This documentation supports the 21.05 version of BMC Helix ITSM: Asset Management. To view an earlier version, select the version from the product version menu.

Hardware Inventory Reservation and Release from BMC Service Request Management


The Hardware or Inventory Reservation/Release feature is installed as a part of the Asset Inventory (ASI) application. This feature can access required Inventory Management information from within applications like BMC Service Request Management or by using Web Services. It allows applications to release or reserve CIs by using information from BMC Helix ITSM: Asset Management(AST:Base Element).

This feature includes the following functions:

  • Get CI Information returns the selected CI types' current usage information to the requesting application.
  • Reserve CI updates the selected CI type status in AST:BaseElement.
  • Release CI releases the requested number of CIs from the application request or from the Reservation Details dialog box.

Get CI Information

The Get CI Information function returns the selected CI types' current usage information to the requesting application when the user submits a new hardware request.


Input field values



The following table lists the output field values:

Output field values



Reserve CI

The Reserve CI function reserves the requested number of CIs for a user from the application request and updates the selected CI type status in the AST:BaseElement form.


Input field values



The following table lists the output field values:

Output field values



Release CI

The Release CI function releases the requested number of CIs from the application request or from the Reservation Details dialog box and updates the selected CI status in the AST:Base Element form.

Input field values



The following table lists the output field values:

Output field values