US 2021/0200780 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPORTATION OF CONFIGURATION ITEM (CI) DATA INTO A CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT DATABASE (CMDB)

Abstract

An importation tool is disclosed that enables importation of configuration item (CI) data into a configuration management database (CMDB) from external services. The CMDB importation tool includes corresponding predefined configurations for particular external services that define how the data collected by the external services is imported into the CMDB, either directly or via one or more transformations, enabling importation of external service data regardless of the format or schema used by the external service. The CMDB importation tool enables relationships to be defined between attributes of the imported data, and ensures that these relationships are enforced during the importation process to provide improved internal consistency of the imported data. Additionally, certain CMDB classes may be modified with specialized fields to enable improved duplicate tracking and management within the CMDB. As such, these techniques enhance both the quantity and quality of CI data stored within the CMDB.

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A cloud-based configuration item database (CMDB) system, comprising:

at least one memory configured to store one or more configuration item (CI) tables of the CMDB system, an import sources table, and instructions of a CMDB importation tool;
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions of the CMDB importation tool to perform actions comprising:
presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) of the CMDB importation tool, wherein the GUI includes user input mechanisms configured to receive user input to define an import configuration of an import operation to import external service data into the CMDB;
receiving the user input via the GUI of the CMDB importation tool and defining the import configuration of the import operation based on the user input;
storing the import configuration of the import operation in the import sources table;
receiving the external service data from an external service;
and
importing the external service data into the one or more CI tables of the CMDB in accordance with the import configuration.

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One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media at least collectively storing instructions of a configuration item database (CMDB) importation tool that are executable by a processor of a computer system, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to:

present a GUI of the CMDB importation tool, wherein the GUI includes user input mechanisms that receive user input to define an import configuration of an import operation to import external service data;
receive the user input via the GUI of the CMDB importation tool and define the import configuration of the import operation based on the user input;
store the import configuration of the import operation in an import sources table;
and
in response to receiving the external service data, import the external service data into the CMDB in accordance with the import configuration.

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System and method for importation of configuration item (ci) data into a configuration management database (cmdb)

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System and method for importation of configuration item (ci) data into a configuration management database (cmdb)

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