Configuration Item Types

Configuration Item Types

Configuration Item Types (CI Types) denote the categorization of the CIs. Any organization-specific entity can be considered as a CI Type, such as Business Services, Workstations, Servers, Documents, or the People working for your organization.

Each CI Type can be defined with specific Attributes and Relationships that are unique for the CIs classified under them.

If your CI Type structure is granulated, you can further drill it down to sub-types. For instance, the CI Type Server may possess various sub-types such as File Server, Application Server, and Database Servers.  

To access the Configuration Item Types List view, go to Admin > CMDB > Configuration Item Types.
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Use the icon to view the relationship map for a CI Type. The relationship map holds the default relationships configured for the CI Type.

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