Developing

Retrieving and modifying objects, and executing command actions on the server

Understanding-the-Web-Services-Java-API 

Use the Web Services Java API as an interface between BMC Network Automation and other applications. See the following topics for more information:

• Distribution-files contain Javadoc documentation, the API .jar files, and other third-party .jar files on which the web services API relies. 
• General-API-classes-and-methods abstract the lower-level web service functionality into a set of easy to use Java classes.
• Virtual-Data-Center-API-classes-and-methods abstract the lower-level web service functionality into a set of easy-to use classes.
• View the sample code for some of the command actions that are performed in web services.

Developing your own custom actions

Creating-custom-action-definitions

Review the topics in this section to perform the following tasks:

• Understand custom actions and their usage.
• Prompt users for runtime parameters used by the script.
• View examples of how custom action scripts can reference global, device and device agent substitution parameters.
• Group custom action XML adapters into display submenus.
• Use the status indicator to take actions on subsequent actions.
• Populate dynamic fields that are text or menu-based or to populate the device's imported inventory attribute.

Performing external operations

Working-with-external-script-actions

External script actions are scripts or programs that perform external operations. Learn how to reference substitution parameters in external script actions. Also, various examples in this topic depict how to use external script actions.

Creating new device types

Working-with-device-types

Review the topics in this section to perform the following tasks:

• Identify facts about the new device type that you plan to add.
• Select a method to implement a new custom adapter.
• Customize a device type map according to your requirements (for example, including a new trail).
• View examples that exercise the various syntax variations.
• View useful tips that you can use when customizing a device type map.
• Understand the change in the syntax to support internationalization.
• Understand and use the syntax used in HTTP-oriented device types.