Creating an extended integration for Absolute assets (API V 2)

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• Configurable dashboards and list views of key asset and software information
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• Configurable workflows that you can easily create for:
  • Creating and canceling Send Message requests
  • Creating Freeze requests, removing Freeze requests for devices that are frozen, and canceling outstanding scheduled and offline Freeze requests
  • Creating Wipe requests, and canceling Wipe actions
  • Creating Unenroll device requests
  •  Creating File Delete requests that remotely delete files and folders from Windows and Mac devices, and canceling file delete requests 

Navigation

Before you start

Adding the credentials

Adding global variables

Creating the asset integration

Creating custom mappings

About this task

This integration imports asset records to the Asset page in Oomnitza, along with software records associated with each asset. This information can be viewed on the Software tab of each asset's page, as well as on the Software page.

Before you start

For the integration with Oomnitza, you will need the following:

Token Id and Secret Key

Absolute REST API uses Signed Request authentication, which requires generating an API Token in Absolute, then retrieving a Token ID and Secret Key from that token. Further information on this process can be found here. 

Absolute API Domain

In addition to your token information, you'll also need your Absolute API Domain. The URL you use to access the Absolute APIs depends on which URL you use to access the Absolute console. The following table lists each login URL and the corresponding API Domain you need to enter:

Login URL	API Domain
https://cc.absolute.com	api.absolute.com
https://cc.us.absolute.com	api.us.absolute.com
https://cc.eu2.absolute.com	api.eu2.absolute.com

Absolute Public API

Adding the credentials

To stream Absolute user data into Oomnitza, complete the following steps:

1. In Oomnitza, click Configuration > Security > Credentials.
2. Click Add new credential (+).
3. Search for the integration, and then click the forward button > to select the integration.
4. Enter the Token ID and Secret key.
5. Click CREATE.

Information
If the integration is not listed, click Advanced Mode, and add your credentials.

1. Add the information details.
2. Click the AUTHORIZATION tab.
3. Ensure that Signed Request is selected from the Authorization Type list.
4. Ensure that Absolute is selected from the SaaS list.
5. Enter the Token ID and Secret key.
6. Click CREATE. 

Next

You use the credentials that you added to create and customize your Absolute integrations with Oomnitza.

Adding global variables

To save time entering information when you create the integration and workflows, you can create a global variable for the Absolute API Domain.

Procedure

1. Click Configuration > General > Global Settings.
2. Click Add new variable (+).
3. Add the following variable as the key Absolute.Api Domain
4. Enter your domain as the value. For example, api.absolute.com. Refer to the table above for further information.
5. Save your changes.

Creating the asset integration

Information
When creating the asset integration, check Software to enable the retrieval of desktop software.

1. In Oomnitza, click Configuration> Integrations> Overview.
2. Click Block view
3. Scroll down to the Extended section for asset integrations.
4. Click NEW INTEGRATION.
5. Select the integration in the sidebar.
6. Click ADD.

Integration details overview

More information is provided about the following fields to help you complete the integration:

Software data

Depending on the asset integration, an option might be available to ingest desktop software information such as the name and version of the software installed on an asset. To view the software information in Oomnitza, you must have the software module. 

Installation types

• Cloud. Store credentials in the Oomnitza cloud.
• Local. Store credentials locally. If you want to sync Oomnitza with vendor applications that require AWS or OAUTH authentication, select cloud as the type of installation. Local installations don't support AWS and OAuth authentication. 

Integration preferences

• Create & Update. Add and update records.
• Create only. Add records.
• Update only. Update records.

Integration details

To review or update the integrations details, click Edit .

When you edit the Integration details section, you can select the name or names of integration contacts.  Integration contacts will receive an in-app notification and an email, when the integration fails, when the integration fails to complete within 24 hours, or when the scheduled integration fails to run.

1. Update the integration name.
2. Select an installation type.
3. For integration preferences, select an option.
4. Enter the name of the integration user.  

Credential details

If you selected Cloud as the installation type, choose one of the following options:

• Select the credentials that were created for the integration.
• Edit the credentials that were created for the integration.
• Create new credentials

Scheduling the integration

By default, data is synced once every day. Change the interval or the time so that the data is streamed when your system isn't busy.

1. Click Edit .
2. Make and save your changes.

Mapping fields to Oomnitza

To map the fields to Oomnitza, click Edit .

  Select Edit integration to add rules for syncing data. Filtering integration results.  

Click SMART MAPPING.

You can add new fields to your integration by selecting Add new field   on the mapping page. 
Creating custom API fields. 

Creating custom mappings

Creating new mapping fields

If you want to determine which fields you want to map to Oomnitza can create custom mapping fields. Learn more

Mapping fields to Oomnitza

Map Absolute fields to Oomnitza fields to get the asset information that you need. For the field mapping, it is recommended to follow these steps:

1. Click Smart Mapping to automatically detect appropriate mapping fields. Values from the integration can also be dragged to the appropriate field on the Oomnitza side, or selected from the integration field dropdown.
2. Create a custom mapping for the Device ID. Complete the following steps:
   1. Click the down arrow on the Device ID field.
   2. Select Add new Oomnitza assets field.
   3. Change the name of the field to Absolute Device ID.
   4. Select the Unique checkbox.
   5. Click CREATE. 
3. Map and assign a sync key to a unique field, such as the Absolute Device ID.
4. Click UPDATE. 

Custom mappings

Account Uid
Agent Status
Agent Version
Available Physical Ram Megabytes
Avp Information Antivirus Data Received UTC
Avp Information Antivirus Name
Avp Information Antivirus Version
Battery ID
CPU ID
Chassis Type
Current Username
Device ID
Disk Size MB
Display ID
ESN
Geo Status Calc Status
Geo Status Feature Type
Geo Status Is Enabled
Is Stolen
Keyboard ID
Last Connected UTC
Last Updated UTC
Local IP
Network Adapter Megabytes
OS Architecture
OS Edition
OS Edition ID
OS Last Boot Time
OS Manufacturer
OS Name
OS Version
Platform OS Type
Pointing Device ID
Public IP
Serial Number
Sound ID
System Integrity Protection Status
System Manufacturer
System Model
System Name
Time Zone
Total Physical Ram MB
Username

Launching the integration

Your integration is in Draft mode until the required mandatory fields are added. When added, click Launch to activate your integration. 

If you selected Cloud as the installation type when creating the integration, see Running an extended integration

If you selected Local as the installation type when creating the integration, see Running an extended integration locally.

Viewing data ingested by Oomnitza

Viewing ingested asset data

For asset integrations, click Hardware. If the asset integration also ingests software data, click Software.

Viewing ingested user data

For user integrations, click People. If you chose the option to ingest User and SaaS user data, click Software > SaaS, click the SaaS app, and then click the Users tab. 

Related Links

• Running an extended integration
• Troubleshooting integrations
• Mapping extended integrations

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• Configure dashboards for your users and software
• Configure custom reports about your users and software
• Create workflows to automate tasks

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