Insert Relationship Dialog Box

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 dialog box enables you to attach CIs to the CI you selected in the CI Selector.

To access

In IT Universe Manager, right-click a CI in the Topology Map or the CI Selector, and select Relate to CI.

Important information

To create a relationship between two CIs, select the source CI in the CI Selector or the Topology Map and then select Relate to CI from the shortcut menu. On the first page of the dialog box (the CI Selection page), you select the target CI(s). Then click Relationship, to select the relationship type on the second page of the dialog box.

You can also create a relationship between two CIs graphically by clicking the Create Relationship button on the toolbar and drawing a line between the two CIs. In this case, a smaller version of the Insert Relationship dialog box opens, which contains the following tabs:

Select Relationship. Displays a tree with the available relationship types. Select the required relationship.

Note You can double-click the relationship you select to save using the default properties.
Relationship Properties. Displays the properties of the selected relationship. You can edit the properties as described in Define Relationship Properties Pane.

Relevant tasks

How to Create CIs and Relationships

See also

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A-Z)	Description
	Adds the selected CIs in the left pane to the Target CIs pane.
	Removes the selected CIs from the Target CIs pane (this does not delete the CIs from the CMDB).
Select target CIs	Select a view to display in the view tree and select CIs to move to the Target CIs pane. For details on the Select target CIs pane, see CI Selector.
Source CI	The CI you selected as the source CI.
Target CIs	Displays the CIs you have selected as target CIs for the relationship.

UI Element (A-Z)

Description