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New CI/New Related CI Dialog Box
This dialog box enables you to define a new CI or a new related CI.
| To access |
In IT Universe Manager, click the New CI |
| Important information |
To define a new CI, select the CI type from the tree at the top of the dialog box. The CI types in the tree that are available to be instantiated appear in black. The CI types in faded text cannot be instantiated. Edit the properties in the Define new CI properties area. The table below includes the properties which are common to all CIs. In addition, there are other properties specific to each CI. If you are creating a related CI, click Relationship to go to the relationship mode of the dialog box. Select a relationship and edit its properties. |
| Relevant tasks | How to Create CIs and Relationships |
| See also |
button on the toolbar to create a non-related CI. Select a CI in the topology map and click the New Related CI 
button to create a related CI.User interface elements are described below:
| UI Element (A-Z) | Description |
|---|---|
| Actual Deletion Period | The period after which the CI is deleted when the aging mechanism is enabled. |
| Allow CI Update |
When the value is set to true, this option enables the DFM process to automatically update the CI properties with information that it discovers. If you change the value of a property supplied by the DFM process, the value is overridden by the discovered value. When the value is set to false, the CI properties are not overridden by the DFM process. |
| Created By | The user name of the administrator who manually created the CI, where applicable. |
| Create Time | The date and time when the CI was created. |
| Deletion Candidate Period | The period after which the CI becomes a candidate for deletion when the aging mechanism is enabled. |
| Description | A description of the CI. |
| Display Label | The label that appears for the CI in the topology map. |
| Enable Aging |
If a CI or relationship is not updated or refreshed over a period of time (for example, a CI is not rediscovered by DFM and no manual update occurs), an aging mechanism deletes the CI from the True: the aging mechanism is enabled for this CI. False: the aging mechanism is disabled for this CI. The default value is determined by the default value of the Enable Aging attribute of the CI type. Note
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| Is Candidate For Deletion | Indicates if the CI is a candidate for deletion. |
| Last Access Time |
The time that the CI was last accessed, whether when being updated or being discovered by DFM. This field is displayed only for certain CIs. This parameter is used by the aging mechanism. For details, see CI Lifecycle and the Aging Mechanism. |
| Last Modified Time | The date and time when the CI properties were last updated. |
| Name | The name of the CI. |
| Note | Enables you to enter other information about the CI. |
| Origin | An ID for the source that automatically created the CI, or the application where the CI was created. |
| Relationship | For a related CI, click Relationship to go to the relationship mode of the dialog box. |
| Select CI Type |
Enables you to select the CI type from the tree for the new CI. The CI types that are available for the selected CI or view appear active in the CI type tree. The other CI types appear in faded text and cannot be selected. To limit the CI type tree to CI types from the current view, select CI Types from the current view on the right. To display all CI types in the tree, select All CI Types. |
| Updated By | The user name of the administrator who updated the CI properties. |
| User Label | Enables you to define a display label for the CI. If no value is entered, the CI name appears as the default label. |