Add a CI to a map using the map editor
You can view an existing CI on the map to enable you to create, modify, or delete its connections.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_cmdb_admin or sn_cmdb_editor
About this task
- You can add only CIs that have existing records in the CMDB.
- You can add only one CI at a time.
- You can remove an added CI from the map if you have not yet saved the CI to the map.
- If you try add a CI that already has a connection to another CI on the map, the map re-centers and the CI is highlighted. In some cases, due to filter settings, the CI isn't displayed.
- An added CI appears on the map but its CMDB record isn't changed unless you change the CI connections and save the changes.
- The map editor doesn't support adding endpoint CIs.
- After you add a CI, it can be saved to the map only if it has a path (direct or indirect) to the home node.
Procedure
- While working in a map, select the edit map icon
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and then take one of the following actions:
- Select and hold \(or right-click\) in an empty spot on the map and select **Add CI**.
- Select the Add CI icon
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. 2. On the Add a CI panel, specify the class of CI to add.
Define a filter that will generate a list of CIs of the class that you specified.
Select one CI in the filtered results list and then select Apply filters.
Save the condition set as a custom filter for future use.
Select the save custom icon
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and specify a name for the filter. You can select the filter whenever you add a CI.
To add a CI that is already connected to another CI on the map, select Add to map or skip this step for a CI that is not yet connected to another CI on the map.
The map re-centers on the added CI. Skip the remaining steps.
To add a CI that is not yet connected to another CI on the map, select Add to map and connect.
The map re-centers on the added CI and the Manage connection panel
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opens.
- On the Manage connection panel (
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), specify the settings.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Source CI | You can select the swap icon Image omitted: icon-um-edit-swap.png to swap source and target. No alternative text supplied Note: In the context of a CI relationship, this is the parent CI. |
| Target CI | You can select the swap icon Image omitted: icon-um-edit-swap.png to swap source and target. No alternative text supplied Note: In the context of a CI relationship, this is the child CI. |
| Show suggested relationships | Option to control the contents of the Relationship type selection box: The relationship types that are most appropriate for the two CIs appear at the top of the list. |
| Relationship type | The relationship between the CIs. For example, the relationship between the parent ‘Tomcat’ and the child ‘WAR File’ is Contains::Contained By. |
- When you have specified all connection settings, select Create connection.