Completing the CMDB Relationships Screen Completing the CMDB Relationships Screen
CMDB functionality enables you to display, report on, and send correspondence regarding the assets, services, and other resources that are crucial to your organization’s operation and the relationships between those items. Example - CMDB Relationships
Use the Relationships screen to define relationships between CIs; for example, Runs On, Hosts, Connects To, Manages, Located At, Relies On, Used By, Backed Up To, or Custom.
Use the Line Style and Line Color fields to define the appearance of relationships in the Relationship Viewer that can be displayed on a Desktop tab or the Relationships tab in the Configuration Item screen.
CMDB Relationships Screen Basics Tab Example
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Name |
Enter the name for one end of the relationship between two configuration items. |
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Corresponding Name |
Enter the name for the other end of the relationship between two configuration items. |
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Line Color |
Select a color for the line designating the relationship. The selected color will appear in the Preview area. |
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Line Style |
Select a style for the line designating the relationship in the Relationship Viewer: Solid, Dotted, Dashed, or Double. The selected style will appear in the Preview area. |
Use the Assignment tab to assign CMDB types to the relationship. The Not Assigned field includes predefined CMDB types; click the 
icon to assign a type to the relationship. To unassign a type, select the type under Assigned to These Types and click the 
icon. Note that each CMDB type must be associated with at least one relationship.
You can add the Configuration Item Relationship Viewer to a Desktop tab to display the relationships between configuration items.
