Managing Configuration Items › CI Relationships › Create a Relationship Type

Create a Relationship Type

You can create a relationship type, and make it available to create or update relationships.

To create a relationship type

1. On the Administration tab, expand the CA CMDB folder in the left pane.
2. Click CI Relationship Types.

   The CI Relationship Type List appears in the right pane.

3. Click Create New.

   The Create New CI Relationship Type page appears.

4. Complete the following fields:

   Provider to Dependent Label

   Describes the relationship from the provider to the dependent, and is the name that appears in the list of relationship types. For example, "services" or "manages" is a Provider to Dependent relationship.

   Dependent to Provider Label

   Describes the relationship from the dependent to the provider, and is the name that appears in the list of relationship types. For example, "is serviced by" or "is managed by" is a Dependent to Provider relationship.

   Peer-to-Peer?

   Specifies that the relationship does not have a provider CI and dependent CI but instead consists of two equal CIs. For example, "connects to" and "fails over" are Peer-to-Peer relationships.

   Active?

   Makes the relationship type available for selection in configuration item relationships and to appear in lists.

5. Click Save.

   The relationship type is created and you can use it to create or update relationships.