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# Create or edit a CI relationship

# Create or edit a CI relationship {#ariaid-title1}

* Freigeben Version: Australia
* 
* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 3 Minuten Lesedauer

Use the relationship editor to view, create, or modify CI relationships. You can open
the relationship editor from the CI Relations formatter.

## Warum und wann dieser Vorgang ausgeführt wird

As an alternative to the CI relationship editor, [Unified Map](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/CH5WYrCUPmJR8W7uC3ViNg "The Unified Map feature displays a graphical hierarchical map of the CMDB — CIs and the connections between them. Unified Map combines some of the capabilities of Dependency Views and of Service Mapping into a single map experience.") in the [CMDB Workspace store app](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/UR3gKQud2yj14JLd7STvmg "The CMDB Workspace is an efficient, central, and modernized way for you to work. Use CMDB Workspace to search and explore the CMDB, examine health and recent activities, and access CMDB dashboards and tools to support tasks in your organization.") or in [Service Graph Workspace store app](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/BOJAbkxPl4YJ21NDbMXc9g "The Service Graph Workspace is an efficient, central, and modernized way for you to work. Use Service Graph Workspace to search and explore the CMDB, examine health and recent activities, and access insightful dashboards and tools to support tasks in your organization.") provides the latest functionality for editing CI relationships. For more information, see [Edit relationships in Unified Map](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/hhnDPGsbUCa0dsI~25i2~A "Use the map editor to add a relationship between two CIs or to modify an existing relationship.").

## Vorbereitungen

Role required:

* To create relationships: sn_cmdb_editor, asset, or itil
* To view relationships, depending on the state of the Table API ACL:
  * If inactive (default): sn_cmdb_editor, asset, or itil
  * If active: sn_cmdb_editor, asset, or itil, and snc_platform_rest_api_access

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  For more information, see [CI relationship security](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/suP5YlmGdlhvvOa1kSMTpA "When applying security to CI relationships, it is important to apply the access controls both to the CI Relationship (cmdb_rel_ci) table and to create an operation editCIRelations to the * table as well."), [REST API](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_RESTAPI&version=australia&pubname=australia-api-reference&ft:locale=en-US), and [Table API](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_TableAPI&version=australia&pubname=australia-api-reference&ft:locale=en-US).
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## Warum und wann dieser Vorgang ausgeführt wird

The relationship editor operates differently, depending on whether you check the
Use suggested relationship option or not.

## Prozedur

1. Launch the relationship editor:
   1. Open a CI form.  
      For example:
      1. Navigate to AllConfigurationCI Class Manager.
      2. On the CI Class Manager page, select Open Hierarchy.
      3. On the CI Class panel search and select the class of the CI for which you want to create or edit relationships.
      4. Select CI List in the left-side panel and then in the list view, select the CI.
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   2. On the CI form, scroll down as needed to select the Add CI relationship icon (+ sign) in the Related Items section.
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2. To use suggested relationships, first select a relationship type, and then select one or more CIs to be the child CIs in the relationship:  
   1. Select Use suggested relationship.
   2. From the Suggested relationship type list, select a relationship type.  
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      | Filter option | Description |
      |-|-|
      | Hide CI relationship | Hides any relationships between the base CI and another CI (such as "Receives data from"). Default filter is stored in the ci_manage_relationships_filter_hint.cmdb_ci user preference. |
      | Hide user relationship | Hides any relationships between the base CI and a user (such as "Logs reviewed by"). The default filter is stored in the ci_manage_relationships_filter_hint.sys_user preference. |
      | Hide group relationship | Hides any relationships between the base CI and a group (such as "Backups done by"). Default filter is stored in the ci_manage_relationships_filter_hint.sys_user_group user preference. |
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      The Configurations Items list displays all the CIs that are appropriate for the base CI and the selected relationship type. The Relationships list at the bottom of the editor, displays all existing relationships of the selected relationship type, in which the base CI is a parent CI or a child CI.
   3. From the Configuration Items list, select one or more CIs as a second CI for the relationship.  
      You can filter the list of Configurations Items by adding conditions in the Filter section and clicking Run filter.

      If you selected a parent
      relationship type, these CIs becomes the child CI in the
      relationship, and if you selected a child relationship type, then
      the selected CIs become the parent CI in the
      relationship.
   4. In the Relationships section, click the plus icon (+) to add the new relationships.  
      Alternatively, you can drag the selected CIs to the Relationships list. Each new relationship will consist of the base CI, the selected relationship type, and a selected second CI.
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3. To not use suggested relationships, first select one or more CIs to be the child CIs in the relationship, and then select the relationship type:  
   1. Clear Use suggested relationship.
   2. In the Configuration Items list, select one or more CIs as a second CI for the relationship.  
      You can filter the list of Configurations Items by adding conditions in the Filter area and clicking Run filter. Depending on the relationship type that you will select, the selected CIs might become a parent or a child CI in the relationship.
   3. With at least one CI selected in the Configuration Items list, click the '+' sign in the Downstream Relationships section or the Upstream Relationships section to create the relationship.  
      * Add the relationship to Downstream Relationships to create a relationship in which the base CI is the parent CI and the selected CI is the child CI.
      * Add the relationship to Upstream Relationships to create a relationship in which the base CI is the child CI and the selected CI is the parent CI.
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   4. For each newly created relationship in either the Downstream Relationships or the Upstream Relationships lists, click Please select a relationship and select a relationship type.  
      * The list of available relationship types in the Downstream Relationships list contains parent relationships only, in which the base CI is the parent CI.
      * The list of available relationship types in the Upstream Relationships list contains child relationships only, in which the base CI is the child CI.
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   5. Click Save or Save and Exit.  
      Only after you enter all the information that is necessary for creating the relationship, these buttons light up indicating that there are pending updates that require saving.
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**Zugehörige Konzepte**   

* [CI relationships in the CMDB](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/wI9f6tDXpvcFxGsfI2SeYQ "The CMDB, in contrast to a static asset list, helps you track not only the configuration items (CIs) within your system, but also the relationships between those items.")
* [CI relationship security](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/suP5YlmGdlhvvOa1kSMTpA "When applying security to CI relationships, it is important to apply the access controls both to the CI Relationship (cmdb_rel_ci) table and to create an operation editCIRelations to the * table as well.")  
**Zugehörige Verweise**   

* [Suggested class relationships](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/OoBI1VhSW4w8Op7UJUmtpQ "The system keeps a table (Suggested Relationship [cmdb_rel_type_suggest]) of relationship types that are appropriate for a CI type, based on its class. You can manage suggested relationships by navigating to Configuration > Suggested Relationships , or in the CI Class Manager.")