Creating an extended integration for Lansweeper assets and software

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Creating the asset integration

Creating custom mappings

Creating workflows

Before you start

Before you can create the integration with Oomnitza, you need to complete the following steps:

• Add your Lansweeper credentials to Oomnitza. 
• Obtain your Site ID.

Getting your Site ID

You will also need to supply your Site ID to run the asset integration. You can retrieve your Site ID in your Lansweeper instance by selecting Configuration>Site Settings from the sidebar.

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 Lansweeper 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. Create a custom mapping for the Lansweeper Name. To do this, complete the following steps:
   1. Select the down arrow on the Name field that you want to map.
   2. Select Add new Oomnitza assets field.
   3. Change the name of the field to Lansweeper Asset Name.
   4. Click CREATE. 
3. 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. 
4. Select a sync key, such as Serial Number. The field must have unique values.
5. Click UPDATE.

Tracking information for asset loads 

When the integration is run, you can track the name of the credentials that were used and the source of the data. To do this, you map the following fields to Oomnitza:   

• Connect: Credentials
• Connect: Site ID

Custom mappings

Asset Tag
Asset Type
Barcode
Branch Office
Building
Comment
Connect: Credentials
Connect: Site ID
Connector Sync Time
Contact
DNS Name
Department
Description
Device Version
Domain
FQDN
Firmware Version
First Seen
Hardware Version
IP Address
LS Agent Version
LS Push Version
Last Active Scan
Last Changed
Last Full Backup
Last Full Image
Last IP Scan
Last LS Agent
Last LS Fallback
Last LS Push
Last Patched
Last Performance Scan
Last SCCM Scan
Last Scheduled
Last Seen
Last Tried
Last Triggered
Last WorkGroup Scan
Location
Mac
Manufacturer
Model
Name
Order Number
Purchase Date
SKU
SSH Server
Serial Number
Software Version
State Name
Up Time
User Domain
Username
Warranty End Date

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

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.

Did you know
You can also create extended connector integrations for Lansweeper users.
Creating an extended integration for Lansweeper users