Change request and change task forms
- UpdatedAug 1, 2024
- 17 minutes to read
- Xanadu
- Telecommunications Network Inventory
The change request forms enable you to request a change.
Change model | Description |
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Add cable | Change model to create a change task for adding a card. To learn more, see the add card form in Change request and change task forms. |
Add Card | Change model to create a change request for adding an interface card. To learn more, see the add card form in Change request and change task forms. |
Create inventory equipment | Change model to create a change request for creating inventory equipment. To learn more, see the create equipment form in Change request and change task forms. Note: To see the compute and create logical connection form, see Compute and Create Logical Connection form. |
Create logical connection | Change model to create a change request for creating a logical connection. To learn more, see the Change request and change task forms. Note:
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Create physical connection | Change model to create a change request for creating a physical connection. To learn more, see Change request and change task forms. Note:
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Create Rack/Cabinet |
Change model to create a change request for creating and visualizing a rack or cabinet. To learn more, see Change request and change task forms.
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Add equipment to Rack/cabinet | Change model to add a new or existing equipment to a rack. To learn more, see Change request and change task forms. |
Remove Equipment or Shelf from Rack/Cabinet | Change model to remove an equipment or a shelf from a rack or cabinet slot. To learn more, see Change request and change task forms. Note: Shelf cannot be removed if it is related to any equipment. |
IP address allocation | Change model to create a change request for IP address allocation. To learn more, see the IP address allocation form in Change request and change task forms. |
Phone number allocation | Change model to create a change request for a phone number allocation. To learn more, see the Manage phone number form in Change request and change task forms. |
Fields | Description |
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Customer Site | Network site. |
ONT equipment template | Equipment template. |
Splitter | Equipment. |
Splitter port | Port interface. |
Pon Network Path | Pon logical connection. |
ISPN VLAN | ISPN VLAN logical connection. |
ISP EVPN VPWS | ISP EVPN VPWS logical connection. |
IP Version | IP version. |
Number of IP Addresses | Total number of IP addresses. |
Start IP Address | Starting IP address. |
Fields | Description |
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Due date | Planned end date for this request. |
Site A | Text field where you can select a source site. |
Equipment A | Text field where you can select the source equipment. Note: The list is dependent on the site A that you've selected. |
Interface A | Text field where you can select a source interface. Note:
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Bandwidth | Text field where you can select a total bandwidth that transmits between the source and destination interfaces. |
Start date | Planned start date for this request. |
Site Z | Text field where you can select a destination site. |
Equipment Z | Text field where you can select the destination equipment. |
Interface Z | Text field where you can select a destination interface. Note: The interface Z list doesn’t display the interfaces that are marked as virtual. |
Field | Description |
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Number | Change request number. |
Requested by | User who has requested the change. This field is available in the Change Requests list view so that you can see who requested a particular change. |
Category | Category of this change request. Select Other if your category isn’t in the list. |
Service | Business service that you want to make available for this change request. |
Service offering | Service option that consists of one or more service commitments that uniquely define the level of service. You can select the different levels of performance and features for a service through service offerings. You must select a service to filter the available service offerings. |
Configuration item | Configuration item (CI) that the change applies to. |
Priority | Priority of this change request. |
Risk | Risk level for the change. Select one of the following options:
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Impact | Measure of the effect of a change on the business processes. |
Short description | Summary of the change. |
Description | Description of the change in detail. |
Model | Change model that is associated with the Telecommunications Network Inventory change request. After selecting the change model tile, the associated model appears in this field. You can also manually select one of the following options:
Note: These change models are available in the Changes > All > New window.
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State | Current state of this change request, New, or closed. |
Assignment group | Group working on the change request. |
Assigned to | User that the change is assigned to. If an assignment rule applies, the change is automatically assigned to the appropriate user or group. |
Field | Description |
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Planned start date | Projected start date for the implementation. The planned start date can be the current date or a future date. The default value for this field is the current date. To change the planned start date, select
the calendar icon ![]() |
Planned end date | Projected end date for the implementation. The planned end date must be after the planned start date. The default value for this field is one day after the planned start date. To change the planned end
date, select the calendar icon ![]() |
CAB required | Option that designates if this change request requires a Change Advisory Board (CAB) approval before implementation. |
CAB date | CAB approval date for the implementation. |
Actual start date | Actual start date for the implementation. The actual start date can be on or before the planned start date. |
Actual end date | Actual end date for the implementation. The actual end date can be before the planned start date but not before the actual start date. |
CAB delegate | User who attends the Change Advisory Board (CAB) meeting to describe the change. |
CAB recommendation | Notes or recommendations that are related to the CAB meeting. |
Field | Description |
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Watch list | User who gets the notifications about the change request. Add the names of the users who receive notifications and can view the watch topic. |
Additional comments (Customer visible) | Option that designates if the work notes need to be shared with the user who requested the change. |
Work notes | Work notes for the change request. |
Work notes list | Users who can get the notification about the work notes. |
Field | Description |
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Close code | Close code that best describes the reason you’re closing this change request. Select one of the following options:
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Close notes | Any additional notes that describe the outcome of closing this change request. |
Fields | Description |
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Number | Change task identification number. |
Change request | Change request number under which this change task was created. |
Configuration item | Configuration item (CI) that the change is applied to. |
Request type | Request type. Depending on your selection, the record producer form under the task attributes gets updated. This field represents the type of change request. Select any one of the following:
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Short description | Short description for this order task. |
Description | Description of this order task. |
State | State of this change task. Select one of the following options:
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Assignment group | Name of the group that is responsible for this task. Select the search icon (![]() |
Assigned to | Depending on the selected group, the users who are assigned to the list are shown. Select the search icon (![]() |
Work notes | Free-form work order note text. |
Update | Option to save changes that you made to the order task. |
Close Task | Option to change the state of the order task to Closed. |
Delete | Option to delete this order task. |
Fields | Description |
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Inventory template | Name of the inventory template for the equipment model. The instantiation process uses it to generate a network asset instance in the designated network site. Note:
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Equipment holder | Name of the telco equipment holder. Select a rack or a cabinet where the equipment can be installed. Note:
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Network site | Name of the network site in which the process is instantiating the equipment. |
Rack/Cabinet template |
Template name of the rack template where you want to add all the slots to.
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Stockroom Location |
Name of the stockroom location where the asset is located. To learn more, see Telecommunications Network Inventory integration with Hardware Asset Management. |
Asset |
Name of the asset that is associated with this record. To learn more, see Telecommunications Network Inventory integration with Hardware Asset Management. |
Field | Description |
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Site | Site where you want to install this card. |
Equipment | Equipment to install this card in. |
Slot | Slot to insert this card in. |
Template | Select a template for this card. |
Stockroom location |
Name of the stockroom location where the asset is located. To learn more, see Telecommunications Network Inventory integration with Hardware Asset Management. |
Asset |
Name of the asset that is associated with this record. To learn more, see Telecommunications Network Inventory integration with Hardware Asset Management. |
Slot Span | Multiple slot selector to select multiple slots if it's required for the selected card. This field is displayed based on the selected template. Note: The list only shows the list of slots and sub-slots that doesn't have any card in it. |
Field | Description |
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Operation Type | Type of operation. Select one of the following options:
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Name | Name for this IP allocation. |
IP pool | Parent pool of this IP address allocation. |
IP network subnet CIDR | CIDR value. |
Managed Network | IP address or allocation that you can select and assign a network to. |
Owned by configuration item | Configuration item that owns this allocation. |
IP network subnet | Network subnet that you searched for and selected to convert its CIDR-to-IP addresses. Note: This field is used only for converting the CIDR-to-IP address. |
Fields | Description |
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Action | Action that you can select:
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Service | Service for these numbers. The selected service gets assigned to the numbers. Note: Ensure that you’ve created a service for this phone number. To learn more, see Create xNF and xNF instances. |
Quantity | Total number of required phone numbers. Note: This field disappears for a deallocated action. |
Phone number allocation | Available number allocations that are based on the provided information that you enter. You can select a phone number allocation for your line number. |
Line number | Enter your required line number in xxxx-xxxx or xxx-xxx or xxx, xxx-xxx format. Note: Multiple telephone number allocations are created if the line number isn’t in a series of numbers. Also, the status of these numbers gets updated to either assigned or ported-in and the
availability is No. |
Field | Description |
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Name | Name of the topology. |
Topology model | Inventory model associated with the topology. |
Bandwidth | Bandwidth of the topology. |
Topology sites | Site associated with the topology. You can select multiple sites. |
Topology nodes | Equipment (node) associated with the topology. You can select multiple nodes. |
Root nodes | Root node among the topology nodes. |
Topology connection type |
Type of connection. Select one from the following:
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Topology connections | Connections that are associated with the topology. You can select multiple connection records. |
Fields | Description |
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Logical Connection Model | Logical connection model where this logical connection is configured. Note: The topology connection models are not listed if you are creating a logical connection in a change request.
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Physical Connection Model | Physical connection model where this physical connection is configured. |
Logical Connection Template | List of all templates based on the selected logical connection model. |
Bandwidth AtoZ | Total bandwidth capacity from Site A to Site Z for this network connection. |
Bandwidth ZtoA | Total bandwidth capacity from Site A to Site Z for this network connection. |
A end Site | Starting network site where this logical connection is configured. |
Z end Site | Ending network site where this logical connection is configured. |
A end Equipment | Starting network equipment where this logical connection is configured. |
Z end Equipment | Ending network equipment where this logical connection is configured. |
Parent Port A | Network interface on which the new logical interface is representing the Port A of the connection. Note: A new logical interface is created by default based on the selected
logical/physical connection model and is populated in the port A field under Configuration section of the logical or physical connection. The logical interface indicates the port name
and number of child ports plus one of the selected port. |
Parent Port Z | Network interface on which new logical interface is representing the Port Z of the connection. Note: A new logical interface is created by default based on the selected logical/physical
connection model and is populated in the port Z field under Configuration section logical or physical connection. The logical interface indicates the port name and number of child ports
plus one of the selected ports. |
Move Overlaying Connections | Option to move all dependant connections of modified connection from the current Interface to the new interface. You can also update the logical connections manually by deselecting this check box. Note: This
field is applicable only for the Modify physical connection endpoints model. |
Fields | Description |
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A end Site | Starting network (Site A field) site where this selected logical or physical connection is configured. Note: This field is auto populated based on the selected site or equipment or interface or
connection. |
Z end Site | Ending network site (Site Z field) where this selected logical or physical connection is configured. Note: This field is auto populated based on the selected site or equipment or interface or
connection. |
A end Equipment | Starting network (Site A field) equipment where this logical or physical connection is configured. Note: This field is auto populated based on the selected site or equipment or interface or
connection. |
Z end Equipment | Ending network (Site Z field) equipment where this logical or physical connection is configured. Note: This field is auto populated based on the selected site or equipment or interface or
connection. |
A end interface | Starting interface (Site A field) point where this logical or physical connection is configured. Note: This field is auto populated based on the selected site or equipment or interface or
connection. |
Z end interface | Ending interface (Site Z field) point where this logical or physical connection is configured. Note: This field is auto populated based on the selected site or equipment or interface or
connection. |
Logical Connection | Select a logical connection from the list that needs modification. Note:
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Physical Connection | Select a physical connection that needs modification from the list. Note:
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Create Revision | Option to enable or disable revision process. Note:
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Fields | Description |
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Network Site | Network site that contains the equipment or shelf that you want to add or remove. Note:
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Rack/Cabinet | Rack name for the equipment or shelf you want to add or remove. Note: This field is applicable only for adding equipment to a rack or a cabinet and removing equipment from a rack or cabinet. |
Equipment / Shelf | Equipment or shelf to add or remove from the selected rack or cabinet. Note: This field is applicable only for adding equipment to a rack or cabinet and removing equipment or shelf from a rack or
cabinet. |
Available RUs | List of available rack units to place the selected equipment. Note:
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Front View | Front view for the selected rack or cabinet. By default, this is selected as Yes. Note:
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Exclusively Used | By default, it is selected as Yes. Select No if you want to use the rack unit for multiple pieces of equipment. Also, on not selecting this field, you can place
equipments in both the front and rear sides of the rack. Note:
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Rack Slot | List of rack units that are available for the selected equipment to be mounted. Note:
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