Linking authorized CIs to actual CIs using naming rules

You can link an authorized version of a CI to an actual CI using naming rules. This link enables you to include the CI in audits and other comparisons.

The first time Maximo IT is installed, the naming rules are preloaded with the product. So you do not have to set up the integration framework and use it to import the naming rules as the topics that follow describe.

Instead, you can begin linking authorized CIs to their matching actual CIs immediately, using the Link to Actual CIs action in the Configuration Items application.

However, if you want to use naming rules other than the defaults provided with the product, you will need to use the integration framework to import your customized rules using the instructions described in the following topics. Then you can do the linking from the Configuration Items application.