The Reconciliation module includes six applications that let you perform the following tasks:
Configure a behind-the-scenes reconciliation process that lets you evaluate data about information technology. You use these applications to compare information from one data set with information in another data set. For more information about Reconciliation module data sets, see Reconciliation Module Data Sets.
View the results of the reconciliation. If you use Maximo Asset Management for IT, your installation includes Asset Link Results and Asset Reconciliation Results applications. If you use Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB), your installation includes CI Link Results and CI Reconciliation Results applications.
The system reconciles objects by performing a rule-based compare operation defined by a system administrator. Administrators use Reconciliation module applications to define reconciliation tasks and then use the Cron Task Setup application in the Configuration module to set up a cron task that executes the reconciliation task.
The following table outlines the steps required to set up a specific reconciliation task and describes the role of the applications used in the reconciliation process.
Steps to Set Up a Reconciliation |
Application |
(OPTIONAL) A task filter is an optional component of a reconciliation task. If you do not define a task filter, the system compares all top-level objects in Data Set 1 with all objects in Data Set 2. Task filters apply only to link rules, not comparison rules. Examples: You can set up an asset task filter (asset filters apply to IT assets maintained in the Assets application) based on a specific site such as Boston. A reconciliation task that includes this filter evaluates top-level IT assets only at the Boston site but evaluates all deployed assets. |
Task Filters |
The link rule establishes the basis of the comparison by identifying an object and attribute in Data Set 1 to link to a specific attribute of the object in Data Set 2. Example: |
Link Rules |
(OPTIONAL) Comparison rules are an optional component of a reconciliation task. The reconciliation process applies comparison rules only after the system establishes a successful link between an object in Data Set 1 and an object in Data Set 2. Example: |
Comparison Rules |
A reconciliation task record combines a task filter (optional), one or more link rules, and one or more comparison rules (optional) into a specific job task that the system executes using the Cron Task Setup application. A reconciliation task also specifies how the system reports results for comparison rule evaluations: all results, failed reconciliations, or successful reconciliations. |
Reconciliation Tasks |
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Cron Task Setup |
Note: If you use Tivoli Asset Management for IT, your installation includes Asset Link Results and Asset Reconciliation Results applications. If you use the Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB), your installation includes CI Link Results and CI Reconciliation Results applications. Asset Link Results or CI Link Results – Use the appropriate link results application to view all successful one-to-one links between a top-level object in Data Set 1 and an object in Data Set 2. Asset Reconciliation Results or CI Reconciliation Results – Use the appropriate reconciliation results application to view:
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Asset Link Results Asset Reconciliation Results or CI Link Results CI Reconciliation Results |