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Correlate CIs

Correlation is the act of comparing CIs to determine equivalencies—whether the CIs represent the same underlying entity. You can recorrelate objects or pick CIs and manually correlate them.

Note: You can only correlate CIs that are of the same type.

To correlate CIs

1. Search or browse objects and navigate to the USM Properties page.
2. Click Correlate in the USM Properties section.
3. Click in the Correlate with field.

   An embedded instance of the Web View Starting page displays, from which you can find the CI to correlate.

4. Search or browse objects to find the correlation CI.
5. Click on the CI to view the details.
6. Click the Select this link when you find the appropriate CI to correlate.

   The Source Entity field populates with the selected CI.

7. Click Merge Selected Entities.

To recorrelate a CI

1. Search or browse objects and navigate to the USM Properties page.
2. Click Correlate in the USM Properties section.
3. Click Re-correlate this entity.

   The correlation engine recorrelates the CI against all projection sheets in the Persistent Store.