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Implement a Change Verification Strategy

The Configuration Administrator determines how aggressively to implement the change verification strategy for your CMDB environment. You identify areas of your Change Management process that require a change verification strategy. These areas include attributes under change control, the Change Order states that indicate change verification is active, when you can modify change specification, and authoritative MDRs.

For example, you only want to allow updates to the IP Address attribute from MDR1. You also determine the appropriate actions when CACF detects a variance and rogue change.

The following diagram explains how a Configuration Administration implements a change verification strategy:

1. Identify the Change Order States.
2. Identify the Managed Attributes.
3. Identify the CIs that You Want to Manage.
4. Identify the Authoritative MDRs.
5. Determine the Action for a Variance.
6. Determine the Action for a Rogue Change.