Roles required: admin, cmdb_manager.
To make the CMDB meet your business needs, you can modify it by adding new classes and configuring the existing ones. The CMDB structure is built with configuration records based on the relevant CMDB table classes of the System Definition catalog. The catalog contains all of the tables used to build SimpleOne business solutions.
To customize the CMDB structure, such as to add a new class, follow these steps:
- Create a new table class inherited from the sys_cmdb_ci class.
- Configure your class fields and columns and establish relations with other tables if needed.
- Create a new CMDB record based on the CMDB class and add the CMDB category to it.
Create a new CMDB table class
To create a new table class inherited from sys_cmdb_ci or other relevant CMDB class, complete the steps below:
- Navigate to System Definition → All tables.
- Click New and fill in the fields. As the parent table, specify the Configuration Items (sys_cmdb_ci) table or one of its children.
- Click Save or Save and Exit to apply the changes.
You can also create a CMDB class from the parent table form. After the form is saved, in the Related Lists area, click New on the Table tab and follow the steps above.
Configure a CMDB Class
In the Related Lists area in the Table form, you can set up related lists and columns for your CMDB class to define its purpose and establish relations with other CMDB tables. For the current way of organizing the database of CIs, all the same tools are valid that are used to manage the business logic for system records.
| Related List Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Columns | On this tab, you can create columns to define a set of fields for your future CMDB record. Click New and follow the steps described in the Create Columns article. You can also create a column and bind it to a relevant CMDB table in the System Definition → All columns menu. |
| ACLs | This tab contains all security ACLs that are related to your CMDB table class. To create a new security ACL related to your class, click New and follow the steps described in the ACL Creating article. |
| Client Scripts | This tab contains all client scripts related to your CMDB table class. To create a new client script related to your class, click New and follow the steps described in the Client Scripts article. |
| Business Rules | This tab contains a list of all business rules applied to your CMDB table class. To create a new business rule, click New and fill in the Business Rule fields. |
| Option Value for Table | This tab contains a list of option values used in your CMDB table class. To create a new option value, click New and fill in the Option Value field. |
| Translations | For more information, see the Translated Text Fields article. |
| VCS Record | For more information, see the VCS Records article. |
Add a new record to CMDB catalog
To add a new record to the CMDB catalog, follow the steps below:
- In the Navigator, type CMDB and click the edit icon
next to the CMDB menu category. - In the Menu Category form, scroll down to the Related Lists area, open the Menu Item tab, and then click New.
- Fill in the fields.
- Click Save or Save and Exit button to apply the changes.
- Use the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) to implement a new CMDB catalog in it and to establish all required relationships and dependencies with other CMDB records.
