What is the difference between Consumed by and Used by in CMDB Relationship view?
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08-12-2025 04:33 PM
Below we have the application service where you can see it is being Consumed By the business service SuccessFactors and being Used by other applications and Service offerings. I wanted to understand the difference between the two.
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08-12-2025 04:51 PM
Consumed by = "This CI provides something that another CI uses."
→ The other CI is consuming a service, resource, or function from this CI.
→ Think: “I’m the provider, they’re the consumer.”Used by = "This CI depends on another CI to work."
→ This CI is using a resource or service from another CI.
→ Think: “I’m the consumer, they’re the provider.”
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