Creating Views Using the Modeling Studio
There are two methods of creating perspective-based views using the Modeling Studio. The first option is to create a view based on a model (or on several models); the second one is to create a view out of CI collection that is not a model.
A view based on a model is updated automatically when the model content is updated. For example, a view was generated using a business process group model that initially contained five business process steps. The business process group was then updated to include additional business process steps. Those changes are automatically reflected in the view.
This option is the recommended one, since it creates a dynamic view.
In a view based both on models and individual CIs, the view content is updated according to changes in the models.
Generating a View from a Model
After building a model and saving the model definition, select the top model and select Generate view for selected model. In the dialog box that opens, select the desired perspective according to the desired view content.
The recommended perspective is the Impact Perspective. It creates a view with all the CIs in the model and for each CI, it adds all the child CIs including the monitor CIs. Additional perspectives that may be used for other purposes are described in Predefined Folders and Views.
If the selected model includes dependent CIs (which appear in the Related CIs tab), they are also enriched by the perspective and become part of the view.
The Content Only perspective does not make any changes in the view, even for model CIs.
Hiding Irrelevant CIs from a View
The view result appears in the View Results pane. At this point, you may choose to hide CIs that appear in the view.
Hiding CIs from a view does not change the status calculation of CIs in the view (the status calculation is performed according to the RTSM hierarchy). For example, hiding two business process steps from a business process group with five steps does not affect the business process group status. If a hidden CI has a critical status and the remaining CIs are OK, the business process group shows a critical status.
For details on hiding CIs and restoring them to a view, see Building a Perspective-based View.