Making external data available to CMDB using by cross-launch links in the Federation Manager
The following procedure includes examples to create a new data store in multiple scenarios. The administrator must first name the new datastore and then add a federation definition to it.
You can launch a federated datastore with a launch interface using one of these access methods:
- AR — You define a query to a BMC Remedy AR System form. You specify the server, form, view, and query string, and select whether to launch the query in a web client.
- URL — You define a URL for accessing websites.
- Manual — You define instructions for finding data manually.
Note
You cannot use an executable or a run process on the BMC CMDB server computer to federate data using an access string.
Before you begin
You must have RE Definition Author permissions group to perform these steps as described in Providing users with permissions to access the new CMDB UI using groups and roles.
To add a new federated datastore and its definition in the Federation Manager
- Open the Federation Manager.
Configurations > Federation Manager - Click Add Data Store.
- In the Name field, add a name for the new data store.
- In the Create a Federated Definition section, in the Name and Description fields, add a name and description.
For example, the Calbro Services administrator would click Add Data Store, provide a name of Federated Weight Data for Banking Servers, describe the data store as Microsoft SQL Server database for Banking Servers, and then click Next. Select one of the following access methods.
Click Save.
The Add Link button appears under the saved settings.- Click Add Link.
- Enter a description in the Description field.
- In the Link From list, select either CLASS or INSTANCE.
- If you select CLASS, then you must search and select a class in the Class Name field and optionally, a qualification that identifies classes or instances with specific criteria. This is the class for which the option to open the CI in BMC Service Desk appears in CMDB Explorer.
- If you select INSTANCE, you must enter the class name, the dataset ID, and the instance ID.
- Click Save.
Related topics
Making external data available in CMDB by using Federation Manager
Federating data stored externally by creating BMC CMDB classes.
Creating federated data plugins
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