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# Auto-promote CIs

# Auto-promote CIs {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
* 
* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Edit the JSON string in the autoPromoteFields
`[`sn_sec_cmn.autoPromoteFields`]` system property so your configuration item (CI) lookup rules auto-promote all the Security Operations CMDB CIs to matching entries in the \[cmdb_ci\]
table.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_vul.vulnerability_admin

## About this task

The system property type is 'string' and requires you enter a JSON string. This property is activated by default and promotes matching CIs while running the CI lookup rules.

Custom-written lookup scripts might return child table records from the script. For this property, the _autoPromoteCI function in the CIIdentify Script Include takes the CI returned by
the lookup script and automatically traverses the relationships to arrive at the cmdb_ci entry and return it.

To override the auto-promotion logic, that is, to add or update new CI classes, add the JSON object in the Value field in the `[`sn_sec_cmn.autoPromoteFields`]` system property.

## Procedure

1. Enter `sys_properties.list` in the left navigation bar.
2. Select Enter.
3. Locate the `[`sn_sec_cmn.autoPromoteFields`]` system property and select the record to open it.  
   Default string:

       {
        "dscy_switchport":"cmdb_ci",
        "cmdb_ci_network_adapter":"cmdb_ci",
        "cmdb_ci_nic":"cmdb_ci",
        "cmdb_ci_ip_address":"nic"
       }

4. In the Value text box, edit the string using the default pairing format.
5. Select Update.  
   This value is used by CI Lookup Rules during the next import.
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