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Exclude an Asset Family

You can exclude an asset family so that it is not available for users. If you exclude an asset family, a user who creates or modifies a model cannot select that asset family. Also, the excluded asset family is not available for managing filters, data imports, or configurations. For example, if CA APM is integrated with CA Service Desk Manager, the asset families from CA Service Desk Manager are also available to CA APM users. If you do not require the CA Service Desk Manager asset families, you can exclude them so that they are not available to users.

If a model was already associated with an asset family before you excluded the family, you can still access and edit that model. You can also still use that model to create assets. However, you cannot change the asset family for that model to another excluded asset family.

Note: You can change the asset family for a model only if the model does not have associated assets.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Directory, List Management.
2. On the left, select Asset Family under Asset Lists or Model Lists.
3. Click the Edit Record icon for the family that you want to exclude.
4. Clear the Is ITAM check box and click the Complete Record Edit icon.

   Important! Do not select the Inactive check box. This action makes the asset family inactive for all products that are integrated with the CA MDB.

5. Click Save.