CI attribute mappings between IMD and BMC CMDB form

This topic describes how CI attributes present in the component, and relationship dialogs in IMD are mapped to corresponding attributes in the CMDB form.

Note

  • You can access any BMC CMDB form by modifying the classNameSpace and formClassName placeholders in the following URL:

    http://<midTierServer>:<port>/arsys/forms/<ARServer>/<classNameSpace:formClassName>

    where,

    • <midTierServer> is the name of the web server where the BMC Remedy Mid Tier is installed
    • <port> is the port number of the web server where the BMC Remedy Mid Tier is installed. The default port is 8080
    • <ARServer> is the name of the Action Request server
    • classNameSpace is the namespace of the class to which the service model component belongs
    • formClassName is the name of the class to which the service model component belongs to
    For example, if you want to access the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseRelationship form, the URL will take the following form:
    http://<midTierServer>:<port>/arsys/forms/<ARServer>/BMC.CORE:BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseRelationship
    To access another BMC CMDB form, for example, the BMC_STATUS_PROPAGATION form, the URL will take the following form:
    http://<midTierServer>:<port>/arsys/forms/<ARServer>/BMC.SIM:BMC_STATUS_PROPAGATION

  • For BMC CMDB version 19.02 and later, you can edit the component and relationship attributes in the CMDB Explorer. For more information, see Impact Model Designer capabilities available in BMC CMDB.

  • If you directly launch the form to search or edit CIs, ensure that the DatasetId in the form is set to BMC.ASSET. If you create a CI in a different dataset, ensure to run the reconciliation job to promote the changes to the production BMC.ASSET dataset. For more information, see Running a reconciliation job.

  • To view a list of out-of-the-box sim-enabled classes, see OOB-sim-enabled-classes. To know more about how to sim-enable a class, see Managing classes.


CI attribute mappings for the Component dialog

The following section shows the CI attribute mappings between the different tabs in the Edit Component Properties dialog in IMD and the corresponding CMDB form applicable for that tab in IMD. 

This tab provides general details about the component such as the component name, class to which the component belongs to, cell name, publish mode, and so on. The following illustration and table shows the CI attribute mappings between the General tab of the Edit Component Properties dialog in IMD and the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form.

Attribute_Mapping_Component_General_Tab

This tab provides details about the status computation method used to calculate status of the component and the alias used for the component. The following illustration and table shows the CI attribute mappings between the Status and Alias tab of the Edit Component Properties dialog in IMD and the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form.

Attribute_Mapping_Component_Status_Alias_Tab

Attribute in IMD

Attribute in the CMDB form

Description

Status Computation

ImpactComputationModel

It indicates the computation method used to calculate status of the component. This attribute has the following out-of-the-box values:

  • SELF_PREFERRED
  • STANDARD
  • WEIGHTED_CLUSTER
  • CLUSTER
  • STANDARD_UNKNOWN

Note: The Status Computation attribute is case-sensitive.

The default value is STANDARD. It maps to the ImpactComputationModel attribute present in any of the Custom tabs of the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form. The value for this attribute should come from the model_name attribute present in any of the Custom tab s of the BMC.SIM:BMC_STATUS_COMPUTATION form.

To access a sample BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement and BMC.SIM:BMC_STATUS_COMPUTATION form, see Accessing a sample CMDB form.

Aliases

ComponentAliases

It indicates the alias name used for the component. It should be stored as a semicolon separated value.

For example: compalias1;compalias2 where compalias1 and compalias2 are the two aliases.

It maps to ComponentAliases attribute present in any of the Custom tabs of the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form.

To access a sample BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form, see Accessing a sample CMDB form.

This tab provides the schedule and priority details associated with the component. The following illustration and table shows the CI attribute mappings between the Schedule and Priority tab of the Edit Component Properties dialog in IMD and the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form.

Attribute_Mapping_Component_Schedule_Priority_Tab

Attribute in IMD

Attribute in the CMDB form

Description

Schedule

ScheduleId

It indicates the schedule associated with the CI. It maps to the ScheduleId attribute present in any of the Custom tabs of the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form. The value for this attribute should come from the ReconciliationIdentity attribute present in the General tab of the BMC.SIM:BMC_TIME_SCHEDULE form.

To access a sample BMC.SIM:BMC_TIME_SCHEDULE form, see Accessing a sample CMDB form.

Propagate Priority to Providers

PriorityWatchDog

Set the value of this attribute to Yes if you want to allow the selected components to propagate their self-priority to their causal components.

Set the value of this attribute to No if you do not want to allow the selected components to propagate their self-priority to their causal components. The default value is No.

Note:

Ensure that you select this option for at least the top-level consumer CI in your service model.

It maps to the PriorityWatchDog attribute present in any of the Custom tabs of the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form.

To access a sample BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement, see Accessing a sample CMDB form.

Self Priority function

SelfPriorityFunction

It indicates a dynamic priority that changes based on the status of the component, schedule status associated to the component, and the method used for self priority computation. This attribute takes the following values. The default value is BASE_PRIORITY.

  • BASE_PRIORITY
  • COST
  • WORST_SLA_STATE

It maps to the SelfPriorityFunction attribute present in any of the Custom tabs of the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form.

To access a sample BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement, see Accessing a sample CMDB form.

Base Priority High Demand Timeframes

Priority

It indicates a base priority value for a component during a high demand timeframe (In Schedule period).

This attribute takes values from PRIORITY_1 to PRIORITY_5, where PRIORITY_1 indicates the highest priority and PRIORITY_5 indicates the lowest priority. The default value is PRIORITY_5.

It maps to the Priority attribute present in the General tab of the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form.

To access a sample BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement, see Accessing a sample CMDB form.

Base Priority Low Demand Timeframes

PriorityOut

It indicates a base priority value for a component during a low demand timeframe (Out of Schedule period).

This attribute takes values from PRIORITY_1 to PRIORITY_5, where PRIORITY_1 indicates the highest priority and PRIORITY_5 indicates the lowest priority. The default value is PRIORITY_5.

It maps to the PriorityOut attribute present in any of the Custom tabs of the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form.

To access a sample BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement, see Accessing a sample CMDB form.

Cost High Demand Timeframes

ImpactCostPerSec

It indicates the cost per second associated with the CI not being available for a high demand timeframe.

It maps to the ImpactCostPerSec attribute present in any of the Custom tabs of the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form.

To access a sample BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement, see Accessing a sample CMDB form.

Cost Low Demand Timeframes

ImpactCostPerSecOut

It indicates the cost per second associated with the CI not being available for a low demand timeframe.

It maps to the ImpactCostPerSecOut attribute present in any of the Custom tabs of the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement form.

To access a sample BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseElement, see Accessing a sample CMDB form.

Cost Unit

ImpactCostUnit

It indicates the currency unit of the cost.

It maps to ImpactCostUnit attribute.


CI attribute mappings for the Relationship dialog

The following illustration and table shows the CI attribute mappings between the Edit Relationship dialog in IMD and the BMC.CORE:BMC_BaseRelationship CMDB form. 

Attribute_Mapping_Relationship_tab


 

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