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Search for Blueprints References

The following blueprint references are maintained in CA Configuration Automation:

• Blueprint Groups
• Compare
• Management Profiles
• Rule compliance results
• Server test discovery
• Server or Service discovered components
• Snapshots
• Server or Service change detection

These references restrict the deletion of a blueprint. The Blueprint Search action lets you search the references of selected blueprints and delete them. You can only one search for blueprint at a time.

Follow these steps:

1. Click the Management link, then click the Blueprints tab.
2. Select a blueprint from the Blueprint page to search for related references.
3. Select Blueprints Search from the Select Actions drop-down list.

   The blueprint references are displayed on the Blueprint Search Results page.

4. (Optional) To delete the reference, select the reference type and then select delete from the Select actions drop-down list.

The deletion of the blueprint reference is based on the reference types. The following list displays the different reference types and the action for the reference.

• Server (Service) Current data—Deletes the component that is discovered for a given blueprint.
• Server (Service) Snapshots—Deletes the entire snapshot with a component that the blueprint uses.
• Management profile—Deletes the blueprint references from the management profile.
• Blueprint Group—Deletes the blueprint references from the blueprint group.
• Blueprint Test Discovery data—Removes the blueprint reference after the test discovery browser window is closed. If Test Discovery blueprint reference is listed in Blueprint Search result page, deleting the reference shows a warning message to close the Test Discovery browser window. Closing the browser window deletes the blueprint reference.
• Discovery in progress data—If the blueprint references selected for deletion contain server discovery data then the references are not deleted. A warning message is displayed about the job being in progress. Refresh the action to delete the reference after the respective job is completed.
• Diff/RC results—The change detection, compare, or rule compliance results of a server that are obtained via Management Profile run are displayed in the search result.

  Note: Diff/RC results of ad-hoc change detection, compare, or rule compliance operations are not considered for the blueprint search references.