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Example: Change Specification in the Pending Verification Status

In this example, the Configuration Administrator established a verification policy for the Memory Installed (phys_mem) attribute to Allow Update Only if Matches Change Specification. CACF monitors a change specification for this attribute with the status Verification Pending, and sets the Change Specification to the Verified or Failed Verification status.

The following steps describe the lifecycle of this change specification:

1. A Change Order requests an update to the Memory Installed (phys_mem) attribute of a CI.
2. You create a change specification for the Memory Installed (phys_mem) Managed Attribute with a Planned Value of 4gb with the initial status as Verification Pending.
3. The Change Order moves to a status with change verification active such as Verification in Progress.
4. The change specification waits for a discovery tool to discover CI details and export the values to the CMDB.
5. One of the following actions occurs after the discovery tool exports the value to the CMDB:
   • The value for Memory Installed matches the 4gb value that you specified in the change specification. CACF sets the status from Verification Pending to Verified. CACF closes the Change Order.
   • The value for Memory Installed does not match the value that you specified. CACF sets the status from Verification Pending to Failed Verification.