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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-06-09 · Official documentation · View source

Manage principal classes in the Data Foundations advisor

Add or remove CI classes from the Data Foundations advisor scope to keep it aligned with your organization's current goals.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_cmdb_admin

Procedure

  1. On the Data Foundations advisor dashboard, select Manage principal classes.

  2. In the Set principal classes dialog box, add or remove CI classes to update your principal class selection.

    PurposeActionData coverage
    Add a CI class groupSelect the check box for the group to include all its CI classes.Includes all CI classes associated with the selected group.
    Expand CI class selectionSelect > to expand a group, then select check boxes for specific CI classes.Includes only the selected CI classes associated with a group.
    Narrow down CI class selectionSelect > to expand a group, then clear check boxes for specific CI classes.Excludes only the CI classes cleared from a group.
    Remove a CI class groupClear the check box for the CI class group.Excludes all CI classes associated with the removed group.
    Remove a selected CI classSelect X icon next to the category in the Selected classes column.CI class is removed from scope.

    Note: CI classes on the exclusion list aren't shown in the Available classes column.

  3. Select Done to apply the changes.

Result

The Data Foundations advisor dashboard updates to reflect the data based on the new principal class selection.