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Important This documentation space contains information about the SaaS version of BMC Helix Discovery. If you are using the on-premises version of BMC Helix Discovery, see BMC Helix Discovery 25.2 (On-Premises).

Functional Component node

A Functional Component node represents an application component created using Collaborative Application Mapping. They represent a grouping of software "items", or parts of the application, into a logical collection that provides an element of the Business Application Instance.

Examples in a tiered application are, Web tier, or Database tier.

Functional Component node lifecycle

The following section describes the scenarios in which a Functional Component node is created, updated, or removed.

Creation/update

Functional Component nodes are created and updated in exactly the same way, and in parallel with their related BAI nodes.

Removal

Functional Component nodes are removed in exactly the same way, and in parallel with their related BAI nodes.

Attributes of the FunctionalComponent node

The attributes of the FunctionalComponent node are described in the following table:

UI Name
Attribute Name and Type		Description 
Key
key : string 		Globally unique key
Name
name : string 		Name of component
Type
type : string 		Type of component
Required
is_required : boolean 		True if Functional Component must exist if model is present
Instance
instance : string 		The component's own name for this instance

Relationships of the FunctionalComponent node

The relationships of the FunctionalComponent node are described in the following table:

UI Name Relationship Description 
Activity Records ActedUpon:
Activity:
ActivityRecord:
ActivityRecord 		Record of model activity associated with this Functional Component
Excluded from Model Definitions ExcludedItem:
DefinitionContainment:
Definition:
ModelDefinition 		Model Definitions this Functional Component has been excluded from
Included in Model Definitions IncludedItem:
DefinitionContainment:
Definition:
ModelDefinition 		Model Definitions this Functional Component is included in
Business Applications FunctionalContainer:
FunctionalContainment:
ContainedFunctionality:
BusinessApplicationInstance 		Business Applications that are members of this Functional Component
Business Services FunctionalContainer:
FunctionalContainment:
ContainedFunctionality:
BusinessService 		Business Services that are members of this Functional Component
Technical Services FunctionalContainer:
FunctionalContainment:
ContainedFunctionality:
TechnicalService 		Technical Services that are members of this Functional Component
Contained Software Instances FunctionalContainer:
FunctionalContainment:
ContainedFunctionality:
ContainedSoftwareInstance 		Contained Software Instances that are members of this Functional Component
Databases FunctionalContainer:
FunctionalContainment:
ContainedFunctionality:
Database 		Databases that are members of this Functional Component
Database Details FunctionalContainer:
FunctionalContainment:
ContainedFunctionality:
DatabaseDetail 		Database Details that are members of this Functional Component
Details FunctionalContainer:
FunctionalContainment:
ContainedFunctionality:
Detail 		Details that are members of this Functional Component
Software Clusters FunctionalContainer:
FunctionalContainment:
ContainedFunctionality:
SoftwareCluster 		Software Clusters that are members of this Functional Component
Software Components FunctionalContainer:
FunctionalContainment:
ContainedFunctionality:
SoftwareComponent 		Software Components that are members of this Functional Component
Software Instances FunctionalContainer:
FunctionalContainment:
ContainedFunctionality:
SoftwareInstance 		Software Instances that are members of this Functional Component
Business Application ContainedFunctionality:
FunctionalContainment:
FunctionalContainer:
BusinessApplicationInstance 		Business Application that contains this Functional Component
Business Service ContainedFunctionality:
FunctionalContainment:
FunctionalContainer:
BusinessService 		Business Service that contains this Functional Component
Technical Service ContainedFunctionality:
FunctionalContainment:
FunctionalContainer:
TechnicalService 		Technical Service that contains this Functional Component
Maintaining Pattern Element:
Maintainer:
Pattern:
Pattern 		Pattern maintaining this Functional Component

 

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