How to edit Standard Identification Rules or Merge Precedence in 20.02 or earlier versions without Flex UI?

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We have added functionality to edit Standard Identification or Merge rules through New CMDB UI in 21.02 version.

For 20.02 or any older versions, you can follow the below steps:

Standard Identification Rules

- Standard identification rules are stored in RE:Automation:Identification_Rules form.
- Please open that form through Midtier & do a search with a class name for which you want to change the standard rules.
- In the below example, we did search for BMC_Application class:

   

- There are already two rules defined for BMC_Application. For example, If you want to add SerialNumber at Priority 2 rule then you will have to create a new record on the same form as below:

   
   
- Once you create this entry, you can see the changes in Standard Identification rules through New CMDB UI:

   

- If you create a new standard recon job then it will pick these rules automatically. 
- To reflect these changes on the existing recon job, you will need to make a slight change to the Job.
- You can just update the Description field of the Job & It should take new Identification rules:

   
 

Standard Merge Precedence

- Standard Merge Precedence values are stored in RE:Automation:Merge_Rules form.
- Please open that form through Midtier & create a new entry there with a class name or attribute for which you want to add precedence.
- In the below example, we are giving 500 precedence value for SerialNumber attribute in ComputerSystem class for Sample dataset:
   
   Note – Dataset Name* is not Dataset Id. You will have to refer BMC.CORE.CONFIG:BMC_Dataset form for name of dataset.
- If you create a new standard recon job then it will pick these precedence values automatically. 
- To reflect these changes on the existing recon job, you will need to make a slight change to the Job.
- You can just update the Description field of the Job & It should take new Identification rules:
   

- You can open the Default merge precedence set from the Job & you should see the new precedence values there: