Signals Notebook: During SNB config import, Inventory property import warnings when properties are in use by templates

Description

During configuration import, warnings appear for specific Inventory properties (e.g., Amount, Temperature). This occurs because those properties are referenced by existing Inventory templates in the target environment. To preserve template integrity, the import skips updating properties in active use and records a warning. Other properties not referenced by templates import without warnings. This is expected behavior, confirmed by Product via internal tracking

Solution

This is an expected warning.

1. Why are alerts generated for these specific properties?

The warnings are generated because Amount and Temperature are currently used by existing Inventory templates in the target tenant. To avoid affecting the structure or behavior of those templates, the import process does not update properties that are actively in use.
This warning does not mean that the properties are missing or were manually modified.
 

2. Why are similar alerts not displayed for other imported properties?

Other properties are not currently referenced by the target tenant’s Inventory templates. Therefore, they are considered safe to create or update during the import.
The import process checks whether each property is being used by an existing template. Only properties identified as being in use generate this type of warning.
 

3. What logic or validation mechanism governs this behavior?

During the import, the system:

1. Reads the Inventory properties from the configuration file.

2. Retrieves the existing properties and templates from the target tenant.

3. Identifies which properties are referenced by the existing templates.

4. Matches imported properties with target properties by name.

5. Creates or updates properties that are not in use.

6. Skips properties that are already used by templates and records a warning