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Explore Views Page

This page enables you to display a snapshot of a view in the actual or authorized state.

To access Select Explorer > Explore Views.
Important information

The Explore Views page includes the following:

  • Composite CIs pane. Displays a list of CIs in the view with icons indicating the policy status for each CI.

  • Topology pane. Displays a topology map of the CIs in the view with icons indicating the policy status for each CI. Each node in the topology map displays the name, CI type, and management status, as well as the policy status and whether or not related RFCs exist for the selected CI.

    Note In inventory mode, the Topology pane is called Related CIs.

  • Policy Details tab. Displays details of policy breaches and satisfaction for the selected CI.

  • Controlled Automations tab. Displays the currently running controlled automations, as well as automations that are scheduled to run at a future date.

  • Filter pane. In inventory mode, the Filter pane enables you to filter the composite CI list.

The Composite CIs pane and the Topology pane are linked; when you select a CI in one pane, it is automatically selected in the other.
Relevant tasks
See also Explore Views Overview

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements (A-Z) Description
Select View. Enables you to select a different view to open on the Explore Views page.
Change display to Inventory Mode. Changes the display of the selected view to inventory mode.
Change display to Topology Mode. Changes the display of the selected view to topology mode.

Allows you to select the state of the view to display:

  • Actual State. Displays all CIs and relationships in the actual state of the view.

  • Authorized State. Displays all CIs and relationships in the authorized state of the view.
Select Snapshot. Opens the Select Snapshot to View dialog box, which enables you to select a saved snapshot of the view.

Edit Comments. Enables you to edit the comments for the selected snapshot.

Note You cannot add a comment longer than 255 characters to a snapshot.

Export Report. Enables you to choose a format in which to export the Policy Analysis report data. The available data format options are:

  • Excel. The table data is formatted as an .XLS (Excel) file that can be displayed in a spreadsheet.

  • PDF. The table data is exported in PDF format.

  • CSV. The table data is formatted as a comma-separated values (CSV) text file that can be displayed in a spreadsheet.

The currently applied filters are taken into account when generating output for reports.
Refresh. Refreshes the CI list.
ClosedComposite CIs Pane

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Elements (A-Z) Description
Sort Composite CIs. Opens the Sort CIs dialog box, which enables you to sort the CI list by different sort fields.
Show Composite CI Details. Opens the CI Details dialog box, which displays the managed attributes of the selected CI. For details, see CI Details Dialog Box.
Use the selected CI to be the gold master for all CIs of this type. Enables you to create a baseline policy. For details, see Baseline Policy Wizard.
Create RFC for remediating policy breaches. Enables you to create an RFC that remediates the policy breach for the selected changes.
Create RFC for the highlighted CI. Enables you to create an RFC for the highlighted CI.
Explore selected CI in UCMDB Browser. Opens the UCMDB Browser in the context of the selected CI.

Launch. Enables you to select an external application to open in the context of a selected CI or view. Click to select the external application. On the Settings page, you must specify the URLs that will open. For details, see UI Integrations.
Run Automation. Opens the Automation Execution dialog box, which enables you to run a controlled or non-controlled automation.
Indicates that the CI is currently in breach of at least one policy.
Indicates that the CI is currently satisfying all of its policies.
Indicates that there are one or more requests for change (RFCs) that are related to this CI.
<List of CIs>

Displays all CIs currently or previously in the view.

Hold the pointer over a CI in the list to display a tooltip containing the name and type of the CI.

If no icons appear next to a CI, it indicates that no policies are defined for that CI.
ClosedTopology Pane

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Elements (A-Z) Description

Show Topology Overview. Toggles between displaying and hiding the Topology Overview Display.
Legend. Displays an explanation of the connections between the nodes in the topology display.

Layers Layout. Displays the topology map in a layout consisting of CIs grouped according to their layer.

Hierarchical Layers Layout. Displays the topology map in a layout consisting of CIs grouped according to their layer arranged in a hierarchy.

Classification Layout. Displays the topology map in a layout consisting of CIs grouped according to their classification.

Circular Layout. Displays the topology map in a circular layout.

Enables you to zoom in or out of the topology map.

Fit to Window. Resizes the topology map to the size of the Topology Pane.
Highlight Topology Nodes. Specifies whether to highlight only nodes in the actual state, the authorized state, or both.

Show Topology Map in Full Screen. Displays the topology map in the View Topology box.
<Topology Overview Display>

The Topology Overview Display appears in the upper right corner of the pane. It indicates which portion of the topology map is displayed in the Topology pane. This is useful for large views or when you zoom in on a view.

Clicking on the policy status indicator in a node displays the policy details for that CI, including the policy name, the source of the policy, and the status of the selected CI for that policy.
ClosedPolicy Details Pane

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements (A-Z) Description

Opens the Policy Details dialog box.

Note This button is only active when a baseline rule is selected in the policy list.
Details pane Displays the details for the policy rule selected in the Policy List pane, including the rule name, description, type, and validation dates.
Policy List pane Displays all the policy rules defined for the selected CI. For each rule, the name, source of the policy, status in the selected state, and related CIs are displayed.
ClosedControlled Automations Tab

This tab displays the currently running controlled automations, as well as automations that are scheduled to run at a future date.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements (A-Z) Description
Planned Automations pane

Displays all the automations that are scheduled to run at a future date. After the automation starts to run, the automation appears in the Recent Automations pane.

The following data is available for each automation:

  • The name of the automation.

  • Start time and estimated duration of the automation.

  • Cancel. Click to cancel the planned automation. After the automation is canceled, a icon appears. The automation appears in the Recent Automations pane at the scheduled start time and disappears from the pane 24 hours after it was scheduled to start running.

Recent Automations pane

Displays all automations that ran in the last 24 hours. The automation disappears from the pane 24 hours after it started running.

The following data is available for each automation:

  • The name of the automation. The automation name is a link to the flow execution report in Operations Orchestration.

  • Start time and duration of the automation.

    • The date and time at which the automation started to run and the duration if the automation has finished running.

    • The date and time at which the automation started to run and the estimated duration time if the automation is still running.

  • The icons that indicate the automation status:

    Unknown. Indicates that either the status data is not available or the status indicated in Operations Orchestration is not recognized by the system. This icon appears when you first run an automation and is replaced once the updated status arrives from Operations Orchestration.

    Running. The automation is running.

    Successful. The automation has run successfully.

    Successful with Problems. The automation has run successfully but with problems.

    Failed. The automation has failed.

    Canceled. The automation has been canceled.

    Error. Indicates a general error. For example, if you run an automation without having a connection to Operations Orchestration.
ClosedFilter Pane

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements (A-Z) Description
Changed CIs

Filters the CIs by their change status. When you select Yes, only CIs with changes appear in the view display. When you select No, only CIs without changes appear in the view display.

Available in: Review/Authorize module.
CI Name

Filters the CIs by CI name. Only the selected CIs appear in the view display.

Enter a CI name manually in the value box or click More... to open a dialog box which enables you to select CIs from a list.
CI Type

Filters the CIs by CI type. Only CIs of the selected CI types appear in the view display.

Click More... to open a dialog box that enables you to select available CI types from a list.
Has RFCs

Filters according to whether or not the selected CI has an RFC associated with it.

Available in: Review/Authorize module.
Managed Status

Filters the CIs by their management status. Only CIs of the selected status appear in the view display.

Select Managed or Not Managed.
Policy Name

Filters the CIs by the names of their policies. Only CIs affected by the selected policies appear in the view display.

Click More... to open a dialog box that enables you to select available policies from a list.
Policies Status

Filters the CIs by their policy status. Only CIs of the selected status appear in the view display.

If no policy is specified in the Policy Name field, the selected policy status condition will apply to all policies that are assigned to the CIs in the view; otherwise, the selected policy status condition will be applied only to the policies that were specified by name.

Select In-breach or Satisfied.
Related RFCs

Filters the CIs by specific RFC titles.

Click More... to open a dialog box that enables you to select related RFC values from a list.

Available in: Review/Authorize module.