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Resources Pane

Enables you to locate a specific package, adapter, script, configuration file, or external resource. You can also create an adapter, Jython script, configuration file, or Discovery activity, and you can import an external resource.

To access Select Data Flow Management > Adapter Management.
Important Information

  • Depending on the node you select in the Resources tree, different information is displayed in the right pane. If you select:

    • One of the following folder nodes: Packages root, a specific package, an adapter, script, configuration file, or external resource: a list of the resources in that folder is displayed. To access a resource directly, double-click the resource in the View pane.

    • An adapter: The Adapter Definition and Adapter Management tabs are displayed. For details, see Adapter Definition Tab and Adapter Configuration Tab.

    • A script or configuration file: The script editor is displayed. For details, see Script Pane.

    • An external resource: Information about the file is displayed.

  • You can view the history of discovery resources from the JMX console of the UCMDB Server. For details, see How to View Discovery Resource History.
See also Package Manager User Interface

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element (A–Z) Description

Create New Resource. Enables you to create a resource in a selected package. Select a resource, enter its details, click the ellipsis  button, and select a package to which to add the resource. If you do not select a package, the new resource is created in the <No Package> folder:

  • New Adapter. Enter the adapter name. Choose whether it should be used as a discovery adapter or for integration. For integration adapters, choose the integration type from the list of available types. Click OK. Edit the adapter. For details, see Adapter Definition Tab and Adapter Configuration Tab. For details on moving an adapter to a package, see How to Create a Custom Package. For details on creating integration adapters, see Discovery and Integration Adapters.

  • New Jython script. Enter the script name. For details, see Script Pane.

  • New Configuration File. Enter the configuration file name. By default, the file takes an .xml extension. To give the file another extension, for example, *.properties, name the file and include the extension. Add the appropriate XML code or other content. For XML files, you can save the file only if it is valid. For details, see Configuration File Pane.

  • Import External Resource. Opens the Select Resources to Import dialog box.

    • Resources. Click the ellipsis to locate the resources that you want to import. You can import more than one file by selecting multiple files at the same time.
    • Package. Click the ellipsis to locate the package that you want to contain the resources.
    • Path. Enter a directory path for the resources.

  • New Discovery Wizard. Name the new wizard. By default, the file takes an .xml extension. The file is in template format.

  • New Scanner Configuration Configure the new scanner using the Scanner Configuration Generator wizard. For more information see section about the Scanner Generator Wizard.
  • Import Normalization Rules from Content Pack. Opens the Import Content Pack dialog box, enabling you to import the normalization rules files only that are contained in a Content Pack archive file. For more information about discovery rules that normalize data, see Discovery Rules Engine Overview.
Delete the Selected Item. Deletes the resource.
Find Resource. Opens the Find Resource dialog box. For details on filtering, see Filtering Discovery Results.
Refresh. Refreshes the list of packages.
Packages tree. Displays a list of all packages.

Package root. Displays a list of all resources included in the package. Expand the folders to see available resources:

Right-click a resource to do one of the following:

  • Save As. Enables you to clone an existing resource. The new resource includes all attributes of the existing resource. Give the resource a name, and click the ellipsis  button to select a package to which to add the resource.

  • Delete. Enables you to delete the resource. The resource is removed completely from the system.

  • Open in Frame. Enables you to view or edit the resource script in the Script Editor.

    Available for: Configuration files and scripts

  • Go to Discovery Job. Enables you to open the discovery job associated with the selected adapter in the Universal Discovery window

    Available for: Adapters only. This option is enabled if the adapter is included in a discovery job.

  • Go to Integration Point. Enables you to view and edit the integration point that uses this adapter in the Integration Studio.

    Available for: Adapters only. This option is enabled if the adapter is used by an integration point.

  • Edit Adapter Source. Enables you to view or edit the adapter's XML file in the Adapter Source Editor. For details, see Adapter Source Editor Window.

    Available for: Adapters only