CI Relationship Mapper (COBIT BAI10)

Overview

Draft the CMDB data model: how Hardware links to Software and Business Process. Ensures impact analysis is accurate. Includes orphan CI detector.

Example Conversation

You: We’re documenting our CMDB logic — which servers host which apps and how they link to business services. Can you draft the relationship model and check for orphan CIs?

Agent: I’ll draft a configuration narrative with CI relationships (e.g. Server X hosts Application Y; Application Y supports Order Fulfilment), assign owners and link each CI to a service where applicable, then run orphan_ci_detector.

Agent: Created cmdb-logic-bai10.md. Running orphan_ci_detector…

Agent: FAIL — orphaned CIs: legacy-db-01, backup-server-02 (no link to service or owner in the doc). I’ve added owner and service links for both. Re-running…

Agent: PASS — all CIs now have a link to a service or owner. Impact analysis can trace changes to the business.

What the Tools Validate

orphan_ci_detector scans the configuration narrative or CMDB logic document (Markdown or text):

• Detection: Identifies CIs from phrasing such as “server X”, “application Y”, “configuration item: Z”, “hardware/software: …”.
• Rule: For each CI mentioned, the document must state a link to a service or an owner (e.g. “links to”, “owned by”, “supports service”, “assigned to”) within context (same section or nearby).
• Output: PASS if every detected CI has a service/owner link; FAIL with a list of orphaned CIs. Add owner or link to business service and re-run so impact analysis is accurate (BAI10).

Output Excerpt

CMDB logic (excerpt):

## CI relationships (BAI10)

| CI              | Type     | Owner    | Supports service      |
|-----------------|----------|----------|------------------------|
| app-server-01   | Hardware | Infra    | Order Management       |
| order-mgmt-app  | Software | Product  | Order Management       |
| legacy-db-01    | Database | DBA team | Order Management (legacy) |

orphan_ci_detector report (excerpt):

=== ORPHAN CI DETECTOR (BAI10) ===
Result: PASS

Document: cmdb-logic-bai10.md
CIs detected: 3. Orphaned (no link to service or owner): 0.
All CIs have a link to a service or owner.
No orphaned CIs.

Getting Started

Add your asset/CI list and any existing relationship or service catalog notes to the project workspace, then activate the CI Relationship Mapper (COBIT BAI10) skill. The agent will draft the relationship model and run orphan_ci_detector until no orphans remain.