Creating an extended integration for Hexnode assets and software

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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 with your colleagues and management
• Configurable asset workflows that you can easily create such as:
  • Workflows for locking, restarting, and powering off devices
  • Workflows for scanning devices
  • Workflows for clearing a device pass code
  • Workflows for broadcasting messages
  • Workflows for disabling and enabling kiosk mode
  • Workflows for enabling and disabling lost mode
  • Workflows for changing device ownership
  • Workflows for wiping devices

Before you start

Before you can create the integration with Oomnitza, you need to have added your Hexnode credentials to Oomnitza set your company portal URL as a global variable. For further information, refer to Adding your Hexnode credentials to Oomnitza.

Creating the asset integration

When you create asset integrations, you can also stream information about the software, such as the software name and version into Oomnitza. This option is only available if you add the software module to Oomnitza.

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:

Installation type

Select Cloud if you want to store credentials in the Oomnitza cloud.

Select Local if you want to store credentials locally. Local extended integrations do not support AWS and OAuth authentication. If you want to sync Oomnitza with vendor applications that require AWS or OAUTH authentication, select Cloud.

Integration preferences

By default, the option Create & Update option is selected. Select this option  when you want to edit records and add new records. If you want to edit records and not add new records, select Update Only. If you only want to add new records, select Create Only.

Integration details

To review or update the integrations details, click Edit .

1. Update the integration name if necessary. 
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

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. Click the Edit .
2. Configure your schedule.
3. Click Update.

Mappings

To map the fields to Oomnitza, click Edit .

You can define rules for your integration by selecting Edit integration on the mapping page. For example, you may only want to run the integration if a certain contact or region exists. See Filtering integration results.  
You can add new fields to your integration by selecting Add new field   on the mapping page. All you need to do is specify the property name. See Creating custom API fields. 

Creating custom mappings

Map the Hexnode fields to Oomnitza fields and create custom mappings to get the information that you need to manage your desktop assets.

Standard Hexnode to Oomnitza mappings

The following Hexnode fields can be mapped to Oomnitza: 

Agent Active
Connector Sync Time
Device Available Device Capacity
Device Battery Level
Device Build Version
Device Capacity
Device Description
Device ICCID
Device IP Address
Device Imei
Device Is Kiosk
Device Is Supervised
Device Manufacture
Device Meid
Device Model
Device Model Name
Device Modem Firmware Version
Device Name
Device Os Name
Device Os Version
Device Product Name
Device Serial Number
Device Type
Device Used Device Capacity
Device WIFI MAC Address
Device WIFI SSID
Disenrolled Time
Enrolled Time
Enrollment Status
Id
Last Location
Last Location Time
Last Notified
Last Reported
Last Scanned
Latitude
Location History Latitude
Location History Long Name
Location History Longitude
Location History Reported Time
Location Tracking Disabled
Location Tracking Interval
Longitude
Lostmode
Platform
Policies Id
Policies Name
Policies Version
Remarks
Udid
User Alternate Email
User Email
User Id
User Name
User Phone Number

To take advantage of workflows, ensure you map the following Hexnode fields to Oomnitza:

Hexnode ID field

1. Scroll down to the Hexnode Id field.
2. From the list, select Add new Oomnitza assets field.
3. Optional. Change the label to Hexnode Device ID.
4. In the Information tab in the Field Information dialog, select the Unique checkbox.
5. Click CREATE.

Select the Sync key checkbox next to the mapped field.

User Phone Number field

1. Scroll down and to the User Phone Number field.
2. From the list, select Add new Oomnitza assets field.
3. Optional. Change the label to Hexnode Mobile Number.
4. Click CREATE.

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

Use presets to create asset workflows

To reduce costs by automating repetitive and  complex tasks, take advantage of the built-in presets that Oomnitza provides.

To choose a preset, complete these steps:  

1. Click Configuration > Workflows 
2. Click Add (+) and select Assets from the list.
3. Drag the API block and drop it on the canvas.
4. Click Edit on the API block and enter Hexnode in the search field. 
5. Select a preset:
   • Hexnode Broadcast Message
   • Hexnode Change Ownership
   • Hexnode Clear Device Passcode
   • Hexnode Delete User
   • Hexnode Disable Kiosk Device
   • Hexnode Disable Lost Mode Device 
   • Hexnode Enable Kiosk Device 
   • Hexnode Enable Lost Mode Device
   • Hexnode Lock Device
   • Hexnode Power Off Device
   • Hexnode Restart Device
   • Hexnode Scan Device
   • Hexnode Wipe Device
6. Click >, configure the API Block, and save your changes.
7. To trigger the workflow, edit the Begin Block.
8. Connect the Blocks. 
9. Validate, launch, and save your workflow.

Understanding Workflows

Unleash the power of Oomnitza

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

• Configure dashboards for your assets
• Configure workflows for automating onboading and offboarding employees and tracking lost and stolen assets
• Configure custom reports about your assets 

See Getting started.