Add a suggested CI relationship

You can define suggested relationships that can be selected when new CI relationships are created.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Configuration > Relationships > Suggested Relationships.
  2. Click New.
  3. Complete the form.
    Table 1. Suggested Relationship fields
    Field Description
    Base class The base class in the relationship, which depending on the relationship type, is either the parent or the child in the relationship.
    Relationship Relationship type.
    Dependent class The dependent class in the relationship, which depending on the relationship type, is either the parent or the child in the relationship.
    You can add suggested relationships such as the following
    Base Class Relationship Dependent Class
    Oracle Is Hosted On Linux Server
    Oracle Is Hosted On Solaris Server
    Note: The same parent class and relationship can appear more than once.

What to do next

You may need to delete a suggested relationship, for example, to limit the choice of available relationships in the CI relationship editor. Removing a suggested relationship does not affect relationships that are created or updated by Discovery.