CI Explorer

The CI Explorer provides a visual, interactive view of Configuration Item (CI) relationships. It can be accessed from the detailed object view of any existing Object.

The CI Explorer is especially useful for: - Understanding hierarchical and bidirectional relationships between objects - Analyzing the impact of a component across multiple layers - Debugging misconfigurations or relationship errors - Visual dependency mapping during planning or auditing

To access the CI Explorer press on the most top right icon in the detailed object view.

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Picure: CI Explorer in detailed object view



Overview

Once opened, the CI Explorer displays the currently selected Object in the center, with its related Objects arranged in a hierarchical graph:

  • Parent objects appear above the central Object

  • Child objects appear below the central Object

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Picure: CI Explorer displaying object relationships



Interactivity

Each object node in the CI Explorer is clickable:

Clicking an object opens its object details in a panel

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Picure: CI Explorer object details


Clicking the arrow above an object shows a detailed breakdown of object relationships

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Picure: CI Explorer relationship details


A right-click context menu on each object offers the following actions:

  • Set as root node: Redefine the clicked object as the center of the view

  • Expand: Load the next level of relationships for that object

  • Focus: Center the view on the clicked object

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Picure: CI Explorer object context menu



Tools

Located in the top-right corner of the CI Explorer interface are several tools to aid navigation and filtering:

  • Zoom In / Zoom Out: Adjust the zoom level of the graph - You can also zoom using the mouse wheel + Control key

  • Focus Mode: Dims the background, highlighting the current object and its relationships

  • Minimap: Opens an interactive map of the entire CI graph; clicking inside the minimap jumps to the selected location

  • Profile Manager: - Apply filters based on Types and relation types



Profile Manager

The Profile Manager helps tailor and manage the visual representation of the CI Explorer by applying filters to Types and relationship types.

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Picure: Profile manager of the CI Explorer

Features:

  • Filter by Object Types: - Limit which CMDB types are shown (e.g., only Servers or Applications)

  • Filter by Relation Types: - Define which types of relationships should be visualized (e.g., “depends on”, “hosts”)

  • Save Profiles: - Store current filter settings as reusable profiles

  • Load & Switch Profiles: - Quickly switch between saved configurations for different analysis use cases

  • Manage Profiles: - Rename or delete profiles for easier organization

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Picure: Managing profiles in Profile manager