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Manage a CI Relationship

The Configuration Item Relationship page provides all necessary settings in one location to simplify the CI relationship process.

You can use the page to do the following functions:

• Toggle the provider/dependent relationship between two CIs.

  Click Reverse to switch the Provider CI and Dependent CI for the relationship. The focal CI changes. If the reversed relationship is not valid, clicking Reverse clears the Relationship field.

• Set Optional fields such as Symbol, Description, and Cost.

  Click Optional to set optional fields.

  If a Symbol is not supplied, a unique Symbol is automatically generated with prefix cmdb bmhier: and a unique number when the relationship is created.

  Note: If your installation is integrated with CA Network and Systems Management (CA NSM), you are prompted to specify the CA NSM repository and cost.