Adding business elements to your topology

You can create and add business elements to your topology using one of several methods:

• “Add elements using the “Create Node” toolbar button” on page 111

• “Add elements using the Create Instance menu option” on page 112

• “Add elements using the “Create Instance” pop-up menu option” on page 112

• “Add elements using the “Create” pop-up menu” on page 113

• “Add elements using the “Add to map” pop-up menu” on page 113

  The new elements will be visible as element names in the topology tree and as nodes in a graphical topology representation—a Business Services map. If the ICIM class of a new element is not already listed in the topology tree, the class will automatically be added to the topology tree.

  When creating new elements, follow the naming conventions in “Understanding names and display names” on page 67 to name them. You use the DisplayName format when naming a new element.

  After creating and adding the new elements to your topology, follow the procedure in “Adding relationships to your topology” on page 114 to create relationships for them.