List of providers

This topic provides information about the providers that are available for integration with BMC Digital Workplace.

To modify the provider settings, see Making configuration changes to integrated applications.

Related topics

Configuring after installation of BMC Digital Workplace

Video demonstration

The following video (3:14) explores providers available within BMC Digital Workplace, how to enable providers, and how to see a list of all active and inactive providers.

Note

The video shows an older version of BMC Digital Workplace. (The previous product name was MyIT.) Although there might be minor changes in the user interface, the overall functionality remains the same.

https://youtu.be/l3qXxFLmQIs

Providers in BMC Digital Workplace

The following table lists the providers available in BMC Digital Workplace:

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Provider's name	Integration with	Functionality provided	Notes
CLM cloud services pluggable provider	BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management	Access to BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management data and operations.	To configure, enter the following information: clm.rest.uri—The URL to the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management server. super_user.key—The superuser password to access BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management. clm.catalog.search.disabled—Select this check box if you want to disable searches in the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management catalog.
Exchange pluggable provider	Microsoft Exchange server	Allows assets and rooms to be reserved. Displays the availability status on the profile page of the Universal Client.	To configure, enter the following information: Login—Use any Exchange user who has access to viewing other user and room schedules and who can schedule rooms. Password URL—Use the URL to access the Microsoft Exchange web service, which uses the format of https://mail/ .domain.extension/EWS/Exchange.asmx.
HRCM knowledge pluggable provider	BMC Remedy HR Case Management	Uploads HR knowledge articles to BMC Digital Workplace from the BMC Remedy HR Case Management application.	To configure, enter the following information: AR hostname—Specify an AR hostname here. AR port—Specify an AR server port here. AR password. Collect performance statistics—Select this check box if you want to gather performance data.
HRCM service catalog pluggable provider	BMC Remedy HR Case Management	Creates cases using the HR solutions from BMC Remedy HR Case Management.	For eForms to work in BMC Digital Workplace, you must specify the BMC HR Case Management midtier URL in the Midtier URL field, update the settings, and reload the providers. To configure, enter the following information: AR hostname—Specify an AR hostname here. AR port—Specify an AR server port here. Midtier URL—Specify a Mid-tier base URL here. AR password. useExternalIcon—This flag works only for SRDs that do not have icons specified in BMC Digital Workplace. If the flag is set to true, the icons for SRDs are taken from BMC Service Request Management. If the flag is set to false, the default icons are used. Collect performance statistics—Select this check box if you want to gather performance data.
HRCM user details pluggable provider	BMC Remedy HR Case Management	Synchronizes user information from BMC Remedy HR Case Management to MyIT.	Important: Enable this provider only if the BMC Digital Workplace server is not integrated with BMC Remedy ITSM. To configure, enter the following information: AR hostname—Specify an AR hostname here. Check password expiration—Select this check box if you want to verify the validity of your password. AR port—Specify an AR server port here. AR password. Collect performance statistics—Select this check box if you want to gather performance data.
LDAP pluggable provider	LDAP	LDAP authentication. Activates the broadcasts and notifications with uploaded groups of the users.	If you enable the LDAP provider, make sure that the Group provider is disabled.
Group pluggable provider	BMC Remedy AR server	Activates the broadcasts and notifications with uploaded Remedy AR groups of the users.	If you enable the Group provider, make sure that the LDAP provider is disabled.
RKM pluggable provider	BMC Knowledge Management	Searches for knowledge articles in the BMC Knowledge Management database.	To retrieve knowledge articles, you must also enable the ITSM Knowledge pluggable provider. To configure, enter the following information: rkm.templateFieldsMapping—Enter the field template. Port—Enter the port value. Application password. Hostname. RKM templates—To use a custom template along with the predefined templates, add the template (for example, RKM:CustomTemplate template) to the RKM templatessetting. rkm.searchResultOption—This setting affects the Similar articles section displayed to the right of the knowledge article. For similar articles, the search term is the original article title. The following options are available: words—The preview excerpt shows the words surrounding the search term (words in the original article title). This option is equivalent to the Words Around Hits option in BMC Knowledge Management. excerpt—The preview excerpt is from the start of the article. This option is equivalent to the Excerpt option in BMC Knowledge Management. For more information about the search result options, see https://communities.bmc.com/docs/DOC-32647 in BMC Communities. use.must.have.search.term—This flag is set to false by default. When the flag is set to false, a search returns knowledge articles that include at least one of matched search keywords. When the flag is set to true, a search returns knowledge articles that have all search keywords in their metadata.
System management pluggable provider	None	Maintenance of the BMC Digital Workplace server.	Not applicable.
SRM pluggable provider	BMC Service Request Management	Creates incidents using the service request definitions (SRDs) from BMC Service Request Management.	Most of the provider settings are predefined. You can update the following settings as needed: Mid Tier URL—This field refers to BMC Remedy Mid Tier for BMC Service Request Management. skip.fulfillment—If some of your service requests do not use fulfillment, leave this value as true. If the value is set to false, BMC Digital Workplace requires fulfillment to be set by all service requests from BMC Service Request Management. useExternalIcon—This flag works only for SRDs that do not have icons specified in BMC Digital Workplace. If the flag is set to true, the icons for SRDs are taken from BMC Service Request Management. If the flag is set to false, the default icons are used. Open AIF in new window—If this flag set to true, service requests of the type AIF open in a new window or tab. If the flag set to false, these requests open in an iframe. Search settings: use.and.search.logic—This flag is set to false by default. When the flag is set to false, a search returns services and service requests that include at least one of the matched search keywords. When the flag is set to true, a search returns services and service requests that have all search keywords in their metadata. search.by.answer.enabled—When this flag is set to true, end users can search for their service requests by submitted answers. max.search.weight—Allows SRD results to be on top of all the results returned by search. This parameter is set to 100 by default. Settings for service requests with On Behalf Of feature: obo.enabled.for.all—If this flag is set to false, the rules set in BMC Service Request Management for On Behalf Of requests are used. In addition, BMC Digital Workplace users can search for the Requested for user by first or last name, but not by full name. If the flag is set to true, any employee can create a request on behalf of any other employee. Because a different search is performed for the Requested for user, users can search by full name in addition to first name, last name, or email address. If your organization has over 50,000 employees, setting this flag to true can improve BMC Digital Workplace performance. obo.search.transformSearchTermCase—Defines if search is case sensitive in the Request as Someone else dialog box. Enter one of the following values: Upper lower—The search is case sensitive. None—The search is case insensitive. obo.search.prefixWildcard—Defines whether end users can search by a partial phrase match in the Request as Someone else dialog box. If the setting is enabled, the search returns all keywords that contain the search term. For example, a search with "ary" as a search term returns all results with "ary" at any position of a search keyword (Mary, Laryl, Aryin). If the setting is disabled, only results with the searched symbols at the beginning of the search term are returned (Aryin).
User Details Pluggable provider	BMC Remedy IT Service Management	Synchronizes user information from the BMC Remedy IT Service Management to BMC Digital Workplace.	Important: If you have installed BMC Digital Workplace with only BMC HR Case Management, enable the HRCM user details pluggable provider. For all other installation scenarios, enable the User Details pluggable provider. You can configure the User Details Pluggable provider in User Details Pluggable Provider Settings: Select the Check password expiration check box if you want to verify the validity of your password. Select the collaborators.org.restricted check box if you want to restrict the list of collaborators to only users of the specific ITSM company an end user belongs to.

Note

Ensure that HRCM user details pluggable provider and User Details Pluggable Provider are not simultaneously enabled. If you have installed BMC Digital Workplace with only BMC HR Case Management, enable the HRCM user details pluggable provider. For all other installation scenarios, enable the User Details pluggable provider.

List of providers

Video demonstration

Providers in BMC Digital Workplace

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