Creating jobs for the Asset Inventory Service

In order to retrieve a list of assets from the API, back them up regularly, and compare them to the previous version, you can create a corresponding job in octoplant that runs regularly on a schedule.

The prerequisite for this is a octoplant component. This can have any component type. However, since the output is a list of attachments, messages, etc. in JSON format, we recommend an ASCII component.

1. Start the AdminClient and open the Jobs module.
2. Select the component of your choice in the Project tree.
3. In the menu tab, click on Create or drag-and-drop the components into the Jobs section.
4. In the section Job configuration, select the upload type Asset Inventory Service.
5. Make sure the desired settings are in place for the following sections: General, Notification, Upload and compare, Create a version automatically after job run. The Notification and Create a version automatically after job run sections are only displayed if the necessary settings have been implemented.
6. Configure the section Asset Inventory Service Settings.
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      1. In Device, enter the IP address or name of the device.
   2. In addition to this, fill in the fields User and Password with your login details.
7. Implement the settings you want in the Models section.
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   2. The checkboxes Assets and Alerts are checked by default. Check or clear the other checkboxes as required.

If a checkbox is checked, a field is displayed for specifying the IDs to be issued. To issue all attachments, messages, etc., leave the respective field blank.

1. Save the job, and then, to test it, click on Execute selected jobs once.

Related Topics

•  AdminClient -> Job configuration