Create a class profile of visible layers for classes

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • Configure a class profile that specifies which layers should appear for a particular class: application, service instance, business, or infrastructure. For example, you can configure that the mapped application service (service instance) [cmdb_ci_service_discovered] class should display only Service Mapping data and not infrastructure elements.

    Before you begin

    Set the application scope in your instance to CMDB Workspace.

    Role required: sn_cmdb_admin

    About this task

    These workspace-specific configuration settings affect all users of the CMDB Unified Map page. The settings don't affect other copies of the Unified Map template. Non-admin users can customize some aspects of their personal experience with Unified Map, but can't configure instance-wide workspace-specific settings.

    Class profiles let you configure the Layers filter. Several common classes such as the mapped application service (service instance) [cmdb_ci_service_discovered] class are preconfigured with class profiles.

    Class profiles are applied when no filter preset is used for the current map. This typically happens when you load a map without a filter preset or when you set the filter preset to Default view.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All and then, in the search box on the main navigation bar, enter sn_cmdb_ws_node_map_profiles.list.
      The Node Map Profiles table lists all classes for which the Layers property is set.
    2. Select an existing record or select New and then fill in the form.
      Table 1. Node Map Profiles tableSettings that configure map filters and map orientation for a class.
      Field Description
      Config identifier

      Unique name of the configuration identifier that specifies the settings for the current workspace.

      Note:
      The base system includes a configuration identifier named Default that specifies the default settings for Unified Map.
      Layers
      Layers value to apply when the map opens with a home node that is in the class specified by the CMDB CI class setting.
      • Application,
      • Service instance (formerly application service)
      • Business
      • Infrastructure

      On the map display, in the Layers category, the listed filter values are selected and values that are not in the list are deselected.
      CMDB CI class Class of CI that this profile applies to. Whenever a map opens with a home node of the specified class, the Layers values are applied.
      Orientation
      • Vertical layout: Displays nodes in a vertical tree pattern: upstream relationships top and downstream bottom. This is the default layout for displaying mapped application services and service instances. In the toolbox, select the Vertical layout icon .
      • Force layout: Displays nodes in a clustered arrangement around the home node, regardless of upstream or downstream relationships. In the toolbox, select the Force layout icon .
      UX application

      The top-level UX Application ID to which this configuration applies. This is the application ID of your workspace. This value is referenced from the record associated with the Config identifier setting.
      Active Option to set the profile as available for use.
    3. Select Submit or Update.
      The updated settings appear in the appropriate related list on the Configuration identifier form, as described in Configuring Unified Map — admin settings.