What is dependent identification rule and how it will work . please give me a sample example scenario

[Community Alums]

Hi Team,

I wanted to know about the dependent identification rules in CMDB

please provide a simple example scenario to test in my PDI.

i referred the doc and still it is not clear what dependent rule will do.

Thank you in advance

[Tom Sienkiewicz]

I don't think that dependent CIs can use the Identification & Reconciliation engine if imported through Import Sets. At least I have not tried it, maybe someone would have other experience. So in that scenario, you might want to use some coalesce fields or otherwise simulate that checking (maybe if your Tomcat payload also contains the IP of the host etc.). Then you need to rely on the CMDB relationships between Tomcat and Win server.

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/sandiego-servicenow-platform/page/product/configuration-managemen...

you can check identification logs in the Identification Logs module, or in system logs, see here:

https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0750382

[Rahul Priyadars]

An Old Thread on same

https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_question&sys_id=8ca32374db750d10b3c099ead39619bd

Regards

RP

[Community Alums]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

I am new to this CMDB dependency rules.

I checked Out of the box class "Tomcat" and i can see below attached screen.

consider if i am importing tomcat records via Import set and how (based on which attribute)  it will identify the host(consider relationship - tomcat Runs on Win server).

do we need to add any identification rules to Win server table or adding dependent relationship will take care of the identification. please help here to understand the concept.

and where we can track the logs for Identification and recon rules execution logs.

[Community Alums]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

I am new to this CMDB dependency rules.

I checked Out of the box class "Tomcat" and i can see below attached screen.

consider if i am importing tomcat records via Import set and how (based on which attribute)  it will identify the host(consider relationship - tomcat Runs on Win server).

do we need to add any identification rules to Win server table or adding dependent relationship will take care of the identification. please help here to understand the concept.

and where we can track the logs for Identification and recon rules execution logs after the import set run