctly to transmit their serial number as part of the inventory. The GUI now shows “Device ID” and “status” as available identify attributes. Other than this, the upgrade seems to be fine.

Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![amrbekhit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/amrbekhit/32/479_2.png) [@amrbekhit](https://hub.mender.io/u/amrbekhit)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-gui-stops-showing-custom-device-identity-attribute/3367/2 "2021-03-13T11:55:00Z")

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Solved it using the information found in [this post.](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-2-5-0-problems-with-filters-hostnames-and-more/2683/2)