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title: Creating Service Map
slug: citsmart-8-en/creating-service-map
description: Learn how to visually represent dependencies and assess the impact of a service with this comprehensive document. Discover the step-by-step procedure for configuring support services and configuration items to access and design a service map for effective
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createdAt: 2022-01-19T21:40:22.000Z
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This functionality provides the linking of services, activities, and CI for a <font color="#3b9f0f">**visual representation of dependencies and the impact of a specific service**</font>**.**

## Before getting started

- [x] It is necessary to have support Services and CI configured.

## Procedure

1. During the Service Design, click on "**Service Map**";
2. In the area available, you can design the Map with **Support Services** linked to the service ("**Support Service**" option) and also to the defined **Configuration Items**;
3. Save the Service Map.