Creating an extended integration for Absolute assets

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Get the information and insights that you need to reduce costs and the time that you spend on administration tasks such as:

• Configurable dashboards and list views of key asset and software information
• Configurable reports to share information about assets and software with your colleagues and management such as corporate-wide reports that detail the distribution and status of the assets and software in your environment

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Before you start

Adding the credentials

Creating the asset integration

Creating custom mappings

Before you start

For the integration with Oomnitza, create a dedicated user account.

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. 

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:

• If you use https://cc.absolute.com to access the console, use the following URL to access the API: https://api.absolute.com
• If you use https://cc.us.absolute.com to access the console, use the following URL to access the API: https://api.us.absolute.com
•  If you use https://cc.eu2.absolute.com to access the console, use the following URL to access the API: https://api.eu2.absolute.com

Adding the credentials

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

1. In Oomnitza, click Settings > Credentials.
2. Click Add new credential (+).
3. Add the information details.
4. Click the AUTHORIZATION tab.
5. Ensure that Signed Request is selected as the authorization type.
6. From the SaaS list, select Absolute.
7. Enter the Token ID and Secret key.
8. Click CREATE. 

Next

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

Creating the asset integration

To configure the integration for the Absolute Asset Load, complete the following steps:

1. In Oomnitza, click Settings > Integrations.
2. Click Integrations List View .
3. On the Integrations page, scroll down to the Extended section for Assets.
4. Click NEW INTEGRATION.
5. In the New Asset Integration sidebar, click Absolute.
6. To integrate Oomnitza with the Absolute Asset Load, click APPLY and then click NEXT twice.

On the connect page, complete the following steps to connect the integration:

1. Enter a descriptive name for the integration such as Absolute Assets. This name will be displayed on the Integrations page once the setup is complete.
2. Select Cloud as the installation type.
3. From the Credentials list, select the credentials from the Oomnitza vault that you added for the connection. For further information, refer to Adding the credentials.
4. From the Integration Preferences list, select Create & Update. 
5. Enter the name of the user of the integration.
6. Enter your Absolute API Domain. For further information, refer to Before you start.
7. Click Next.

Creating custom mappings

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.
2. You have the option to create custom mappings to map any other field that you want to add to Oomnitza. To create an optional custom mapping, do the following:
   1. Click the down arrow on the field that you want to map.
   2. Select Add new Oomnitza assets field.
   3. Change the name of the field.
   4. Click CREATE. 
3. Map and assign a sync key.
4. Click NEXT.

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

 Learn more about mapping

When you've completed mapping Absolute fields to Oomnitza fields, click NEXT.   

Schedule

By default, data is streamed to Oomnitza once every day.

You can configure the schedule to meet your needs such as changing the interval or changing the time so that the data is streamed when your system isn't busy.

1. Configure your schedule.
2. Click FINISH.

A new tile is created for the integration on the Integrations page. 

What to do next

If you want to see what information is collected now, click the tile on the Integrations page and click RUN NOW.

If you want to change the integration settings, you can click a navigation link on the page, such as 4 Mappings, and edit the settings.

 

To view the information that is collected about your mobile assets, click Assets.

Creating workflows 

You can create asset workflows to reduce your workload and automate complex and repetitive tasks. For example, provided that you have the fields mapped in your integration, you could trigger a workflow to notify you every time a new asset is onboarded. To create a notification workflow, complete the following steps:

1. From the menu, click Assets > Workflow.
2. Click Add (+). The Begin and End blocks are automatically added to the sandbox.
3. Enter the name and a description of the workflow. 
4. Edit the Begin block by adding the rules that will trigger the workflow. For information on the type of triggers you can create, refer to Begin Block.
5. Click the Blocks tab, and drag and drop the Notification block onto the canvas.
6. Customize your Notification block so that you can receive a notification when the Begin block is triggered. For information on customizing the Notification block, refer to Notification Workflow Block.
7. Connect the blocks.
8. Validate, launch, and save your workflow.

For further information on workflows see:
 Understanding workflows
 Workflow block overview

Unleash the power of Oomnitza

To get valuable actionable insights that help you manage your assets, learn how to:

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

See  Getting started for more information.