Integrating BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog with BMC Client Management
Process overview for integrating BMC Client Management with BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog
Task | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
1 | An administrator configures BMC Client Management for integration with BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog. | |
2 | A service catalog administrator creates and configures a connection with BMC Client Management in BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog.
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3 | A service catalog administrator selects and imports the operational rules from BMC Client Management into BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog. These imported operational rules are configured in BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog to be offered as services in BMC Helix Digital Workplace. | |
4 | (Optional) A service catalog administrator selects and imports mobile commands from BMC Client Management into BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog. These imported mobile commands are configured in BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog to be offered as services in BMC Helix Digital Workplace. | |
5 | For each service, a service catalog administrator creates a catalog profile, attaches workflow, and builds the service questionnaire. | |
NA | The end-user requests a service in BMC Helix Digital Workplace. After the workflow is invoked, the service status is set as Work in progress. After the service request is fulfilled (operational rule or mobile command deployed), the service request status is updated to Closed. |
To configure BMC Client Management for the integration
To enable integration between BMC Client Management and BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog, you must perform configuration tasks in BMC Client Management. Links in the following table open topics in BMC Client Management documentation.
Task | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
1 | Configure the web services module on the BMC Client Management master server. | |
2 | Configure an administrator account that has Write permission on the master server. | |
3 | Create the operational rules that you want to expose as services to BMC Helix Digital Workplace Catalog. |
To configure a service for BMC Client Management
After successfully importing a service, you can create questions and attach a workflow to the service. The workflow is triggered after it receives appropriate inputs from the request and a fulfillment process is invoked. These settings are saved as a catalog profile.
Task | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
1 | Create a catalog profile for the service. | |
2 | Create workflow for the service. | |
3 | Create a service questionnaire for the service. | |
4 | (Optional) Add a price to the service. (By default, all services are free.) | |
5 | Complete the approval process, and publish the service. |
After a service is approved and published, it is available in the BMC Helix Digital Workplace application for end users.
Workflow for a service for BMC Client Management
To create a simple workflow, see Designing-a-simple-workflow. For more information about workflows, see Workflows-for-service-fulfillment.
Workflow for services for BMC Client Management require the following variables:
Parameter name | Variable type | Value | Data type |
|---|---|---|---|
Context | Input/Output Parameter | Input | Service Broker Context |
DeviceID | Input/Output Parameter | Input | Text |
The following diagram illustrates a simple workflow for a service that deploys operational rules: 
The following diagram illustrates a simple workflow for a service that deploys mobile commands:
The Deploy Oprule On Device and Deploy Command On Device actions require the following parameters:
Parameter | Location of parameter options | Expression |
|---|---|---|
Connection Id | Connection > Connection Id | Connection Id |
Operational Rule Id / Command Id | Process Variables > Service > External Service ID | External Service ID |
Device Id | Process Variables > DeviceID | DeviceID |
The Wait Deployment End action requires the following parameters:
Parameter | Available Options | Expression |
|---|---|---|
Connection Id | Connection > Connection Id | Connection Id |
Assignment Id | Activities > Deploy Oprule on Device (or Deploy Command on Device) > Output | Output |
To request a service in BMC Helix Digital Workplace self-service
End users perform this procedure to request a service.
- In the BMC Helix Digital Workplace end user console, browse and select the service you want to request.
- In the Service Details window, click Request Now.
- In the Checkout window, select a device in the Device ID list.
- Click Complete Request.
- To check a request status, go to My Activity > All Activities.
Initially, the request status is In Progress, and then it progresses to Closed.