Administer Dependency Views

Users with the admin role can control the appearance and behavior of Dependency Views by configuring map indicators, map related items, map icons, and menu actions.

• Create or modify map indicators
  Dependency Views maps and application service maps, use icons to display additional information for a CI by displaying its related records such as alerts, outages, incidents and problems. These icons are called map indicator.
• Create or modify map icons
  Upload new icons or modify existing icons to customize the icon displayed for a CI in maps in Dependency Views, Service Mapping, and Event Management.
• Create a predefined filter
  Create filters to narrow down the CIs that are displayed on a Dependency Views map. You can create filters that are based on CIs' class, CIs' attributes, or CIs' relationships.
• Set a predefined filter as default
  You can set a custom predefined filter as the default predefined filter for viewing maps.
• Create or modify Map Related Items
  The Map Related Items module relates referenced CIs to one another, which allows them to be displayed in a Dependency Views map.
• Create or modify Dependency Views menu actions
  To modify an existing menu option, first you create a copy of the original menu action record, and then you modify the copy.
• Condition and script parameters for menu actions
  You can use the following condition and script parameters for menu actions.
• Create or edit a dependency type
  Use one of the dependency types provided, or create a custom dependency type with a script that will execute in real time to generate a custom view of a Dependency Views map for a specific CI.

Related concepts

• Domain separation and Dependency Views
• Dependency Views map
• Cluster nodes in a Dependency Views map
• Virtual grouping of nodes in a Dependency Views map

Related reference

• Supported browsers for Dependency Views
• Dependency Views map menus and controls
• Properties for Dependency Views
• Components installed with Dependency Views

Related topics

• Use Dependency Views