Understanding precedence in a merged dataset
If you do use multiple discovery providers for the preferred classes, the attribute values must be populated identically. For a list of the key attributes and how they are populated, see the Key attributes populated for identifying configuration items section in the BMC BladeLogic Client Automation Configuration Discovery Integration for CMDB Getting Started Guide.
You can use other discovery providers to discover CIs that are not preferred classes and reconcile them according to the class and attribute merge precedence. BMC Atrium Discovery uses the default precedence values defined by BMC Atrium CMDB; however, you can change the precedence rules in BMC Atrium CMDB.
For more information on precedence, see Understanding-the-merge-activity.