Qualifiers Page

This wizard page enables you to assign qualifiers to a CI type definition.

Important information Qualifiers enable you to define added attribute definitions to the CIT. In the Qualifiers list, select the required qualifiers using the Add buttons to move your selections to the Configuration Item Type Qualifiers list. You can make multiple selections by holding the CTRL key.
Wizard map

The Create Configuration Item Type/Relationship/Calculated Relationship Wizard contains:

Details Page > Attributes Page > Qualifiers Page > Triplets Page > Icon Page> Attached Menu Page > Default Label Page > Matching Rules Page

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

UI Element (A-Z) Description
Moves all qualifiers to the Configuration Item Type Qualifiers list.
Adds the selected qualifier to the Configuration Item Type Qualifiers list. Select multiple qualifiers by holding the CTRL key.
Removes the selected qualifier from the Configuration Item Type Qualifiers list.
Removes all qualifiers from the Configuration Item Type Qualifiers list.
To define a new, custom qualifier, enter the qualifier name in the text box and click Insert. The qualifier appears in the Configuration Item Type Qualifiers list.
<Configuration Item Type Qualifiers> The list of qualifiers that define attributes of the new CIT. For example, you can use a qualifier to define a CIT as abstract, which means that you cannot create instances from it.
<Qualifiers> The list of available qualifier options.
ABSTRACT_CLASS You cannot create instances of this CIT.
BLE_LINK_CLASS Relevant for Business Service Management only.
CONTAINER This qualifier is assigned to relationships that signify a containment relationship, such as Membership, Composition, Containment.
HANDLER Relevant for Business Service Management only.
HIDDEN_CLASS Instances of this CIT do not appear anywhere in the application.
ITU_HIDDEN_CLASS Instances of this CIT do not appear in the topology map application.
MAJOR_APP CI types that are assigned this qualifier appear in the Application Breakdown custom report. For details, see Application Breakdown Report.
MODELING_ENABLED

Enables a CIT to act as a model in the Modeling Studio. For details, see Business CI Models.

Note This qualifier can only be selected for CI types that are descendants of the CI type Configuration Item.

NETWORK_DEVICES A qualifier common to all the CI types that represent a network device. It can be used for TQL queries related to network devices and serves as a replacement for CI types in a query.
PM_SUSPECT Relevant for Business Service Management only.
READ_ONLY_CLASS This CIT cannot be edited.
RECURSIVE_DELETE

Relevant for relationships. When the CI at one end of a relationship is deleted, the system checks the CI at the other end of the relationship. If it is not related to any other CIs, it is also deleted.

Note This qualifier appears only in the qualifier list in Modeling Studio.

SERVICE_MODEL Relevant for the UCMDB Browser. Only CI Types that have this qualifier are available in the UCMDB Browser as a service, and may be used to create Service Models in the UCMDB Browser.
STRONG_CONTAINMENT Relevant for relationships. Indicates that the root_container attribute of end2 is assigned the ID of end1.