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Create a Managed Attribute

Add managed attributes to use change verification in your environment. For example, the Configuration Administrator wants change verification enabled for a specific CI attribute and requires defined change specifications when updating a CI in the CMDB.

The Managed Attribute History tab shows the audit history that lists all previous modifications to the managed attribute options with the time and user that made the changes.

Follow these steps:

1. On the Administration tab, click CA CMDB, Configuration Control, Managed Attributes.

   The Managed Attribute List page appears.

2. Click Create New.

   The Create New Managed Attribute page appears.

3. Enter a valid CI attribute name.

   Note: For information about attribute names, see the CA CMDB Technical Reference Guide. You can also use grloader -sc xxxxx (where xxxx indicates the class name) to list attribute names for a particular class.

4. Enter an attribute label.
5. Select the default Initial Status from the drop-down list of the verification criterion. When you select a managed attribute when creating a change specification, this status is used as the initial default value.

   Manual Verification will be required

   Indicates that this verification requires a Configuration Administrator to verify that the change completed successfully.

   Set After Change Executed

   Indicates that the planned value from the change specification sets in the CI after CACF verifies and completes the Change Order is verified and completed. This set operation only occurs when the Change Order moves from a state with change verification active to a nonactive default state. For example, the set takes place when a Change Order moves from Verification in Progress to Closed. The set does not occur if the Change Order is canceled, demoted, or moved to another state.

   Use Discovered Value

   Indicates that the Configuration Administrator has decided to use the discovered value regardless of the planned value in the change specification. The original value in the verification criterion remains unchanged, but updates the CI attribute with the new value.

   Verification Pending

   Indicates a pending verification.

6. Set the managed attribute as Active or Inactive to remove the attribute from being considered by CACF.
7. Enter a description for the managed attribute.
8. Enable the Ignore Case option if you want the comparisons between the discovered and planned values to remain case insensitive.
9. Click Save.

   The managed attribute is saved.