Relate business application to application service using CI relationship editor

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
  • 1 minute to read

    • Business applications can have multiple instances. Application instances are nothing but application services. Relate business applications to instances by relating business applications to application services. Business application and application service are two different configuration items which must be related through a CI relationship.

    Before you begin

    Important:

    Starting with the Xanadu release, the legacy business applications module has been deprecated from Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management). However, if you’re an existing user of Enterprise Architecture (formerly Application Portfolio Management), you can still use the legacy business applications module. If you’re a new activation user, the legacy business applications module isn’t available.

    You can leverage the same features by using the Enterprise Architecture Workspace. To learn more, see Add or edit a business application.

    Role required: sn_apm.apm_user

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Enterprise Architecture > All Business Applications > Business Applications.
    2. To relate the business application with an application service, click open a business application.
    3. Click the Add CI relationship (CI relationship editor icon) icon in the Related Items section of the business application form to launch the relationship editor and create the CI relationship.
    4. Select one or more application services from the Configuration Items section.

      Integration with Service Mapping is through the CI relationship editor creating direct relationship between the configuration items.

    5. Click the (Create new relationships with selected configuration items) icon in the Relationships section.
      By default Consumes::Consumed by relationship type is selected.

      You can relate two configuration items using the suggested relationship type of CMDB. It not only selects the relationship type automatically but also ensures consistency in the relationship. The suggested relationship is established between capability and application AND between application and service.

    6. Click Save and Exit.

    What to do next

    You have created a relationship between a business application and an application service, you can now associate the application service to a software model.