Configuring URL information to connect with BMC Remedy IT Service Management


In BMC Change Automation, BMC Atrium Orchestrator operates as a transport layer and primary mechanism to interact with BMC Remedy IT Service Management that is running either on premises or on demand. The URLs for web services that are configured in BMC Atrium Orchestrator enable you to establish connection with BMC Remedy IT Service Management.

Your connection with BMC Remedy IT Service Management may fail, if you are using a URL format other than the one configured in BMC Atrium Orchestrator.

The following tables lists the URL parameters and their standard formats configured in BMC Atrium Orchestrator:

Parameter

Standard format

Change_Outbound_URL

{ARProtocol}://{ARMidTierHost}:{ARMidTierPort}/arsys/services/ARService?server={ARServerHost}&webService=CHG_ChangeOutboundInterface

Change_Service_URL

{ARProtocol}://{ARMidTierHost}:{ARMidTierPort}/arsys/services/ARService?server={ARServerHost}&webService=CHG_ChangeServiceInterface

Change_TaskTemplate_URL

{ARProtocol}://{ARMidTierHost}:{ARMidTierPort}/arsys/services/ARService?server={ARServerHost}&webService=TMS_TaskTemplateServiceInterface

For example, if you are using the following URL format (which is different from the standard format) to access the outbound interface, you must modify the value of the Change_Outbound_URL parameter.

{ARProtocol}://{ARMidTierHost}:{ARMidTierPort}/{ARMidTierHost}/arsys/services/ARService?server={ARServerHost}&webService=CHG_ChangeOutboundInterface

Remember

If your URL format is different from the standard format, you must modify the URL format for successful connection with BMC Remedy IT Service Management.

If the URL is modified, you must again configure the connection details for BMC Remedy IT Service Management in BMC Server Automation.

The following procedures explains the steps to modify the URL information for web services that connect with BMC Remedy IT Service Management including on-demand environment.

To configure URL

  1. In  BMC Atrium Orchestrator Grid Manager, navigate to Manage > Modules > BMC-SA-CLA-ITSM-Integration.

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  2. In Current Grid: My Grid, navigate to Connection_Details.
    Select the URL configuration to be modified.

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  3. In Current Operation: Edit Module Configuration, enter the desired value in Value (String) field.
    Click OK to configure the new URL.

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