About Cmdb Solution 7.0 New Features - Symantec ALTIRIS CMDB SOLUTION 7.0 - V1.0 Manual

12 Introducing CMDB Solution

About CMDB Solution 7.0 new features

About CMDB Solution 7.0 new features
resource types. They provide summary data on the resources created, include
associated reports, and include functionality not available in custom resource
types. If none of the predefined resource types meet your needs, you can create
a new resource type.
You can specify default resource type values so that all resources based on a
resource type are created with predefined values. When you enter data for
assets, certain fields have the same value for many assets of a particular asset
type. You can populate these fields with a default value. For example, users in
a particular location have the same phone number prefix. You can save time
by having the prefix already entered into the appropriate field.
Add data to the Configuration Management Database
Importing is the easiest and most efficient method of entering data into the
system. You can also enter data manually. As you set up a resource management
system, there is certain data that makes sense to enter before other data. For
example, most resources rely on the availability of organizational data.
Clean up and configure data management with ready-made configuration
items.
See About CMDB configuration tasks"
Create customized item actions and CMDB Rules to manage and manipulate
data
CMDB rules target a group of assets based on their type and properties, and
then make changes to them. Out of the box configuration items address the
most commonly required resource management policies. CMDB Rules provide
the flexibility to create custom policies for individual resource management
needs.
See About CMDB rules"
Configure security.
If multiple users work with resources, for example entering and editing data,
then you should configure security. CMDB Solution includes predefined security
roles. You can modify predefined security roles or you can create your own
roles. You can also restrict or allow access to resource types and data classes.
Hierarchy features are used to set and enforce security settings throughout a
hierarchy.
Many features available in CMDB Solution 7.0 were included in previous versions
of CMDB Solution. In addition, CMDB Solution 7.0 includes several new and
improved features.
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