Quick start tests for Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\)

Validate that Configuration Management Database (CMDB) still works after you make any configuration change such as apply an upgrade or develop an application. Copy and customize these quick start tests to pass when using your instance-specific data.

Configuration Management Database (CMDB) quick start tests require activating the Configuration Management (CMDB) plugin (com.snc.cmdb) and the CMDB - ATF Tests plugin (com.snc.cmdb.atf).

Test	Description	Release version
CMDB BSM: Dependency Views	Test functionality of Dependency Views APIs. These APIs retrieve Dependency Views map and associated map items such as context menu items, for a given CI sys_id and using sn_cmdb_editor or itil user role.	New York

Test	Description	Release version
CMDB HEALTH: Health Job Status	Checks whether any CMDB Health dashboard jobs, which were started 30 or more days ago, are still in progress.	New York
CMDB HEALTH: CMDB Health Completeness/ Recommended	Checks whether the recommended metric (included in the CMDB Health completeness KPI) is fully functional.This test validates: Creation of a health inclusion rule for the recommend metric. Creation of a recommended field that satisfies the health inclusion rule. Validate that the health inclusion rule is correctly applied to a test record with missing data in the recommended field.	New York

Test

Description

Release version

CMDB HEALTH: Health Job Status

Checks whether any CMDB Health dashboard jobs, which were started 30 or more days ago, are still in progress.

New York

CMDB HEALTH: CMDB Health Completeness/ Recommended

Checks whether the recommended metric (included in the CMDB Health completeness KPI) is fully functional.This test validates:

Creation of a health inclusion rule for the recommend metric.
Creation of a recommended field that satisfies the health inclusion rule.
Validate that the health inclusion rule is correctly applied to a test record with missing data in the recommended field.

New York

Test	Description	Release version
CMDB IRE: IRE Validation	Validate CI identifiers and reconciliation definitions and check indexes for CI identifiers.	Madrid
CMDB IRE: Reconciliation Rule	Check operations on a reconciliation rule, in CI Class Manager, using sn_cmdb_editor, sn_cmdb_admin, itil, and itil_admin roles. Operations include create, edit, and delete a reconciliation rule. Also, check for active and not active setting, and derived rules.	Paris
CMDB IRE: Identification Rule	Check operations on an identification rule, in CI Class Manager, using sn_cmdb_editor, sn_cmdb_admin, itil, and itil_admin roles. Operations include create, edit, and delete an identification rule. Also, check for active and not active setting, and derived rules.	Paris

Test

Description

Release version

CMDB IRE: IRE Validation

Validate CI identifiers and reconciliation definitions and check indexes for CI identifiers.

Madrid

CMDB IRE: Reconciliation Rule

Check operations on a reconciliation rule, in CI Class Manager, using sn_cmdb_editor, sn_cmdb_admin, itil, and itil_admin roles. Operations include create, edit, and delete a reconciliation rule.

Also, check for active and not active setting, and derived rules.

Paris

CMDB IRE: Identification Rule

Check operations on an identification rule, in CI Class Manager, using sn_cmdb_editor, sn_cmdb_admin, itil, and itil_admin roles. Operations include create, edit, and delete an identification rule.

Also, check for active and not active setting, and derived rules.

Paris

|Test|Description|Release version| |----|-----------|---------------| |CMDB QB: Query Builder - cmdb\_query\_builder Role|Verify that cmdb\_query\_builder user role can save queries, and access and run all saved queries, in CMDB Query Builder.|New York| |CMDB QB: Query Builder - cmdb\_query\_builder\_read Role|Verify that cmdb\_query\_builder\_read user role can access and run all saved queries, and cannot save any query, in CMDB Query Builder.|New York|

Test	Description	Release version
CMDB REL EDITOR:Relationship Editor	Check addition of relations to a CI and deletion of relations from a CI using sn_cmdb_editor and itil user roles.	New York
CMDB REL FORMATTER:Relationship Formatter	Check CI information, relationship types, relationships, associated records, and CMDB views displayed in relationship formatter using sn_cmdb_editor and itil user roles.	New York

Test	Description	Release version
CMDB SDK: Query CMDB Metadata	Test querying CMDB metadata.	New York
CMDB SDK: Create a relation for a CI using REST APIs	Test creation of a relationship for a CI in the CMDB using the CMDB REST APIs.	New York
CMDB SDK: Delete a relation for a CI using REST APIs	Test deletion of a relationship for a CI using CMDB REST APIs.	New York
CMDB SDK: Create a CI using REST API	Test creation of a CI using CMDB REST APIs.	New York
CMDB SDK: Query CMDB using REST APIs	Test querying the CMDB using CMDB REST APIs.	New York
CMDB SDK: Update a CI using REST APIs	Test updating of a CI using CMDB REST APIs.	New York
CMDB SDK: Query for a CI using REST APIs	Test querying a CI using CMDB REST APIs.	New York

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Quick start tests

title	Quick start tests for Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\)
description	Validate that Configuration Management Database \(CMDB\) still works after you make any configuration change such as apply an upgrade or develop an application. Copy and customize these quick start tests to pass when using your instance-specific data.
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last_updated	2026-09-10
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