Novell Technical Support.
Importing Items Using Database Mapping
To import Items using Database Mapping, the following configuration
steps need to be completed:
Select Setup>AMIE
Click New
The Server, Database, Ownership and Synchronization fields appear.
Configuration |
System
Type |
Define the system type as Database Mapping. |
Identifier |
An identifying label that is used in
List Views to inform Users regarding the Source of an Item. |
Server |
Type |
Select the Type of inventory management
product. |
Database |
Type |
Select the Database Type. |
Host |
Enter the Host name or IP Address. |
Port |
Enter the Port Number for the database
server. |
Name |
Enter the Database name. |
Username |
Complete User name details. |
Password |
Complete Password details. |
Schema |
Enter the Schema type. |
Catalog |
Enter
the Catalog name. Typically this would be the name of the
Database. |
Notification
(Only If
'Control CMS via RFC' is enabled) |
Email
RFC's to Tech?
|
Select
this option if technicians are to be notified of generated
change requests.
|
Ownership |
Unassigned
(Import Items as Global) |
Select this option if Items are to be
globally owned. |
System
User |
Select this option to assign imported
Items to the System User. |
Selected
Customer |
Select
this option to assign imported Items to a specific Customer. |
Ignore
Domain Info |
Tick this
field if the system is to disregard domain details attached
to the User Name inside the AMIE source when assigning an
owner. |
Synchronization |
Auto
Create New Items |
This option is only visible when a single
AMIE source is defined within AMIE. When enabled, Items are
automatically created upon synchronization, relative to the
Control CMS via RFC setting within the Setup>Privileges>Requests
tab .
If disabled, a snapshot of imported
asset information is listed within the Super>Configuration>AMIE
Snapshots tab. |
Frequency |
Choose a synchronization interval. This
can be left as Never if the database will be synchronized
manually.
|
Click Test, to initiate
a connection and test the setup
If a connection is not made, a system message will advise which part
of the configuration was not successful.
Click Save
To execute the import,
click the Import button
After the import is
complete, an Alert appears providing results of the import.
Click on the Publish link to read the Alert details.
AMIE Import Alert
Alerts are generated for the Admin User after the AMIE synch is completed.
The import alert summary displays:
the details of the system
that the synchronization was run against, as it is possible to import
from multiple sources.
the number of assets found
in the datasource.
the number of assets automatically
created if a single datasource is configured in AMIE and the auto-create
option is enabled; or if the Auto-Create option is disabled and Items
already exists in the system, the number of Items that were updated.
the number of AMIE Snapshots
successfully imported, with a breakdown of new Items added and number
of Items updated.
Delete Options and AMIE
The options to delete AMIE configurations can be achieved through the
List View on the AMIE Setup tab, or by clicking on the a hyperlink within
the Server column within the List View, which displays the expanded Setup
view for the specific asset management tool.
The Delete button clicked in the AMIE>Setup tab>List View results
in Global level "delete" flags being applied to all AMIE-managed
Items stored in the system, however it retains the server details configured
in AMIE and their associated snapshots.
The imported Items that are deleted are not completely removed from
the database but are flagged as not available . By not erasing the Items
completely, the historical data is maintained and allows these Items to
be re-enabled in the future. It should be noted that the Item Types
associated with the deleted imported Items are not disabled in the application.
The Delete button selected within the expanded Setup tab view for the specific
asset management datasource, results in Configuration level deletion of
the configured server and any related AMIE snapshots.
To delete the server configuration within AMIE and related snapshots:
Select Setup>AMIE>Setup
Select the Server link
option within the AMIE list view
The expanded Setup screen is displayed with the Delete button.
Select the Delete button
A pop-up message is displayed asking your to confirm the deletion action.
Click OK.
A warning message is displayed informing you to restart the application
server to complete the deletion process.
Re-enabling Deleted Items
To re-enable Deleted Items, initiate an Item search on deleted Items
within the Configuration>Items screen of the Supervisor view.
Within the Supervisor view to search for a deleted Item:
Select Configuration>Items
Click the Search button
A simple search page will be displayed
Enter a search term
Select the Deleted Item
Only option
Click Search
A list of Items is displayed.
For the Item to be re-enabled,
select the Item ID#
Click .