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Import from Properties File Job

This job imports information from a properties file, maps the information to one CI, and imports that CI into UCMDB.

This section includes the following topics:

ClosedJob Details

The job details are as follows:

  • Adapter: Import from properties file

  • Input CI Type: Shell

  • Discovered CIs: ConfigurationItem

  • Required Protocols: SSH, NTCMD, Telnet

This job has no Trigger queries associated with it.

ClosedDiscovery Adapter Parameters

The following parameters are included by default:

Parameter

Description
bulkSize

This parameter only works if the parameter flushObjects is true, in which case, when sending discovery results, it sets the size of chunks used to that number of CIs.

The default is 2,000 CIs.

ciType

The name of the CIT to import.
flushObjects

This parameter allows customization of the reporting mechanism.

If true, the probe divides the discovery result into chunks, and sends each chunk to the UCMDB Server. This helps prevent out-of-memory issues where a large amount of data is sent. The chunk size can be configured with the bulkSize parameter.

If false (the default value), the probe sends the discovery result without dividing it into chunks.

mappingFile

For details of the mapping file, see External Source Mapping Files.

mappingString

The string containing mapping information used to map the column indexes and attributes to import. You define this mapping in the following format:

  • mapping elements should be separated by commas

  • each mapping element should be specified in the format:

    <parameter name> :<attribute name>

    For example, for CIT ip_address:

    ip_address:ip_address,name:name,ip_address_type:ip_address_type
propertyFile The full path to the properties file located on a remote machine. The Input CI runs the Shell discovery that is used to access this file on the remote machine

For details on overriding an adapter parameter, see "Override Adapter Parameters" in the HPE Universal CMDB Developer Reference Guide.

ClosedKeys and Values

Keys cannot contain the equals symbol (=).

Each value must be set out in a single line. Use backslash+n (\n) to specify a new line. Values can contain anything, including \n for a new line, quotes, tabs, and so on.

ClosedComments in Properties Files

To create a commented line in a properties file, add the pound sign (#) as the first character in a line. The job ignores commented lines.