Insert Relationship Dialog Box

This dialog box enables you to attach CIs to the CI you selected in the CI Selector.

To access In IT Universe Manager, right-click a CI in the Topology Map or the CI Selector, and select Relate to CI.
Important information

To create a relationship between two CIs, select the source CI in the CI Selector or the Topology Map and then select Relate to CI from the shortcut menu. On the first page of the dialog box (the CI Selection page), you select the target CI(s). Then click Relationship, to select the relationship type on the second page of the dialog box.

You can also create a relationship between two CIs graphically by clicking the Create Relationship button on the toolbar and drawing a line between the two CIs. In this case, a smaller version of the Insert Relationship dialog box opens, which contains the following tabs:

  • Select Relationship. Displays a tree with the available relationship types. Select the required relationship.

    Note You can double-click the relationship you select to save using the default properties.

  • Relationship Properties. Displays the properties of the selected relationship. You can edit the properties as described in Define Relationship Properties Pane.

Relevant tasks How to Create CIs and Relationships
See also

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A-Z) Description
Adds the selected CIs in the left pane to the Target CIs pane.
Removes the selected CIs from the Target CIs pane (this does not delete the CIs from the CMDB).
Select target CIs

Select a view to display in the view tree and select CIs to move to the Target CIs pane.

For details on the Select target CIs pane, see CI Selector.

Source CI The CI you selected as the source CI.
Target CIs Displays the CIs you have selected as target CIs for the relationship.