Displaying external data within CMDB by using federated plug-ins and classes
You can retrieve data from external databases using a combination of federated plug-ins and federated classes. You must first define a federated plug-in and then define a class that can retrieve data through the plug-in.
Retrieving external data from databases and displaying it as a part of CMDB involves the following high-level steps:
The following topics explain the process of retrieving external data in databases using federated classes:
Action | Reference | |
|---|---|---|
1. | Create plug-ins that can connect with the database containing federated data. | |
2. | Create federated classes to retrieve information from external sources of data by using the plug-in. | |
3. | Viewing the federated data in Explorer along with the CIs. |
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