Accessing external data through CMDB by using Federation

You can define a data store to represent a source of external data. For example, a data store can represent data from databases (retrieval type) or cross-launch links. You can use Federation Manager to federate external data through a data store, making that data available to view and query with BMC Helix CMDB tools, such as the CMDB Explorer.

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Depending on what kind of data you want to configure to be available in the BMC Helix CMDB, you can use either the cross-launch or the retrieval method.

Task or concept		Reference
Cross-launch method	Access data from a specified federated product by using cross-launch links.	Making-external-data-available-through-CMDB-by-defining-cross-launch-links-in-the-Federation-Manager
Cross-launch method	Configuring access method to cross-launch CIs in BMC Discovery.	Configuring-the-access-method-to-view-CIs-in-Discovery-by-using-Federation-Manager
Retrieval method	High-level overview of the retrieval method	Retrieving-external-data-by-using-federated-plug-ins-and-classes
	Before you create federated classes, you must first define plug-ins that can connect with the database containing federated data.	Creating-AR-or-JDBC-federated-data-plug-ins-to-access-data-external-to-the-CMDB
	Retrieve information from external sources of data through plug-ins by creating federated classes.	Retrieving-federated-data-stored-externally-by-creating-federated-classes
Configuring the plug-in server for new federation plug-ins.		Manually-creating-plug-in-server-configuration-entries-for-new-federation-plug-ins
Federating to databases that are not JDBC-compliant.		Federating-to-databases-that-are-not-JDBC-compliant-by-registering-the-data-adapter-with-AR-System

Accessing external data through CMDB by using Federation

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