Dependency reports
This section describes how to create, use, and customize Dependency reports.
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A Dependency report shows the interdependencies between workflow objects, and helps you determine which workflow objects are required by a specific workflow object. For example, Dependency reports determine what should be moved to a production (destination) machine to ensure that the application is migrated to the correct destination.
The Dependency report is divided first into servers, then direct and indirect dependencies, then into object types. When creating a report using packing lists, the Dependency report goes outside a packing list and finds all dependent objects.
A BMC Remedy Migrator Dependency report shows upward or downward object dependencies.
- Upward Dependencies — Displays a list of objects that require the specified object. For example, if you generate an upward dependency report for a form, the report lists the active links, filters, escalations, and other objects that use that form. If you generate an upward dependency report for groups or roles, the report lists the forms or other server objects that use those groups and roles.
- Downward Dependencies — Displays a list of objects that the specified object requires. When a downward dependency report is created for a form, the objects for that form are not displayed in the report. When a downward dependency report is created for a form and related objects, the objects are displayed.
Dependency report example (partial view)
The report display lists direct and indirect dependencies for the selected objects:
- Direct dependencies include those objects that are required by the object for which the report is generated. For example, the dependency report for the Administrator Preferences form lists the menus and groups that comprise the direct dependencies. For a packing list, direct dependencies would include all of the objects included in the packing list.
- Indirect dependencies include those objects required by objects listed in the Direct Dependency list.