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Work with Universe Settings

Use the following procedures to create, delete, or edit universes.

To work with universe settings

1. Click Administration, Settings, Universe settings from the CA RCM main menu.

   The Universes list screen appears.

2. Do one of the following:
   • To create a universe, click Add new.

     The Create New Universe screen appears.

   • To edit an existing universe, click Edit beside the universe you want to edit.

     The Edit Universe screen appears.

   The create screen and edit screen are identical. The fields of the edit screen show the current settings of the universe.

3. Edit the fields of the screen. The following fields are not self-explanatory:

   Universe Name

   Defines the name of the universe.

   Note: You cannot change the name of an existing universe.

   Master configuration name

   Specifies the master configuration of the universe. All .cfg files uploaded to the database appear in the autocomplete list.

   Model configuration name

   Specifies the model configuration of the universe. All .cfg files uploaded to the database appear in the autocomplete list.

   Important! Master and model configurations must be unique for each Universe. Do not define more than one universe that use the same master or model configuration.

   Approved Audit Card

   (Optional) Defines the list of pre-approved violations for the Universe.

   Approved Alerts are

   Specifies whether pre-approved violations are ignored (hidden) or grayed out in the audit card.

   Configuration Login field

   The field in configuration files of the universe that contains the user login ID (located in the users database file).

   Configuration email field

   The field in configuration files of the universe that contains the user email address (located in the users database file).

   Configuration user manager field

   The field in configuration files of the universe that contains the user manager ID (user approver).

   Configuration role manager field

   The field in configuration files of the universe that contains the role manager ID (role approver).

   Configuration resource manager field

   The field in configuration files of the universe that contains the resource manager ID (the resource approver).

   Configuration resource application field

   The field in configuration files of the universe that identifies the endpoint or source application of a resource.

   Audit Settings file

   Parameters and settings which define the audit and pattern-based checks performed on the master configuration each time it is imported.

   Note: We recommend that you use the strings _master _model as part of the configuration file names.

4. Click Save.

   The universe is created and appears in the Universes list.

   Note: If an issue exists (for historical reasons) a message appears and you are asked if you want to auto-repair the issues in this message. Always click Yes.

5. Click Yes to auto-fix the issues listed in this error message.

   The Please Wait bar appears. When the job is completed, the new universe appears in the Universes list.

More information:

CA RCM Configuration Settings

Create RACI

Synchronize RACI