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Display the CI Descendants List

For any CI, you can display lines of related CIs (named descendants). In addition to basic information about each CI, the CI Descendants List displays relationship levels, with the originating CI as level 1. CI children begin at level 2, and their children at 3, and so on. If a CI is encountered more than once among the relationships traced, only its closest relationship level is displayed.

Example: Multiple Descendant Paths for One CI

Due to multiple relationships, a descendant search finds the same related CI at level 2 and also at level 4. The descendant CI is displayed only at level 2.

To list descendants for a CI

  1. From a Change Order Detail page, select the Config. Items tab.
  2. Click Impact Explorer to display attached CIs.
  3. Expand a CI node if needed.
  4. Right-click a CI and select List Descendants.

    The CI Descendants List is displayed.