Symantec Altiris CMDB Solution 7.0, Manual

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About hierarchal resource types
Hierarchal resource types have a parent to child relationship. All hierarchal
resource types are organizational resource types.
See “About organizational resource types” on page 43.
The following are hierarchal resource types:
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Cost center
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Department
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Location
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User
Filters can automatically be created for hierarchal resource types.
For example, you can select a location and deploy a software package to the users
that are assigned to a location. You do not need to manually create a filter. The
hierarchal relationship helps you work with resources. It makes working with a
large number of hierarchal resources more manageable. When you select a
hierarchal resource type you have the option to list the resources that are assigned
directly to the selected resource type. You can also list all of the resources that
are assigned to the selected resource type and the resources of the children
resource types. For example, a location named Headquarters has three child
locations - First Floor, Second Floor, and Third Floor. If you select Headquarters,
you can list the resources that are assigned to Headquarters only. Or you can list
all of the resources that are assigned to Headquarters, First Floor, Second Floor,
and Third Floor.
The following are the default organization views:
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Assets by Cost Center
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Assets by Location
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Contracts by Location
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Users by Department
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Users by Location
About organizational groups and views
An organizational view is a hierarchical grouping of resources. Organizational
views reflect a real-world structure of your organization. For example, you may
create organizational views to group your resources by geographical location, or
by department, or by network structure.
45 Using organizational resource types and resources
About hierarchal resource types