Common connector content
Introduction
A connector configuration contains information about the third-party system such as the protocol, server host name, server port, and account details.
Configuration procedure
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For each feature you selected, complete the following procedure for the connectors listed on the Configuration Links page.
- To navigate to BMC Helix Integration Service, on the Configuration Links page, click Configure connectors in Integration Studio under Required Common Configurations.
You must configure the connectors listed for each feature, in addition to the connectors listed under Required Common Configuration. - To enter field values, select a connector, such as ITSM, and click Configuration.
You might need to click the arrow on the ribbon in the lower section of the screen to open the Configuration pane. - To update the configuration defaults, enter the appropriate field values by referring to the list of connectors at the end of this procedure.
- To add or update the user account that is used to access the vendor application, click Accounts.
Common connectors
ITSM
Excerpt Name: ITSM connector
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Configuration
If you are integrating BMC Helix Multi-Cloud Broker with an on-premises instance of ITSM, enter the following values:Field
Value
Site
Select the site that you created for Remedy.
AR server
Enter the name of your on-premises AR System server.
AR server port
Enter the port number for your on-premises AR System server.
- Account
Add a ITSM user account that has permissions to view business service requests and permissions to update incidents, change, or problem requests.
Multi-Cloud
Excerpt Name: Multi-Cloud connector
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- Configuration
While activating BMC Helix Multi-Cloud Broker, BMC configures the Multi-Cloud connector. Do not modify the default Multi-Cloud connector configuration.
Account
BMC sets up the account for the Multi-Cloud connector.
Clickto re-authenticate after you have changed the password for your tenant administrator user account in BMC Helix Innovation Studio.
For information about changing the user password, see Creating or modifying People data.
SMTP Email
Excerpt Name: SMTP Email connector
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Configuration
To send email notifications for errors, specify values for the following fields:Field
Value
Name
Enter a name for the connector configuration.
Site
Select the appropriate site for your email server.
Connection type
Select the type of connection for your email server.
- Account
Add an email account to be used for sending error notifications.
AWS
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- Configuration
Not applicable
- Account
Ensure that you have an AWS access key before you set up your AWS connector. For more details, see AWS documentation.
Enter the following when you click Add Account:
- AWS access key id
- AWS access key secret
Azure Monitor
Excerpt Name: Azure Alerts connector
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Configuration
If you are integrating BMC Helix Multi-Cloud Broker with Azure Monitor, enter the following values:Field
Value
Name
Enter a name for your connector configuration.
Description
Enter a description for your connector configuration.
Site
Select the site required to establish a connection between Azure Monitor and BMC Helix Integration Service. You can either use the default cloud site or create your own site.
Number of instances
Retain the default value.
WebHook Message Type
Select Basic or Secure. Select the same type when creating actions on Azure alerts in Microsoft Azure.
Azure Tenant Id
Required only when you use secure webhook method.
Application Id
Required only when you use secure webhook method.
Application ID URI
Required only when you use secure webhook method.
CA Agile Central (Rally Software)
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Configuration
Field
Value
Name
Enter a name for the connector configuration.
Site
For an on-premises CA Agile Central instance, select the site that you created. For instances in the cloud, select Cloud as the site.
CA Agile Central Hostname
Enter the name of your CA Agile Central server.
CA Agile Central server Port:
Enter the port number of the CA Agile Central server.
Protocol
Enter the protocol.
- Account
- Add the account of a CA Agile Central user who can view and update issues.
IBM QRadar
Excerpt Name: QRadar
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Configuration
Field
Value
Name
Enter a name for the connector configuration.
Description
Enter a description for the configuration.
Site
Select Cloud.
Number of instances
Keep the default value.
QRadar Server URL
Enter the URL of QRadar SIEM server.
- Account
- Add the account of a QRadar SIEM user who can view and update offenses
JIRA
Excerpt Name: Jira
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Configuration
Field
Value
Name
Enter a name for the connector configuration
Site
For each on-premises Jira instance, select the site that you created.
For cloud instances of Jira instances, select Cloud as the site.Jira Server Hostname
Enter the name of your Jira server.
Jira server Port
Enter the port number of the Jira server.
Enter 443 if your Jira server is SSL enabled.Protocol
Enter the protocol used by the Jira server.
Certificate Authority
Copy the contents of a self-signed certificate.
WarningImportant
If you need to integrate with multiple Jira instances, add a Connector Configuration for each instance.
- Account
- Add the account of a Jira user who can view and update Jira issues.
- For an on-premises instance of JIRA, enter the password for the user. For a cloud instance of JIRA, enter the API token for the user.
- If you need to integrate with multiple Jira instances, add an account for each of the Jira instances.
JIRA Service Desk
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- Configuration
Field | Value |
|---|---|
Name | Enter a name for the connector configuration. |
Site | For an on-premises Jira Service Desk instance, select the site that you created. |
Jira Server Hostname | Enter the name of the Jira Service Desk server. |
Jira server Port | Enter the port number of the Jira Service Desk server. Use port number 443 for HTTPS protocol. |
Protocol | Enter the protocol used by the Jira Service Desk server. |
- Account
Add the account of a Jira Service Desk user who can view and update Jira Service Desk incidents.
Microsoft Azure DevOps
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Configuration
Field
Value
Name
Enter a name for the connector configuration.
Site
Select Cloud as the site.
Azure DevOps Cloud Service URL
Enter https://dev.azure.com
Azure DevOps Services Organization
Enter the name of the organization defined for Azure DevOps Services.
API Version
Select 5.0.
- Account
- Add the account of a Azure DevOps user who can view and update work items
Remedyforce
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- Configuration
If you are integrating with an on-premises instance of ITSM, enter values for the following fields:
Field
Value
Name
Enter a name for the connector configuration
Description
Enter a description for the connector configuration
Site
Select the site required to establish a connection between Remedyforce application and Integration service. You can either use the default cloud site or create your own site.
Number of instances
Use the default value
Type
- If you need to integrate with multiple instances of Remedyforce, add a Connector Configuration for each instance.
- Account
- Add the account of a Remedyforce user who can view and update Remedyforce tickets.
- If you need to integrate with multiple Remedyforce instances, add an account for each of the Remedyforce instances.
Salesforce Service Cloud
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- Configuration
Not applicable
- Account
Add a Service Cloud user that has permission to view and update cases. Ensure that you add a user account that is at the highest level in the role hierarchy, so that all attachments from Service Cloud are visible. if you do not have a role hierarchy, ensure that you create a role hierarchy and assign the appropriate roles to your users (agents) who create cases.
TrueSight Operations Management
TrueSight Ops Mgmt for PSR
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Configuration
If you are integrating BMC Helix Multi-Cloud Broker with an on-premises instance of ITSM, enter the following values:Field
Value
Name
Enter a name for the connector configuration.
Description
Enter a description for the connector configuration.
Site
Select the site required to establish a connection between TSOM and BMC Helix Integration Service.
You can either use the default cloud site or create your own site.
Number of instances
Keep the default value (2).
TSPS Server URL
Enter the URL of TrueSight Presentation Server (TSPS) that you configured while installing TSOM.
For example, enter https://[TSPS Server Name].
TrueSight Data Providers
Enter the hostname of TrueSight Infrastructure Management (TSIM) server that you configured while installing TSOM.
For example, enter [TSIM Server Name].
TrueSight User Realm
If you are using Local User Authentication with Remedy Single Sign-On (Remedy SSO or RSSO), enter the realm name that you are using for the authentication.
TrueSight Tenant
Enter the name of the TrueSight tenant.
If you do not have the tenant name, enter *.
TrueSight Retry Count
Keep the default value (5) or enter a new one.
TrueSight Retry Interval
Keep the default value (60000) in milliseconds or enter a new one.
TrueSight Concurrent Request
Keep the default value (10) or enter a new one.
- Account
Add a ITSM user account that has permissions for viewing business service requests and permissions for updating incidents, change, or problem requests
ITSM for PSR
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Configuration
If you are integrating BMC Helix Multi-Cloud Broker with an on-premises instance of ITSM, enter the following values:Field
Value
Name
Enter a name for the connector configuration
Description
Enter a description for the connector configuration
Site
Select the site required to establish a connection between ITSM and BMC Helix Integration Service.
You can either use the default cloud site or create your own site.
Number of instances
Keep the default value (2).
ITSM Url
Enter your ITSM URL.
For example, enter http://[ITSM Server Name]:8008.
- Account
Add a ITSM user account that has permissions for viewing business service requests and permissions for updating incidents, change, or problem request.
ServiceNow
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- Configuration
<To add details> - Accounts