Managing Jurisdictions
Jurisdictions provide a way to define which Cost Centers, Organizations, and Locations an analyst can select when performing a transaction on a CMDB item.
A jurisdiction may for example be functional area with an organization (such as Professional Services) which has its own cost centers or organizations. By allocating jurisdictions to Analysts, the analysts can only choose cost centers, organizations or locations from their Jurisdictions when allocating or reserving a CMDB item.
Adding a Jurisdiction
Select New. From the submenu, select Jurisdiction.
You can also add Jurisdictions by selecting Add New on the Jurisdiction Search window.
Specify the details.
Description
Type a description of the jurisdiction. Select full view to edit the description in the Text Editor.
4. Link Cost Centers and Organizations, if appropriate.
5. Select Ok to save the details and close the window, or Save New to save the details and display the window with blank fields, ready for you to create another jurisdiction.
Adding a Cost Center to a Jurisdiction
Before you start
If you are adding a cost center to an existing jurisdiction, you must have Update Own Jurisdiction if the jurisdiction is allocated to you, or Update All Jurisdictions if it is not.
If you add Cost Centers that are linked to Organizations, the linked Organizations are automatically added to the Jurisdiction.
From the Linking Panel, select the Cost Centers tab.
Select Add to search for Cost Centers you wish to associate with this Jurisdiction.
Search for the cost center.
Double click on the cost center in the search results browse table, or select it and then select .
To automatically add the children of the added Cost Center to the Jurisdiction, select Include Children.
Adding an Organization to a Jurisdiction
Before you start
If you are adding an organization to an existing jurisdiction, you must have Update Own Jurisdiction selected in the Jurisdictions tab of your Configuration Management security role if the jurisdiction is allocated to you, or Update All Jurisdictions if it is not.
If you add Organizations that are linked to Cost Centers, the linked Cost Centers are automatically added to the Jurisdiction.
From the Linking Panel, select Organizations .
Select Add to search for organizations you wish to associate with this Jurisdiction.
Search for the organization.
Double click on the organization in the search results browse table, or select it and then select the Link icon.
To automatically add the children of the added Organizations to the Jurisdiction, select Include Children. (When adding an Organization, you can select a parent organization for it).
Searching for Jurisdictions
The Jurisdiction Search window enables you to search for jurisdictions. This window is divided into two panes. You can select the criteria for the search in the left pane. The results are displayed in the right pane. You can apply as many filters as you wish (some of the fields require you to select a check box for that criteria to apply).
Select Search > Jurisdictions.
Filter your search using the search criteria in the left panel.
Deleted
Select to search for deleted jurisdictions.
Partition
From the list, select a partition to filter the jurisdictions by the partition in which they were created. You can select any partition to which you have access.
This option is only available if you have access to more than one partition.
Include Deleted Field Values
Select to refresh the values in the selected list fields in the search criteria, and include deleted values for those fields. You can then base your search on deleted field values. For example, if your system administrator deleted a value in, say, the Linked Organization field, you can still search for a jurisdiction using this value by selecting the Include Deleted Field Values option.
Name
Select this option to search for jurisdictions by name. A % symbol is automatically displayed, and leaving this in the field will include all names in the search. Alternatively, key in some or all of the letters in the name, followed by the % symbol. For example, S% will return all names with S.
Linked Cost Center
Select this option to search for jurisdictions with linked cost centers. A % symbol is automatically displayed, and leaving this in the field will include all jurisdictions with linked cost centers in the search. Alternatively, type some or all of the letters in the cost center name, followed by the % symbol or use the search function (see Using the search function on page 1).
Linked Person
Select this option to search for jurisdictions by the people (Analysts only) linked to jurisdictions. A % symbol is automatically displayed, and leaving this in the field will include all jurisdictions with linked people in the search. Alternatively, type some or all of the letters in the name, followed by the % symbol or use the search function (see Using the search function on page 1).
Linked Organization
Select this option to search for jurisdictions with linked organizations. A % symbol is automatically displayed, and leaving this in the field will include all jurisdictions with linked organizations in the search. Alternatively, type some or all of the letters in the organization name, followed by the % symbol or use the search function (see Using the search function on page 1).
Equal, Equal + Below, Equal + Above
Use the options to indicate how you want to filter the results:
Equal will return jurisdictions with links to cost centers, people or organizations of this CMDB Item Type
Equal + Below will return items of this type and any subsidiary (child) values
Equal + Above will return items of this type and any of its parent values
Adding additional fields to your search
Select Search. The results are displayed in a browse table located in the right hand pane.
Alternatively, you can begin a new search by selecting Clear Form or create a new jurisdiction by selecting Add New.
After performing a search, all the jurisdictions which match your search criteria are displayed in a browse table in the search results pane. You can adjust the column widths if required.
The standard buttons are available from this window. You can now select a jurisdiction by selecting the entry in the browse table and then selecting .
Updating Jurisdictions
Display the details by searching for the jurisdiction.
Select the Action icon.
Make the necessary changes.
Select Ok to save the details, or Save New to save the details and display a blank details window if you wish to create another jurisdiction.
Deleting Jurisdictions
Search for the jurisdiction.
From the search results, select the jurisdiction you want to delete, and select the Delete icon.
To view the details of the jurisdiction before deleting, select Select the Action Icon or double-click the name to open it. The Details window appears in review mode. Then select the Delete icon from this window when you are confident that this is the jurisdiction you want to delete.
Specify the Change Reasons if prompted to do so.
Restoring a Deleted Jurisdiction
You can restore jurisdictions that have been deleted in error.
Search for the jurisdiction you want to restore, remembering to select Deleted in the Search options.
Select the deleted jurisdiction from the browse table of search results.
Select the Action Icon . You cannot edit the details as the jurisdiction has been recorded in the CMDB as deleted.
From the banner across the top of the details, select the Restore link in the top right corner.
In the warning message, select Yes to confirm the Restore.
Select Ok to save the changes and close the window.
The search details will still be displayed. Deselect Deleted from the search criteria and then select the Search button to update the results and confirm that the jurisdiction no longer appears as deleted.
Select Ok to save the details, or Save New to save the details and display a blank details window if you wish to create another jurisdiction.
