Thanks a ton Doug for framing a clear picture. Regards, Harsh
On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 11:41 PM, Mueller, Doug <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > So, there was an issue brought to my attention that does cause a lot of > confusion and mis-understanding that is related to this topic. > > > > The topic is the fact that between the 7.6.04 and later versions of Asset > Management, there are some ATTRIBUTE changes to the BMC_BaseElement class > of the CMDB. > > > > The CMDB itself does not change its classes or attributes and has not > added or removed anything related to this. So, this is not a CMDB upgrade > topic. > > > > But, when you upgrade the Asset Management and ITSM foundation, there is a > change to those applications that affects the CMDB. > > > > There are about 100 attributes that the applications used to add to the > CMDB. They no longer add them to the CMDB. And, with the upgrade to after > 7.6.04, a new table is created outside the CMDB within the application with > those attributes and the data is copied from the CMDB to that table. And, > then, those 100 or so attributes may or may not be removed from the CMDB – > it depends on the option used during the ITSM upgrade whether the fields > are removed. > > > > No classes are affected, but, there are about 100 attributes that MAY be > removed from BMC_BaseElement that were added by a previous install of ITSM. > > > > If you started with ITSM 8.0 or later, this is a non-issue as the > attributes were never added to the CMDB by ITSM. If you have not installed > ITSM, this is a non-issue as the application is what added the attributes > to the CMDB. If you did have ITSM installed with version 7.6.04 or earlier > and upgrade at some point, this data move and attribute removal may occur. > > > > There is no class deprecation. But, there are some attributes removed > from the CMDB by the applications if you meet the ITSM versions noted > above. And, it is under your control whether or not the attributes are > removed from the CMDB. You can actually leave them in the CMDB if you > would like, your choice (there is about a 40% performance improvement of > the CMBD if you let the application remove them from the CMDB – but it is > your choice). > > > > Doug Mueller > > > > *From:* Mueller, Doug > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 22, 2016 9:20 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: CMDB Deprecated classes for 9.1 > > > > Harsh, > > > > You are not finding any information about deprecated classes as there are > none between 7.6.04 and 9.1. > > > > There are only two points in time where we have removed classes > > > > Between 1.0 and 2.0 back in 2005 or 2006 timeframe. This was when we > removed probably ½ of the classes as there were way too many and they were > not useful. It was actually the #1 most appreciated “new feature” in > 2.0. There was no deprecation feature at that time so the classes were > simply removed. > > > > Back in the 7 or so range, the BMC_Impact class was deprecated as we moved > the concept of impact from a separate and special class into being a part > of every relationship within the CMDB and so an intimate and integral part > of the system. We introduced the concept of a deprecated class at that > release so that if you referenced this class, we still “interpreted” its > existence off the data in other relationships. > > > > That is it. There have been no other classes removed since that time. > As you note, we have added some attributes to classes and maybe even a few > classes, but nothing has been removed in the window you are looking at. > > > > Doug Mueller > > > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Harsh > *Sent:* Saturday, November 19, 2016 11:00 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* CMDB Deprecated classes for 9.1 > > > > ** > > Hi Folks, > > > > We are planning to upgrade CMDB 7.6.04 to 9.1, could you please let me > know where i can get the information for deprecated classes in 9.1, in BMC > documentation i haven't find anything mentioned for deprecation class. > > > > i only found information related to addition but not deprecation as per > below link:- > > > > https://docs.bmc.com/docs/display/public/ac81/Changes+ > to+the+BMC+Atrium+CMDB+8.1.00+Common+Data+Model > > > > -- > > *Thanks & regards* > *“Harsh Chaudhary”* > * "**Impatience never commanded success**"* > > > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > -- *Thanks & regards* *“Harsh Chaudhary”* *"Impatience never commanded success**"* _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
