You can relate business capabilities for a service or for a business application to see them in the Digital Portfolio Management (DPM) Workspace.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_dpm.dpm_admin

About this task

There are two conditions to create a CI relationship in DPM.
  1. The business capability must be created.
  2. The business capability must be related to a service.

You can create a business capability by navigating to All > CSDM > Design > Business Capability. For information about configuration item (CI) relationships, see Create or edit a CI relationship.

Procedure

  1. Confirm the business capability name and the solution name that you want to relate.
  2. Create the CI relationship.
    1. Enter cmdb_rel_ci.list in the filter navigator, and then press Enter.
    2. Select New.
    3. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Field Description
      Parent The business capability that is to be related to the service or business application. Use the search icon (Search icon.) to select the business capability.
      Type The type of CI relationship. Use the search icon (Search icon.) to select Provided By:: Provides.
      Child The service or business application to be related to the business capability. Use the search icon (Search icon.).
    4. Submit.
  3. Confirm the CI relationship.
    You can confirm the CI relationship in one of two ways:
    • On the business capability record, in the Related Items section.
    • In the DPM Workspace, on the Info tab of a service or business application.