Configurations > CMDB Management > CI Categories
CI Categories are organized in a tree data structure with Parent Categories and Subcategories. This is the categorization structure for better organizing and locating a CI within the CMDB.
Here is a list of existing CI Categories. You can expand categories to show subcategories (there is an arrow symbol in front of each category name that contains subcategories, click the arrow to expand/collapse).
You can add a new category, and existing categories can be managed.
A new Category can be added by clicking the Add Category button. CI Category (Parent) and Name are mandatory fields. Optionally you can add a Description and browse for an icon.
For each category, you can find a menu rightmost on the row containing:
•Add subcategory: Adds new category with current category as a parent, see below.
•Edit opens the form with Category data already filled in.
•Activate/Deactivate: Toggling function. Inactive categories cannot be selected when you create/edit CI. The inactive category name is dimmed in the form.
•Delete checks if there are CMDB Items connected to the Category. If so, it is not possible to delete it.
•Collapse/Expand: Toggling function. Allows you to collapse/expand a CI category automatically.
Add Subcategory
To add a Category subtype, click the button Add Subcategory on the row displaying the Parent Category for the new subcategory. In the form, you have to define the Name, Description, and Icon of the new Category. This is the same form as you have used the Add Category button, see above, except that in this case the Parent Category is already selected and cannot be changed.