To explain what happens behind the scenes during automated linking, creation of
authorized (generic) assets and CIs, and synchronization, some advanced topics are provided on how
the automation is performed and the order in which things happen. Advanced topics about generic
assets and CIs, and synchronized updates, are also included.
How the linking and creating automation is performed
When enabled, an asset-CI reconciliation task provided with the product automatically links authorized assets with their respective authorized CIs, and creates new ones when needed. It runs periodically to process records, perform authorized asset and CI matching and linking, and, if the creation feature is enabled, create authorized assets and CIs, called generics , to link to whenever a desired match cannot be found and linked.
More about generic assets and CIs
Generic assets and CIs are created with the minimal amount of data necessary to manage them. They are created in several circumstances.
Generic asset and CI classifications
The product provides a default classification for generic assets and one for generic CIs, so the administrator does not have to create them.
Preempting asset or CI duplication during automated creation
Before creating any generic, the asset-CI reconciliation task performs several searches to ensure there are no existing authorized CI or asset matches that have been missed. The searches prevent duplicating an existing asset or CI by creating a generic CI or asset unnecessarily.
Synchronized updates of linked assets or CIs
You can set automated synchronization options so that key attributes are kept in synch between linked assets and CIs.