Activating CI types

When you activate a CI type, you are saying that you want actual CI data for CIs of that type to be imported.

Before you begin

Before you activate CI types:

  • Review the types of configuration items in your environment.
  • Choose the types you want to manage.
  • Determine which attributes and related CIs you want to manage.

You might want to activate a small group of CI types at first, and expand the list later. Be sure to read about planning for configuration management in the information center, and follow the steps outlined there, before you activate CI types. Pay particular attention to the topic on configuring the depth of CI data, which can be managed using the ccmdb.properties file on the server.

About this task

To review the activation status of CI types and activate one or more types, follow these steps:

Procedure

  1. Select Open Menu > Administration > CI Types.
  2. Find the top-level CI types that you want to manage and activate them. View the help in the CI Types application for information about using the application.