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Performing impact simulation by using REST APIs

REST APIs are available to trigger impact simulation on CIs and retrieve the simulation results. 

Impact simulation involves the following high-level steps:  

  1. Trigger the impact simulation on a set of CIs.
  2. Retrieve the results in graphical form.
  3. Verify the simulation status.

Related topics

Simulating-the-impact-of-changes-to-CIs

The REST APIs for impact simulation are listed in the following table:

Task

Action

Method

URL

Reference

1

Trigger simulation

POST

http://<server>:<port>/api/cmdb/v1.0/impacts/command/simulate

2

Get simulation results 

GET

http://<server>:<port>/api/cmdb/v1.0/impacts/simulation/cis_graph/{simulationId}

3

Get simulation status

GET

http://<server>:<port>/api/cmdb/v1.0/impacts/simulation/status/{simulation_id}



 

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