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Create a Change Model for Design and Assign function

Create a Change model and add the model states and model state transitions. You can use this Change model to configure a Design and Assign function.

Before you begin

Role required: admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_admin

About this task

You create a change model to configure a Design and Assign function for a network service. You must add model states to the change model to move and track change requests through several states.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Change > Administration > Change Models.

  2. Select New.

  3. On the form, fill in the fields.

    FieldDescription
    NameUnique name for the Change model.
    ActiveOption for enabling that this model is available for selection when creating a change request.
  4. Select Save.

    The Model States context menu appears. You can select the states for your Change model.

  5. On the Model States tab, select New.

  6. On the form, fill in the fields.

FieldDescription
State

State that you want to include in your Change model. You can add the following state models.- Design in progress​

The activities are in progress.

  • Design in review​

The activities are completed and the change request is in review for approval.

  • Design complete

The change request is approved.

  • Closed

The change request is closed.

You can also add a new model state to the Change model based on the requirements of your Design and Assign function. To learn more, see add multi-layer model states.

Initial StateOption to enable this state as the initial state for your model. This field is automatically selected when you add the first state to your model. For Design and Assign function, you can set Design in progress​ state as initial state.
  1. To save the state and return to the Change Model form, select Submit.

  2. To add a transition between the states, select the display/hide hierarchical lists icon (

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Hide/display hierarchical Lists Icon\) for the model state that you want to apply the transition to.
The Model State Transitions context menu appears.
  1. Select New.

  2. On the Model State Transition form, fill in the fields.

    FieldDescription
    FromState that the change request is moving from.
    ToState that the change request is moving to.
    Automatic TransitionOption for enabling automatic transition to the change request when the defined conditions are met. Selecting this option also helps prevent you from manually selecting the State field on the Change request form.
  3. To save the state and return to the Change Model form, select Submit.

  4. Select Submit.

Result

A Change model is created with the model states and model state transitions.

What to do next

Create a record producer to configure an activity in the playbook. To learn more, see Create a record producer for the Design and Assign function.

Parent Topic:Configuring Design and Assign function for your network services

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