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CMDB
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Configuration Management Database
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The Hardware class has an identification rule with a related entry to Software Instance, which is inherited by the Linux Server class. An administrator replaces the inherited Linux Server identification rule with a new child-class rule containing only a Serial Number lookup identifier, without recreating the related entry.
A Service Graph Connector now imports Linux Server CIs through IRE. skip_duplicates is enabled with a threshold of 5. A static reconciliation rule authorizes Discovery only to update the os_version attribute.
An incoming payload matches lookup records for four existing Linux Server CIs and contains a different os_version value. What happens during IRE processing?
AThe import fails without updating any CI because matching multiple CIs always causes identification to fail when skip_duplicates is enabled.
BBecause four matches are below the duplicate threshold, IRE leaves all four CIs unchanged and creates a reclassification task pending administrator approval.
CThe oldest matching CI is updated, the remaining three are marked as duplicates, the inherited Software Instance related entry no longer applies, and the incoming os_version value is rejected by reconciliation.
DThe oldest matching CI is updated, including the incoming os_version, because reconciliation does not apply to lookup-based identifier matches. The inherited Software Instance related entry remains active.
Please use my guide to finalize your training for the ServiceNow CIS-DF exam. Reproduction of this is not allowed.
Created by:Mr. Sparkles
The Golden Rules
Govern is 35%. If you only drilled Class Manager screenshots, you are underprepared.
Identification answers "same CI or new?" Reconciliation answers "which source owns this field?" Fix ID first.
IRE runs on write / ingest paths. Opening Unified Map or running Health jobs does not invoke IRE.
Prefer Service Graph Connectors over custom Import Sets. Direct GlideRecord into cmdb_ci is how you manufacture duplicates.
Completeness ≠ Compliance ≠ Correctness. Mix those three and you miss easy points.
Business Application ≠ Application Service. Design-time product vs running instance. Crawl before you Fly.
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Blueprint Weights ~60 Q / ~130 min
Domain
Weight
Govern
35%
Insight
20%
Ingest
19%
Configuration
15%
CSDM Fundamentals
11%
Reality check: CIS-DF is a hard prereq for several CIS certs (ITSM, Discovery, HAM, SAM, SM, SIR, VR — confirm live list). Weights shift; check ServiceNow University before you book.
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Health scorecard Govern 35%
Pillar
What it measures
Completeness
Required + recommended attributes populated
Correctness
Duplicates, orphans, staleness
Compliance
Desired-state / standards match
Six-metric framing (same story, finer)
RequiredRecommendedDuplicateOrphanStaleCompliance
Default staleness often cited as ~60 days with no update — confirm in your instance rules.
Orphan rules often ship unconfigured. Build the relationship expectations; do not assume OOB magic.
Class Manager Completeness tab ↔ Completeness KPI. Correctness tab ↔ stale / orphan rules.
Filter ITSM CI lookups — does not stop Health audits of other classes
Data Manager actions
Action
Meaning
Attestation
Owner confirms before action
Remediation
Normalize / fill gaps at scale
Retire
Status / lifecycle change; still a CI
Archive
Read-only move out of active
Delete
Permanent — last resort
Trap: Data Manager does not merge duplicates. That is the Deduplication Wizard. Sequence retire → wait → archive/delete when the stem asks for lifecycle hygiene.
Stewardship: Data Steward / Librarian remediates health findings. Architect / sponsor charters the program. Do not assign daily cleanup to the CAB chair.
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IRE pipeline Config + Ingest
Identification — match existing CI or insert. First definitive identifier entry can stop the walk.
Reconciliation — which data source may update which attributes (precedence).
Ambiguous multi-match → reject / de-duplication task. Do not silent-merge.
Need
Use
Stable match key
Serial number (prefer over volatile IP)
Child needs parent context
Dependent identification
Junk values like "unknown"
Inclusion / exclusion filters on identifiers
Protect steward fields
Attribute-level recon (block blank overwrite)
Transform into CMDB
CMDBTransformUtil (IRE on) — coalesce becomes redundant for matching
Scripted ingest
IdentificationEngineScriptableApi
IRE runs: Discovery writes, IRE-enabled transforms, IdentificationEngine APIs. IRE does not run: Unified Map views, Health score jobs, casual Query Builder browsing.
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CMDB 360 / Multisource
Keeps per-source field history so you can see Discovery vs SCCM vs manual without last-writer amnesia.
Enable via identification-engine multisource property (instance-specific name — know the concept).
Raw store commonly referenced as cmdb_multisource_data.
UI idea
Job
Source Cards
Which source owns this field value
Lineage
How values flowed over time
Coverage
Where sources agree / disagree
Conflict resolution
Choose / revert with eyes open
Trap:deny_class excludes a class from 360 processing. It does not delete CIs from the CMDB.
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CI Class Manager
Concept
Remember
Job
Governed CMDB schema UI (hierarchy, attrs, ID / recon rules)
Place attributes
Lowest common ancestor (servers → cmdb_ci_server, not root cmdb_ci)
Extend
Prefer extend OOB parents + u_ fields
Abstract
No direct inserts — force leaf classes
Extensible
May create subclasses — ≠ principal
Principal CI class
Basic Info — shapes ITSM lookups
Upgradeability: Map to OOB attributes first. Twenty custom columns on root cmdb_ci is how you buy years of pain.
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Ingest picker 19%
Need
Prefer
Certified app feed exists
Service Graph Connector
Infra auto-population
Discovery (+ MID)
One-time file
Import Set + IRE transform
Scheduled DB pull
JDBC + scheduled import + IRE
Real-time / custom
REST + IdentificationEngine API
SaaS / contracts / BA data
Manual or import — not "more Discovery"
Sources fight on a field
Reconciliation rule
MID Server polls outbound to the instance. It is not your load balancer and not a inbound hole you open for fun.
Keep field maps even when IRE replaces coalesce for matching.
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Relationships & Asset ↔ CI
Type vibe
Meaning
Depends on
Functional need / dependency
Runs on
Execution host
Contains / Hosted on
Containment / hosting
Asset vs CI status (do not mash)
Asset State → often syncs toward Hardware Status
Operational Status = runtime posture
Install Status = classic install lifecycle
Retiring an asset does not mean "delete the CI and hope."
Trap: Depends on ≠ Runs on. Wrong relationship type breaks impact analysis even when both CIs exist.
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Insight tools 20%
Tool
Use when
Query Builder
Multi-hop, relationship-aware CI queries
Unified Map
Topology / dependency visualization
NLQ
Plain language → structured query (tune synonyms)
Saved / 360 queries
Reusable multisource comparisons
Playbooks
Guided Foundation remediation > cowboy scripts
Depth = relationship hops. It is not your record limit.
Downstream from an app usually walks toward infrastructure it depends on.
Optional / left-join style nodes keep parents when a leaf is missing.
Trap: Query Builder does not schedule Discovery. Unified Map does not run IRE.
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CSDM map 11%
Domain
Think
Foundation
Users, groups, locations, companies, cost centers
Design
Blueprints — Business Application, capabilities
Build
Services coming into existence
Manage Technical Services
Deployed Application Services + tech stack
Sell / Consume
Business Services + Service Offerings (SLA packaging)
Object
One-liner
Business Capability
What the business can do
Business Application
Owned software product (design-time)
Application Service
Deployed / running instance
Service Offering
Sellable tier / commitment
Crawl → Walk → Run → FlyInfra → App Service → BA → Capability
Crawl first: Business Application ↔ Application Service mapping. Skipping Walk for portfolio theater leaves hollow services and useless impact analysis.
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Health triage picker
Symptom
Fix lens
Required / recommended field empty
Completeness
Fails desired-state / standard
Compliance
Two records are the same thing
Correctness — duplicate (wizard)
Missing expected relationships
Correctness — orphan (rules + edges)
Not updated in ages
Correctness — stale (+ Data Manager lifecycle)
No identification rules / wrong class bucket
Foundations Dashboard + playbooks
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Common traps
Trap
Reality
ID vs recon swapped
Match first, precedence second
Health / Map "runs IRE"
Only ingest write paths
Coalesce still required with IRE
Matching moves to identification rules
Archive = Delete
Archive keeps; Delete is gone
BA = Application Service
Product vs running instance
Principal class = delete components
It filters lookups
More Discovery for SaaS contracts
Manual / import + recon protection
Study only Configuration
Govern is over a third
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Last-minute checklist
Govern: Health 3Cs + six metrics, Data Manager vs Dedup Wizard, Workspace, Foundations Dashboard + Playbooks