Input Query Editor Window

Enables you to define which CIs can be Trigger CIs for jobs that run a specific adapter.

To access Select Data Flow Management > Adapter Management > select an adapter > Adapter Definition tab > Input pane, and click the Edit Input Query button next to the Input Query box.
Important information

To ensure that the Data Flow Probe is always kept up to date with possible changes to the Trigger CI data, you can configure UCMDB to periodically recalculate the Trigger CI data and send any changes to the Data Flow Probe. For details, see How to Configure Periodic Data Flow Task Updates. This option is disabled by default because it can interfere with performance.

See also

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z) Description
<Panes>

The Input Query Editor Window panes are described below:

Query Name The name of the adapter's Input query.

CI Type Selector Pane

Displays a hierarchical tree structure of the CI Types found in the CMDB. For more details, see CI Type Manager User Interface.

Note The number of instances of each CIT in the CMDB is displayed to the right of each CIT.

To access

To create or modify a query, click and drag nodes to the Editing pane and define the relationship between them. Your changes are saved to the CMDB.

Note Each time you select the same object from the tree, you must rename the object node to have a unique name.

Relevant tasks
See also How to Add Query Nodes and Relationships to a TQL Query

Editing Pane

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z) Description
<node>

Hold the cursor over a node to view information about the node:

<right-click menu> For details, see Shortcut Menu Options.
<Toolbar> For details, see Toolbar Options.

Information Pane

Displays the properties, conditions, and cardinality for the selected node and relationship.

Important Information

Hold the pointer over a node to view information:

A small green indicator is displayed next to the tabs that include information:

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A-Z) Description
Attributes Displays the attribute conditions defined for the node or the relationship. For details, see Attributes Tab.
Cardinality Cardinality defines how many nodes you expect to have at the other end of a relationship. For example, in a relationship between node and IP, if the cardinality is 1:3, the query retrieves only those nodes that are connected to between one and three IPs. For details, see Cardinality Tab.
Details
  • CI Type. The CIT of the selected node/relationship.

  • Visible. A tick signifies that the selected node/relationship is visible in the topology map. When the node/relationship is not visible, a box is displayed to the right of the selected node/relationship in the Editing pane:

  • Include subtypes. Display both the selected CI and its descendants in the topology map.

Note To change the visible and subtype settings, select a node in the Editing pane and click the Edit button. In the Query Node Properties dialog box, select or clear the boxes.

Edit button Select a node or relationship in the Editing pane and click the Edit button to open the Query Node Properties dialog box. For details, see Query Node/Relationship Properties Dialog Box.
Qualifiers Displays the qualifier conditions defined for the node or the relationship. For details, see Qualifier Tab.
Selected Identities Displays the element instances that are used to define what should be included in the query results. For details, see Identity Tab.