GLPI – Read configuration items
To use the adapter for GLPI, fill the field “Web Service Home URL” with the GLPI home page URL you want to connect to. Then provide the APP token and user token to connect. Or use your service provider URL in the field “Web Service Home URL”and choose x-api-key and supply the necessary API key.
The button steps into the next window that shows the available operation of that Web Service, which is “READ ITEMS”, allowing users to query all items in GLPI repository, being them computer, software or other item types.
After selecting the desired operation, it is required to enter a name and a description for the adapter in the appropriate fields; the user must browse the file system for the adapter folder (used to save intermediate and result file for adapter execution).
The next button steps into the next window that allows the user to set values for the Web Service parameters.
After that, the user is provided with a set of options, to select endpoint, display fields, search options and additional filters:
1) select between different endpoint, like Computer, Server, or any other item type:
2) select the fields of interest
3) Get available search options (search criteria):
4) define additional filters, i.e:. “is_deleted=0” that will be appended to previous parameters. To add “metacriteria” to complete the search options, defined in point 3), append the metacriteria search options using the GLPI syntax here: “is_deleted=0&metacriteria[0][itemtype]=Computer&metacriteria[0][field]=2&metacriteria[0][searchtype]=equal&metacriteria[0][value]=>0”
5) define a query limit (max returned range)
Pressing the button will open a new pop-up window. The response resulting from the Web Service call is displayed.
Pressing the button will store all the entered parameters for the web service adapter in the DT database.
The button closes the data preview window and goes back to Web Service configuration form.
APIMAN – Read APIs and contracts information
To use the adapter for APIMAN, fill the field “Web Service Home URL” with the APIMAN home page URL you want to connect to. Then provide valid user/password credentials to connect:
The button steps into the next window that shows the available operations of that Web Service; choose “EXPORT DATA”, to query data stored in APIMAN.
After selecting the desired operation, it is required to enter a name and a description for the adapter in the appropriate fields; the user must browse the file system for the adapter folder (used to save intermediate and result file for adapter execution).
The next button steps into the next window that allows the user to set values for the Web Service parameters.
When a lens icon shows beside the parameter name, this means that user may choose the parameter value from a list of available items. In case of this example, with the double-click on the lens icon, a table appears, with the available endpoint for the Adapter:
Pressing the button will open a new pop-up window and the response resulting from the Web Service call is displayed.
Pressing the button stores all the entered parameters for the web service adapter in the DT database.
The button closes the data preview window and goes back to Web Service configuration form.
XLDeploy – Read deployment information
To use the adapter for XLDeploy, fill the field “Web Service Home URL” with the APIMAN home page URL you want to connect to. Then provide valid user/password credentials to connect:
The button steps into the next window that shows the available operations of that Web Service; choose “QUERY CONFIGURATION ITEMS by ANCESTOR”, to query data stored in XLDeploy:
After selecting the desired operation, it is required to enter a name and a description for the adapter in the appropriate fields; the user must browse the file system for the adapter folder (used to save intermediate and result file for adapter execution).
The next button steps into the next window that allows the user to set values for the Web Service parameters.
Pressing the button will open a new pop-up window and the response resulting from the Web Service call is displayed.
Pressing the button stores all the entered parameters for the web service adapter in the DT database.
The button closes the data preview window and goes back to Web Service configuration form.
File Adapter Configuration
Going through this configuration window, the user can set up a file adapter to use as a data source or operation in a workflow.
It’s possible to:
•Configure a File Adapter to use the file content as a data source in a workflow – GET type
•Configure a File Adapter to use as a workflow operation target – PUT type
See later for a detailed description of using a File Adapter the workflow configuration.
The first group of fields in the window relate to the File Adapter List, which lists all the File Adapters available.
The second group is the General Parameters, which include the Name, Description, File Adapter folder and Operation type (GET - PUT); all these fields are mandatory.
Note that in this case the adapter folder is the one used as the destination folder for the GET adapter and the source folder for the PUT adapters, as explained later. |
The third group is the Operation Parameters, including all the parameters needed to actually perform the requested operation, as a Protocol (NFS or FTP), file type, etc.
The fourth group is the Connection Parameters to be set up when configuring an FTP file adapter.
To create a new File Adapter just press the button and start editing the new adapter parameters.
The name, description and adapter folder for the File Adapter are the first fields to enter in the form; then, depending on the selection in the drop-down list named Operation (GET or PUT) the Operation Parameters section shows the following:
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