Adapter Definition Tab

Enables you to define an adapter by specifying which CITs the adapter should discover and which protocols are needed to perform discovery.

To access Select Adapter Management > Resources pane > Packages > <adapter>.
Relevant tasks Implement a Discovery Adapter

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z) Description
Adapter Category Used to arrange adapters by category.
Content Help

The Help document associated with the adapter, in PDF format.

To change the Help document associated with the adapter, do one of the following:

  • Click and select the relevant PDF file.

  • Right-click the adapter in the Packages tree and click Edit adapter source. Find the following line in the code:

    <RelatedDocument>name_of_pdf.pdf</RelatedDocument>

    and change the name of the PDF file.

To detach the selected Help document, click .
Description A detailed description of the adapter's purpose, including relevant comments.
Display Name A display name to identify the adapter.
Type
  • For Discovery adapters: jython
  • For Integration adapters: can be of various types
Used as Integration Adapter

Select to define that this adapter is an integration adapter.

Note These adapters cannot be used for defining discovery jobs, and are accessible only through the Integration Studio.

Input Pane

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z) Description
Input CI Type

The input CIT is used as the adapter input. For details, see Define Adapter Input (Trigger CIT and Input Query).

Click the button to choose a CIT to use as the input.
Edit Input Query. Enables you to edit the input query.
Remove Input Query. Enables you to delete the input query.
Input Query

Defines a query for validation of the triggered CIs for jobs that run this adapter. (CIs matching the job's triggered query must match the Input query as well.)

  • Click the Edit Input Query button to open the Input Query Editor window.

  • Click the Remove Input query button to remove the Input query from the adapter.

To define which CIs can be Trigger CIs for jobs that run a specific adapter, see Input Query Editor Window. For more information, see Trigger CIs and Trigger Queries.

For an example of an input query definition, see Step 1: Create an Adapter.

Note  

  • Because this field is optional, not all adapters include an Input query. None signifies this adapter does not have an Input query definition.

  • To ensure that the Data Flow Probe is always kept up to date with possible changes to the Trigger CI data, you can configure UCMDB to periodically recalculate the Trigger CI data and send any changes to the Data Flow Probe. For details, see How to Configure Periodic Data Flow Task Updates. This option is disabled by default because it can interfere with performance.

Triggered CI Data

. Add Trigger CI data to the adapter.

. Remove Trigger CI data from the adapter.

. Edit the Trigger CI data in the Parameter Editor dialog box.

  • Name. The information that is needed to perform a task on a specific CI. This information is passed to the CI queried in the task.

    Important: Do not use id for a Triggered CI Data entry, as it is a reserved name.

  • Value. The attribute value. Variables are written using the following syntax:

    ${VARIABLE_NAME.attributeName}

    where VARIABLE_NAME can be one of three predefined variables:

    • SOURCE. The CI that functions as the task's trigger.

    • HOST. The node in which the triggered CI is contained.

    • PARAMETERS. The parameter defined in the Parameter section.

    You can create a variable. For example, ${SOURCE.network_netaddr} indicates that the trigger CI is a network.

Used Scripts Pane

Displays the scripts used by the selected adapter.

Important Information Available for Jython adapters only

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

UI Element (A–Z) Description
Move up/Move down. Enables you to change the order of the scripts. DFM runs the scripts in the order in which they appear here.
Add script. Enables you to add a script to the adapter.
Remove script. Enables you to remove a script from the adapter.
Edit. Enables you to edit the selected script in the Script Editor that opens.
<Scripts> A list of Jython scripts used by the adapter.

Workflow Steps Pane

Displays only the workflow element of the selected adapter script.

Important Information

Available: Only for the adapters that contain workflows

Example: UDAgentManagement adapters

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z) Description
Find text. Enables you to find specific text in the workflow steps. For details, see Find Text Dialog Box.
Go to line. Enables you to jump to a specific line in the workflow steps. In the Go To Line dialog box, enter the line number, and press ENTER.

Open External Editor. Opens the workflow steps in an external text editor.

Prerequisite: Click the Edit the External Editor Preferences button to define the path to an external editor. If no external editor path is defined, you will be prompted to provide one when you try to open the external editor.

Edit the External Editor Preferences. Click to edit the external editor preferences. You can run the editor by adding flags to the path.

Note You cannot specify the file name. Instead, you can use flags relevant to your external editor to retrieve the file name, such as :file.

In the following example, :file sets the place of the file in relation to the flags.

If no flags are defined, the file name is automatically added to the end of the path.
Switch Editor Mode. Enables you to switch between the default advanced editor and a simple text editor.
Validation Information

Displays if the definition is valid or not:

  • . Indicates that the definition is valid.

  • . Indicates that there is an error in the definition.

Required Permissions Pane

Enables you to view the permissions that you have configured for an adapter.

To access Select Data Flow Management > Adapter Management > an adapter > Adapter Definition tab > Required Permissions pane.
Important Information
  • Workflow:
    • Configure the permissions in the Permission Editor dialog box.
    • View the permissions in this pane.
    • When working with jobs in the Universal Discovery window, view these permissions for a specific job.

  • For details on the fields in this pane, see Permission Editor Dialog Box.
See also

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z) Description
Add. Opens the Permission Editor dialog box, enabling you to add a permission object. The Permission Editor dialog box opens. For details, see Permission Editor Dialog Box.
Edit. Opens the Permission Editor dialog box, enabling you to edit a selected permission object. For details, see Permission Editor Dialog Box.
Remove. Enables you to delete a selected permission object.
Move up/Move down. Enables you to change the order of the permissions. Select the permission object and click the up or down button. The order given here is the order in which the credentials are verified.
Export Data to File. Enables you to export a permission object in Excel, PDF, RTF, CSV, or XML format. For details, see Browse Views Mode.

Required Discovery Protocols Pane

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

UI Element (A–Z) Description
Add required protocol. Enables you to add a required protocol.
Remove required protocol. Enables you to remove an existing protocol that is no longer required.
<Protocols>

List of protocols required by the adapter for the task. For example, the NTCMD protocol, together with its user name, password, and other parameters, is needed for DFM to access a Windows system.

For information, see "Supported Protocols" in the Supported Content section of the Content Help.

Discovered CITs Pane

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z) Description
Add Discovered CIT. Opens the Choose Discovered Class dialog box, enabling you to select a CIT to be discovered by the adapter. For details, see Choose Discovered Class Dialog Box.
Remove Discovered CIT. Enables you to remove the CIT from the list of CITs that the adapter discovers.
View Discovered CITs as Map. Opens the Discovered CITs Map window enabling view a graphical map of the CITs and relationships that are discovered by the adapter.
CITs List of CITs that the adapter discovers.

Global Configuration Files Pane

Enables you to add default configuration files to the adapter, as well as the specific configuration files that the adapter needs.

Important Information

The applicationsSignature.xml file contains a list of all applications that DFM attempts to find in the environment.

The configuration file applicationsSignature.xml opens the Software Library dialog box. For details, see Software Library Dialog Box.
Relevant tasks How to Discover Running Software – Scenario

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z) Description
Add. Opens the Global Configuration Files dialog box, enabling you to select configuration files that are needed by the adapter.
Remove. Enables you to delete a selected configuration file.

Edit. Opens the selected configuration file in an appropriate editor.

For example, the file msServerTypes.xml opens the Script Editor.

Adapter Parameters Pane

User interface elements are described below:

UI Element (A–Z) Description
Add Parameter. Opens the Parameter Editor dialog box, enabling you to enter details about a new parameter. The value you enter here is assigned to the attribute.
Remove Parameter. Enables you to remove a selected parameter.
Edit Parameter. Opens the Parameter Editor dialog box, enabling you to make changes to the parameter definition.
Name Each row represents the definitions for one parameter.
Value Separate values with commas.

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