Get Updated Objects
Procedure
- In the Activities tab, open the ServiceMax directory to find the Get Updated Objects activity.
- Add the activity to an orchestration.
The Checklist and Summary for the activity are displayed beneath the orchestration.
- Select a ServiceMax endpoint.
For instructions on creating or editing a ServiceMax endpoint, see Creating or editing a ServiceMax endpoint.
- Configure the activity, by choosing a ServiceMax object
type and object field preferences. You can only select object types and fields that the Integration Appliance can update. The input map contains the object type with elements that correspond to the fields you select during this configuration step.Note: The Integration Appliance cannot create auto-number fields.
- Specify the Retry and Time out parameters for the activity.
- Map the input of the activity.
The input map consists of an object's input parameter. This parameter consists of a single root element that has a single repeating element, named after the object type you selected, containing all the fields you selected in the Object Field Preferences table.
What to do next
Mapping the input of the Get Updated Objects activity
Procedure
- In the Checklist, select Map
Inputs.
The startDateTime element is displayed in the To Activity panel.
- Optional: Right-click the default node and
choose Show Optional Parameters, to show the optional
input parameters for this activity:
- endDateTime
- CallOptions
- connection
- sessionInfo
- Click Select Inputs... and select
the input variables for the map.
For instructions about creating variables, see Creating Variables.
- As appropriate, map the input parameters to the variables.
For mapping instructions, see Creating a Map.
Optional and nillable field elements have the following behavior:- The Integration Appliance does not update an optional field, when the ServiceMax server does not provide a value for the field.
- If you set the xsi:nilattribute to true on
a nillable field, the Integration Appliance sets
the field to null during an update. Note: Setting a field to an empty string does not set a field to null.
What to do next
Mapping the output of the Get Updated Object activity
Procedure
- In the Checklist, select Map
Outputs.
The saveResults element is displayed in the From Activity panel.
- Click Select Outputs... and select
the output variables for the map.
For instructions about creating variables, see Creating Variables.
- As appropriate, map the output parameters to the variables.
For mapping instructions, see Creating a Map.