Overview |
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Tasks |
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Included with |
Tivoli Change Management administration |
Creating models |
In Tivoli Change Management, a model is a
template for changes that occur often or for changes with common data. You create the
model for a change category, defining values for the elements
of the change that are common to all changes of that category. Then, when a change is
requested for the category, the elements defined in the model are automatically added to
the change. These fields cannot be modified by the user unless:
Business rules can also override data inserted from a model. Using models offers the following advantages:
You can have more than one model per category, assign a priority when there are multiple models for a category, define a default model for a category, and allow users to decide whether to apply a model or complete a change manually. You create models from either of the following: |
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The Model dialog box |
You can create models from the Model dialog box.
The Model dialog box contains these tabs:
Note: You use the Model dialog box to create a specific model. You use the Models dialog box to select a model to edit, view, or delete. For more information, see Maintaining Models. To access the Model dialog box:
Result: The Model dialog box appears. |
Creating a new model |
You create a model by specifying general
information on the General tab of the Model dialog box. The general information you can
specify for a model includes:
Note: The information you specify to create a model is similar to the information you specify to create a change. For more information, see Creating a change. To create a new model:
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