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Enhanced Label Generation for CIs

December 14, 2021
Patrick Bakker
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Patrick Bakker

When a configuration item (CI) that is not a software version is registered in Xurrent and configuration items of the same product category already exist, a label is suggested based on the existing numbering scheme.Ā  For example, if a new Dell E157FP monitor is registered and the highest numbered label of monitors within the account is ā€˜NLMON00039’, the suggested label for the new CI will be ā€˜NLMON00040’.

An organization may decide, for various reasons, to use multiple numbering schemes for CI labels.Ā  Consider, for example, a local IT department in Germany in the same account that wants to register 20 monitors using the numbering labels ā€˜GEMON00011’ to ā€˜GEMON00030’.Ā  After adding the first CI with the correct label and clicking the Save & Add Another button, the suggestion would, until now, still be ā€˜NLMON00040’, because 40 is still the highest number for these CIs in the account.

When adding a new (non-software version) configuration item by clicking the Save & Add Another button, the label suggestion is now a continuation of the last used numbering scheme for CIs of the same product category in the account.

ci label generation

A seemingly small enhancement, but one that can make the work of a configuration manager just a little bit easier.