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Change Management properties

Administrators can use change properties to configure Change Management behavior.

Navigate to Change > Administration > Change Properties to view and edit these properties.

NameDescription
glide.approval\_engine.change\_taskChange request tasks approval engine.- Type: choice list - Default value: process\_guide
glide.ui.risk\_calculate\_rule

Change risk calculation method. Business rule calculates on insert/update, UI action calculates only on demand. None disables this capability.- Type: choice list - Default value: ui_action

For more information, see Risk Calculator property.

com.snc.change\_request.enable\_copyEnable copy change feature.- Type: true \| false - Default value: true
com.snc.change\_request.copy.attributesList of attributes \(comma-separated\) that are copied from the originating change.- Type: string - Default value: category,cmdb\_ci,priority,risk,impact,type,assignment\_group,assigned\_to,short\_description,description,change\_plan,backout\_plan,test\_plan
com.snc.change\_request.copy.rl.change\_task.attributesList of attributes \(comma-separated\) from the Change Task \[change\_task\] related list that will be copied from the originating change.- Type: string - Default value: cmdb\_ci,priority,assignment\_group,assigned\_to,short\_description,description
com.snc.change\_request.copy.rl.task\_ci.attributesList of attributes \(comma-separated\) from the Affected CIs \[task\_ci\] related list that will be copied from the originating change.- Type: string - Default value: ci\_item
com.snc.change\_request.attach.enable\_copyCopy attachments from the originating change.- Type: true \| false - Default value: true
com.snc.change\_request.copy.rl.task\_cmdb\_ci\_service.attributesList of attributes \(comma-separated\) from Impacted Services \[task\_cmdb\_ci\_service\] related list that will be copied from the originating change.- Type: string - Default value: cmdb\_ci\_service
com.snc.task.refresh\_impacted\_servicesList of all the Task types where Refresh Impacted Services action is enabled.- Type: string - Default value: incident, change_request
change.refresh\_impacted.include\_affected\_cisLists the impacted CIs or Services with any service supported by a configuration item identified in the Affected CI related list. Note: This requires any business services identified to be converted to an application service. For instructions, see Convert business services to application services. For information about application services, see Application services.
com.snc.change\_management.enforce\_data\_requirementsEnforce change request process data requirements, so that any data modification on the change request has the same data restrictions. This includes, updates made through the change request form, Workflow, REST/SOAP, JavaScript, and GlideRecord updates. For more information, see Change Management API In the User Interface, when this property is true, it enables additional server sided restrictions to the UI Policy and Client Script controls that already exist. - Type: true \| false - Default value: true
com.snc.change\_request.populate\_service\_offeringPopulates the service offering related list from the impacted service list.- Type: true \| false - Default value: false
com.snc.change\_request.enable\_unauthorizedEnables the creation of unauthorized change requests when the event ci.change.unplanned is raised.- Type: true \| false - Default value: false
com.snc.change\_request.event.state\_updated.enabledGenerates the sn_change.state.updated event when the state of the change request is updated.- Type: true \| false - Default value: false
com.snc.change\_request.event.state\_updated.statesEnter the change request state field values, each separated by a comma to generate the sn_change.state.updated event. This happens when any of the state value changes, for example, -5, -3, 0. You can leave the property empty to generate the sn_change.state.updated event for all state changes. For more information on the state values, see Legacy: State model and transitions.Note: For this property to take effect, property com.snc.change_request.event.state_updated.enabled must be set to true.

Change Management properties for Discovery integration

If your organization is subscribed to Discovery , integration with Discovery is automatically enabled. With this integration, any configuration item (CI) with an IP address that is part of a change request process can be maintained automatically. When Discovery is activated, the following three new properties become available.

NameDescription
com.snc.change\_request.auto.discoveryTrigger Discovery for the Affected CIs automatically, manually or not at all.- Type: Choice list - Values: Off, Both, Automatic, Manual - Default value: Off
com.snc.change\_request.disco.auto.stateDefines which Change Request states Discovery will be automatically triggered.- Type: String - Default value: Review
com.snc.change\_request.disco.manual.stateDefines which Change Request states allow Discovery to be manually triggered.- Type: String - Default value: Implement, Review

Change Management properties available from sys_properties table

The following properties are available for further configuration. To list them, enter sys_properties.list in the navigator text box and filter for com.snc.change_.

NameDescription
com.snc.change\_request.copy.related\_listsRelated lists \(comma-separated\) that will be copied from the originating change.- Type: string - Default value: task\_ci,task\_cmdb\_ci\_service,change\_task
com.snc.change\_request.rl.change\_task.attach.enable\_copyCopy attachments from originating change task.- Type: true \| false - Default value: true
com.snc.change\_management.policy.approval.logThe debug logging property that provides the detailed logging information of the workflow activity when using Change Approval Policies.Type: choice list
sn\_change\_cab.com.snc.change\_management.cab.use\_sow\_meeting

Controls opening of a CAB meeting from the CAB Meeting calendar in the CAB Workbench in Service Operations Workspace.Note: Users must have the sn_sow.sow_user role to open CAB meetings in SOW.

  • Type: true \| false
  • Default value: false, for upgrade customers; true for new customers.

  • true: CAB meetings open in the CAB Meeting workbench in SOW.

  • false: CAB meetings open in the Core UI.

Parent Topic:Reference section for Change Management