System Center Operations Manager Objects
Applies To: Opalis 6.3
This integration pack adds the System Center Operations Manager category to the Object pane in the Opalis client. The category contains the following objects:
Common Configuration Instructions for All Objects
The following configuration instructions apply to all objects in this integration. Links to this section are included in the configuration instructions for each object.
Object Properties
Each object has a set of required and/or optional properties that define the configuration of that object, including how the object connects to other objects or how the object performs its actions. You can view or modify object properties when you drag the object to the active policy.
To configure the properties for an object
Double-click the object. Alternatively, you can right-click the object, and then click Properties.
To save your configuration entries, click Finish.
In the Object Properties dialog box, several tabs along the left side provide access to general and specific settings for the object. Although the number of available tabs for object properties differs from object to object, all objects have a General tab, a Details tab, and a Run Behavior tab. Some objects might have additional tabs.
General Tab
This tab contains the Name and Description properties for the object. By default, the Name of the object is the same as its object type, and the Description is blank. You can modify these properties to create more descriptive names or provide detailed descriptions of the actions of the object.
Details Tab
This tab contains properties specific to the object. All objects in this integration pack have the Connection property at the top of the Details tab. This property is used to specify the connection to the Operations Manager server.
To configure the Connection Name property
- Click the ellipsis (…) button next to the Connection box, and then select the applicable connection name. Connections displayed in the list have been previously configured as described in "Configuring the System Center Operations Manager Connections" in Integration Pack for System Center Operations Manager.
Run Behavior Tab
This tab contains the properties that determine how the object handles multivalue published data, and what notifications are sent if the object fails or runs for a longer than specified time.
Multivalue Published Data Behavior
The Get objects retrieve information from another object or outside source, and can return one or more values in the published data. For example, when you use the Get Alert object, the data output from that object might be a list of high-priority alerts.
By default, the data from the Get object is passed on as multiple individual outputs, which trigger the next object as many times as there are items in the output. Alternatively, you can provide a single output for the object by enabling the Flatten option. When you enable this option, you also choose a formatting option:
Separate with line breaks. Each item is on a new line. This format is useful for creating human-readable text files for the output.
Separate with _ . Each item is separated by one or more characters of your choice.
Use CSV format. All items are in CSV (comma-separated value) format to facilitate importing into spreadsheets or other applications.
The object produces a new set of data every time it runs. The Flatten feature does not flatten data across multiple executions of the same object.
Event Notifications
Some objects are expected to take a limited amount of time to finish. If they do not finish within that time, they might be stalled or another issue might prevent them from finishing. You can define the number of seconds to wait for completion of the action, after which a platform event will be sent that reports the issue. You can also choose whether to generate a platform event if the object returns a failure.
To be notified when the object takes longer than a specified time to run or fails to run
In the Event Notifications box, enter the number of seconds of run time before generating a notification.
Select the Report if object fails to run check box to generate run failure notifications.
For more information aboutOpalis events, see the "Event Notifications" chapter of the Opalis Integration Server Administrator Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=205302).
Published Data
Published data is the foundation of a working policy. Published data is the data produced as a result of the actions of an object. This data is published to an internal data bus that is unique for each policy. Subsequent objects in the workflow can subscribe to this published data and use it in their configuration. Link conditions also use this information to add decision-making capabilities to policies.
An object can only subscribe to published data from the objects that are linked before it in the policy. You can use published data to automatically populate the property values that objects require.
To use published data
Right-click the property value box, click Subscribe, and then click Published Data.
Click the Object drop-down box and select the object from which you want to obtain the data.
To view additional data elements common to all policies, select Show Common Published Data.
Click the published data element that you want to use, and then click OK.
For a list of the data elements published by each object, see the "Published Data" tables in each object topic. For information about Common Published Data elements, see "Policy Workflow Rules" in the Opalis Integration Server Client User Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=205284).