Poll Updated Objects activity

This activity polls the ServiceMax Server for objects that have been recently created or updated and returns all the object fields that you selected in the configuration panel to the Integration Appliance. In Studio, configure the polling interval for the activity.

Procedure

  1. In the Activities tab, open the ServiceMax directory to find the Poll Updated Objects activity.
  2. Add the activity to an orchestration.

    The Checklist and Summary for the activity are displayed beneath the orchestration.

  3. Select a ServiceMax endpoint.

    For instructions on creating or editing a ServiceMax endpoint, see Creating or editing a ServiceMax endpoint.

  4. Configure the activity by choosing a ServiceMax object type and object field preferences.
  5. Specify the Polling preferences for the activity.
  6. Specify the Retry and Time out parameters for the activity.

What to do next

Map the output of the Poll Updated Objects activity.

Mapping the output of the Poll Updated Object activity

Procedure

  1. In the Checklist, select Map Outputs.

    The objects element is displayed in the From Activity panel.

  2. Click Select Outputs... and select the output variables for the map.

    For instructions about creating variables, see Creating Variables.

  3. As appropriate, map the output parameters to the variables.

    For mapping instructions, see Creating a Map.

    The output map can have nillable field elements have the following behavior:
    • If the field that is being retrieved is null, the Integration Appliance sets the xsi:nil attribute to true in the result.



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