You use the Task Filters application in the Reconciliation module to create, view, modify, duplicate, and delete task filters for reconciliation tasks.
A task filter is an optional component of a reconciliation task that you can use to limit the scope of the task. The task filter specifies a subset of objects in Data Set 1 or Data Set 2 that you want to use for comparison when you run a reconciliation task against the two data sets.
You can create a deployed asset task filter based on a specific site such as Boston. A reconciliation task that includes this filter selects all top-level authorized IT assets and partitions for comparison but selects deployed assets only at the Boston site.
You can create an asset task filter (asset filters apply to IT assets maintained in the Assets application) based on a specific site such as Boston. A reconciliation task that includes this filter evaluates top-level authorized IT assets and partitions only at the Boston site but evaluates all deployed assets.
You can create a task filter for actual CIs based on a specific site such as Boston. A reconciliation task using this task filter selects actual CIs only at the Boston site for evaluation. Using the link rule or rules in the task, the system compares the selected actual CIs with all top-level authorized CIs to determine whether there is a link.
You can create a task filter for authorized CIs based on a specific site such as Boston. A reconciliation task using this task filter selects top-level authorized CIs only at the Boston site for evaluation. Using the link rule or rules in the task, the system compares the selected authorized CIs with all actual CIs to determine whether there is a link.
After you create a task filter, you use the Reconciliation Tasks application to associate the filter with a specific reconciliation task, and the task filter is used each time the reconciliation task is run. Creating a task filter for a reconciliation task is optional. If you do not add a task filter to a reconciliation task, the authorized data set (ASSET) or Configuration Item (CI) is used as the default, and all top-level authorized assets or CIs are compared with all top-level deployed assets or actual CIs.