Topology CI Creation Wizard

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

This wizard enables you to save a topology to the CMDB for a new adapter. This adapter can include elements from a defined topology already existing in the CMDB as well as new elements.

For example, say a node and its IP address exist in the CMDB as a defined topology. However, the adapter Input query defines a Microsoft SQL Server database element related to that node. This extended topology does not exist in the CMDB. When using the wizard to create the topology, CMDB identifies the existing node and IP address by the properties values you enter, connects the new MSSQL database CI to the topology, and saves the complete topology in the CMDB.

Note You cannot use an abstract or federated CIT to create a Trigger CI.

To access

Select a discovery Jython adapter in the New Integration Point dialog box. In the Trigger CI Instance menu, choose Create New CI.

Note This wizard is available for discovery Jython adapters only, when the Used as Integration Adapter check box is selected in Adapter Management. Moreover:

All conditions (attributes, cardinality, qualifiers, and so on) are disregarded in the Input query.
Only regular links (that is, not join or compound links) are allowed in the Input query.

For details on the Used as Integration Adapter check box, see Adapter Definition Tab.

Important information

Prerequisite: To ensure that reconciliation rules work with the created topology, prepare details of the CIs (for example, values for key properties) as these details are needed during the wizard creation procedure.
If there are any errors during creation, the Summary page includes an error message and a link to the error details.
At the end of the topology creation, the source CI is defined as the Trigger CI instance.

See also

New Integration Point/Edit Integration Point Dialog Box

Wizard Map

The Topology CI Creation wizard contains:

Topology Preview > Define CI: <CI name> > Define Credentials > Topology Creation > Summary