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Third Party Data Adapters provide some pre-configured options for loading data from certain popular data sources. This page details the options available for each of the Third Party Data Adapters.
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Third Party Data Adapters provide access to specific 3rd party applications. This is typically to provide better support, or any support in cases where the more generic data adapters cannot be used such as the database adapters or web service adapters.


The following list of third party adapters are available within AppBoard:


==HP NNMi==
* [[appboard/2.4/builder/data_sources/third_party/hp_nnmi|HP Network Node Manager (NNMi)]]
 
* [[appboard/2.4/builder/data_sources/third_party/omnibus|IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus]]
The HP NNMi adapter retrieves information about nodes and incidents from the HP Network Node Manager (NNMi) application.
* [[appboard/2.4/builder/data_sources/third_party/servicenow|ServiceNow]]
 
 
 
===Connecting with HP NNMi===
 
 
Perform the following steps to configure an HP NNMi Data Adapter:
 
#Log in to AppBoard as an administrator.
#Select Data Sources to launch the <b>Data Source Administration</b> panel.
#Click <b>Add</b>.
#Enter the name of the Data Source.
#Select the <b>Third Party</b> adapter type.
#Select the <b>HP NNMi</b> adapter.
#Click <b>Add Data Source</b>.
#Enter the configuration items as detailed in the following table:
 
 
 
{|border="1" cellpadding="10"
!''Name''
!''Description''
|-
|'''url'''
|The url for accessing the HP NNMi application.
|-
|'''httpAuthUsername'''
|The Username for accessing the HP NNMi application.
|-
|'''httpAuthPassword'''
|The Password for accessing the HP NNMi application.
|-
|'''cacheTimeout'''
|Time limit before re-loading results from the database.
|-
|}
 
 
 
==IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus==
 
 
The IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus adapter retrieves information from a Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus object server.
 
 
 
===Connecting with IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus===
 
 
Perform the following steps to configure an IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Data Adapter:
 
#Log in to AppBoard as an administrator.
#Select Data Sources to launch the <b>Data Source Administration</b> panel.
#Click <b>Add</b>.
#Enter the name of the Data Source.
#Select the <b>Third Party</b> adapter type.
#Select the <b>IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus</b> adapter.
#Click <b>Add Data Source</b>.
#Select a template (database type) from the drop-down list provided.
#Enter the configuration items as detailed in the following table:
 
 
 
{|border="1" cellpadding="10"
!''Name''
!''Description''
|-
|'''driver'''
|
|-
|'''connectTimeout'''
|
|-
|'''timeout'''
|Time to wait before timing out on connecting to the datasource.
|-
|'''cacheTimeout'''
|Time limit before re-loading results from the database.
|-
|'''catalogName'''
|
|-
|'''schemaName'''
|
|-
|'''tableNameRegex'''
|Regular expression specifying which tables you want returned from the server.
|-
|'''ansiMode'''
|
|-
|'''host'''
|IP Address or DNS resolvable host name.
|-
|'''port'''
|TCP port for the server connection. Default is 4100.
|-
|'''dbname'''
|server name / database name.
|-
|'''url'''
|
|-
|'''username'''
|Username credential used to connect
|-
|'''password'''
|Password credential used to connect
|-
|'''poolsize'''
|Number of connections to pool
|-
|}

Latest revision as of 07:03, 14 December 2013

Third Party Data Adapters provide access to specific 3rd party applications. This is typically to provide better support, or any support in cases where the more generic data adapters cannot be used such as the database adapters or web service adapters.

The following list of third party adapters are available within AppBoard: