UCMDB Essentials (UCMDB120)

Module 1: Course Overview

• Identify the contents and objectives of the course
• Define the class schedule and class logistics
• Identify the related courses
• Discuss the lab environment details

Module 2: Introduction to CMS

• Define CMS and ITIL
• Define the common providers and consumers of CMS
• Identify the components of Micro Focus CMS
• Identify the integration capabilities of Micro Focus CMS
• Define the Micro Focus Automated Service Modeling (ASM) component

Module 3: Introduction to UCMDB

• Define UCMDB
• Identify the capabilities and features of UCMDB
• Define the integration capabilities of UCMDB
• Define the architecture of UCMDB
• Describe the visualization, mapping, and discovery capabilities of UCMDB
• Describe the deployment options of UCMDB
• Define the UCMDB licensing

Module 4: CMS UI

• Access and use the CMS UI user interface
• Use the CMS UI search feature
• Use CMS UI information widgets
• Use the Resource Manager module

Module 5: Service Modeling in the CMS UI

• Define models and modeling in UCMDB
• Create a service model using assisted modeling
• Create a service model using automated service modeling (ASM)
• Work with a service model topology map

Module 6: Reports

• Identify CMS reports
• Use various custom reports
• Create and run basic reports
• Manage reports
• Use Query Designer to create topology reports

Module 7: IT Universe Manager

• Define the IT Universe Manager
• Identify IT Universe Manager common tasks
• Work with views
• Search for CIs
• Use IT Universe Manager to display a CI’s related CIs
• Add, update, and delete CIs with IT Universe Manager

Module 8: CIT Manager

• Define the UCMDB class model
• Identify the UCMDB class model components, including:
  • CIs
  • CI types (CITs)
  • Relationship types
• Navigate the CI Type Manager
• Work with attributes
• Create a CI type
• Create a relationship type

Module 9: Introduction to Modeling Studio and TQL

• Describe the Modeling Studio
• Work with the Modeling Studio interface
• Define Topology Query Language (TQL) concepts
• Build TQLs with attribute, cardinality, element type, and identity conditions
• Use the Add Related Query Node wizard

Module 10: Creating Views and Topology Reports

• Define the concept of views
• Define the different types of views
• Create pattern views
• Create templates and template-based views
• Create topology reports

Module 11: Modeling in UCMDB UI

• Define models and modeling in CMS
• Create an instance-based model
• Create a pattern-based model
• Define and create perspectives
• Create perspective-based views

Module 12: Impact Analysis

• Define impact analysis
• View use cases of impact analysis
• Run impact analysis
• Navigate the Impact Analysis Manager
• Define an impact analysis rule
• Describe the TQL limitations for impact analysis queries
• Define out-of-the-box impact rules
• Define calculated relationships

Module 13: Policy Management

• Describe the purpose of policies
• Create and use policies via the CMS UI

Module 14: Enrichments

• Define enrichments
• List enrichment operations
• View examples of enrichments
• Navigate the Enrichment Manager
• Define Enrichment Manager UI elements
• Work with enrichments
• View OOTB enrichments
• Schedule enrichments

Module 15: Integrations

• Identify UCMDB integrations
• List UCMDB integrations as part of CMS
• Identify the integration technologies
• Define the integration types
• Navigate the Integration Studio
• Identify integration point, adapter, and job

Module 16: Reconciliation

• Understand the Reconciliation Engine
• List the reconciliation processes
• Explain the history of reconciliation
• Name the reconciliation types
• Use identification rules
• Understand how the reconciliation analyzer works