Discovery Module/Jobs – Dependency Map Tab

Displays a visual representation of the real-time progress of the discovery process. The map displays CIs that were triggered by a job, and CIs that were discovered as a result of the activated job.

    To access Select Universal Discovery > Discovery Modules/Jobs tab > Discovery Modules pane > a module/job> Dependency Map tab.
    Important Information

    Depending which node you select in the Discovery Modules pane, different information is displayed in the Dependency Map tab.

    If you select:

    • The Discovery Modules root, and select the Show only active Discovery jobs check box, the Dependency Map displays only active jobs and their interdependencies.

    • The Discovery Modules root, and clear the Show only active Discovery jobs check box, the Dependency Map displays all discovery jobs and their interdependencies.

    • A module, a topology map is displayed showing the module's active and inactive jobs.

    • A job, the topology map highlights the job in the module's map.

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

UI Element (A-Z) Description
<right-click menu>

Use the right-click menu to view details for a job, CI, or link, for example, the number of CI instances (of a specific type) in the CMDB or the number of CI instances created by a specific job.

Depending on which object is selected, the following menu options are displayed:

  • When a job is selected:

    Show discovered CIs. Click to view the CIs discovered by the job. To filter the query, select a CIT from the menu.

    Show trigger CIs. Click to view the CIs that triggered the job.

  • When a CI is selected:

    Show all CIT instances. Click to view all CIs of this CI type.

  • When a link from a CI to a job is selected:

    Show trigger CIs for job. Click to view CIs (of the selected type) that triggered the job.

  • When a link from a job to a CI is selected:

    Show discovered instances. Click to view CIs (of the selected type) that were discovered by the job.

<Toolbar> For a description of the icons, see Toolbar Options.
<Tooltip> Hold the pointer over a CI or job to display a description.
Show only active Discovery jobs

When the Discovery Modules root is selected in the Discovery Modules pane, this check box is displayed.

Select to display all active jobs (from any module).