Modeling Actions

You can perform the following modeling actions:

• Edit the Properties for the Selected CI
• Remove the Selected CI from the Model
• View a List of All CIs that are Related to the Selected CI
• Add an Existing CI to the Model
• Create a New CI and Add It to the Model
• Create and Remove Relationships between the Selected CI and Other CIs in the Model
• Save Changes to the Model
• Create Modeling Templates
• Change the Modeling Layering Order
• Navigate the Modeling Topology Map Using a Quick Navigation Map

Edit the Properties for the Selected CI

1. Ensure that a CI is selected in the map.

2. In the right pane, click Edit CI.

   Note  

   • Similar to the Properties widget in the UCMDB Browser, the CI properties are displayed in the right pane. In the Assisted Modeling window, mandatory properties are marked with an ‘*’. All of the mandatory fields must have a value to save changes you make to any of the CI properties.

   • For a property to be edited, it must be defined as CMS Browser Editable in UCMDB, in the same manner as the Properties widget.

   • If an attribute of a CI type has the Hide in Modeling qualifier selected, it is not displayed when editing the CI.

   Note Similar to the Properties widget in the UCMDB Browser, the CI properties are displayed in the right pane. In the Assisted Modeling window, mandatory properties are marked with an ‘*’. All of the mandatory fields must have a value in order to save changes you make to any of the CI properties.

3. Edit the property values.

4. Click Apply at the bottom of the pane.

Remove the Selected CI from the Model

1. Ensure that the CI you want to remove is selected in the map.

2. In the right pane, click Remove from Model.

   The CI is removed from the model.

View a List of All CIs that are Related to the Selected CI

You can view in the model all CIs related to the selected CI (as defined by the selected template) as follows:

In the right pane, click Show All Connected CIs. This loads, from UCMDB, all CIs related to the selected CI, as defined by the modeling template. The related CIs are displayed in the model.

Add an Existing CI to the Model

You can add an existing CI to the model. When you do this, it is automatically connected to the selected CI in the model. This may not be the CI that started the model.

1. Do one of the following:

   • In the right pane, go to the section called Add CIs and click Existing under the CI type that you want.

   • Click Plus in one of the CI type sections in the model. Then, in the right pane, click Add Existing <CI type>.

   The search screen appears. By default, a list of all CIs with the CI type you selected in the previous step is displayed.

   Starting with UCMDB Browser 4.14, you can view in the search screen only the results that respect the attribute condition and the cardinality condition defined for the TQLs in UCMDB, by changing the value of the Force Assisted Modeling validation through TQL conditions setting to True in the UCMDB > Administration > Infrastructure Settings Manager > UCMDB Browser Settings.

2. Locate the CI you want to add either by finding it in the displayed list or by searching for it in the search box and click Add, which appears when you hover over the CI.

   The CI is now added to the model, directly linked to the selected CI.

3. You can continue to add more CIs in this manner. When finished, click Done at the bottom of the right pane.

Create a New CI and Add It to the Model

You can create a new CI and add it to the model. When you do this, it is automatically connected to the selected CI in the model. This may not be the CI that started the model.

1. Do one of the following:

   • In the right pane, go to the section called Add CIs and click New under the CI type that you want.

   • Click Plus in one of the CI type sections in the model. Then in the right pane, click Create New <CI type>.

     Note  

     • Similar to the Properties widget in the UCMDB Browser, the CI properties are displayed in the right pane. In the Assisted Modeling window, mandatory properties are marked with an ‘*’. All of the mandatory fields must have a value to save changes you make to any of the CI properties.

     • For a property to be edited, it must be defined as CMS Browser Editable in UCMDB, in the same manner as the Properties widget.

     • If an attribute of a CI type has the Hide in Modeling qualifier selected, it is not displayed when editing the CI.

     Note Similar to the Properties widget in the UCMDB Browser, the CI properties are displayed in the right pane. In the Assisted Modeling window, mandatory properties are marked with an ‘*’. All of the mandatory fields must have a value to save changes you make to any of the CI properties.

2. Edit the property values.

3. Click Apply on the bottom of the pane.

   The CI is now added to the model, linked to the CI that was selected.

Create and Remove Relationships between the Selected CI and Other CIs in the Model

You can create relationships between CIs in the model and the selected CI, or remove existing relationships between CIs in the model and the selected CI.

1. In the right pane, go to the Edit Connections section and hover over the CI that you want to create a relationship with or remove the relationship from the selected CI.

   Note You can create relationships only with those CIs that are allowed by the template to have a relationship with the selected CI and only with those CIs that are displayed.

2. Click Connect or Disconnect.

Save Changes to the Model

Click Save at the top right of the Assisted Modeling window. When you click Save, all the changes you have made in the Assisted Modeling window are saved to UCMDB. Until you click Save, none of the changes you have made are saved.

It is possible that when you click Save, you will receive an error message(s) indicating what needs to be fixed. Also, if there are errors the invalid CI is marked with a red triangle on the upper left corner.

Create Modeling Templates

1. In UCMDB, go to Modeling Studio and click New .
2. From the drop-down list, select Query. The Query Definition editor opens.

3. Click Query Definition Properties. The Query Definition Properties dialog box opens.

   Note By default, the Type field in the Query Definition Properties dialog box is Integration. This value should not be changed.

4. Ensure that Integration is selected in the Type field (it should be selected by default).
5. In the Bundles field, click Select Bundles. The Select Bundles dialog box opens.
6. From the Bundles list, select modeling and click OK. If modeling does not appear in the list, enter modeling in the text field and click Add New Bundle.
7. In the Query Definition Properties dialog box, click OK.
8. Build the TQL query and save it to any location.

Navigate the Modeling Topology Map Using a Quick Navigation Map

You can navigate the modeling topology map easily by turning on the quick navigation map.

In the quick navigation map, the elements from the canvas are represented. You can drag and resize the selection in the map overview.

If the map is too large, a big overview of the map is available, which allows you to use the map overview navigator to jump directly to a particular part of the map.

A toggle button is available in the map to allow you to turn on/off the minimap. If the map is larger than 20 CIs, the state of the button is saved in your user preferences.

For more details about the Map Toolbar, see Map Toolbar.