For the AIE import to your secondary dataset. There are options on the Data Exchange (not the mapping) Main tab, labeled as Data in Target - options are Create a record and Update existing records. More info is described on Page 141 in the BMC Atrium Integration Engine 7604 User's Guide.
Christian's suggestion is a must for the reconciliation between the secondary and primary datasets. On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Smerz, Christian <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > Chris, > > The Query tab on CI Class Mappings does offer a certain amount of > filtering but doesn’t quite get you what you’re looking for. > > You can however pursue the option you suggest in your last sentence. In > your recon jobs you can have identification run but not “auto-identify” > records that do not match in the source dataset. The merge activity will > only “promote” identified records. > > > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Danaceau, Chris > *Sent:* Thursday, October 31, 2013 1:12 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* How can I limit AIE exchanges to existing CMDB records? > > > > ** > > I want to limit records from a source that I bring into the CMDB to just > those that match on the key attribute (in this case serial number). Can > this be done with a data key or update query? Currently my model is to > bring this data into its own data set. > > Should I instead target a data set thats a copy of production? > > > > My goal is to not create new records from my source, but only to update > existing CMDB records. If there’s an option to do it with the > Reconciliation engine I’m open to that as well. > > > > > > -- > > Thank You, > > > > Chris Danaceau > > FINRA > > > > > > Confidentiality Notice: This email, including attachments, may include > non-public, proprietary, confidential or legally privileged information. If > you are not an intended recipient or an authorized agent of an intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of the information contained in or transmitted with this e-mail is > unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in > error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and permanently > delete this e-mail, its attachments, and any copies of it immediately. You > should not retain, copy or use this e-mail or any attachment for any purpose, > nor disclose all or any part of the contents to any other person. Thank you > > > > > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > > > ------------------------------ > > This message (including any attachments) is confidential and intended for > a specific individual and purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, > please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
