Asset Inventory Management Services for WebSphere® Sensor Events supports bulk importing of assets from asset management systems. Currently the CSV format is supported. Users with asset management permission can perform this task.
Before importing, the item type (or asset type) needs to exist in Asset Inventory Management Services for WebSphere Sensor Events. If this asset type does not exist, it must be created. See Adding a new asset type for more information on how to do this.
You can also add new assets manually, one at a time. For more information on how to do this, see Adding an item.
To begin importing assets, the required attributes of the assets should be identified and a CSV file of these assets should then be generated from the asset management system. Importing assets involves:
A configuration file must be written for Asset Inventory Management Services for WebSphere Sensor Events which will enable the application to import the asset types contained in the CSV file. This file should be created by someone who has the knowledge of the asset attributes, as defined within the associated asset type, to be considered for the import task. Each asset type requires a separate CSV file and a corresponding configuration file. This should be kept in mind when creating the CSV file from the existing asset management system. If the output of this system is a single CSV file containing all asset types, this file would need to be broken up into separate files by asset type. The CSV and configuration files created for each item type can be named whatever the user wishes and saved on the local file system. On starting the import process, the user will browse for these files using Asset Inventory Management Services for WebSphere Sensor Events console.