Rule 10 - Automatic Creation of new Choice Records in ServiceNow for Lansweeper Cloud

Rule Synopsis

These are the rule/s that control whether CI Sync automatic creates/inserts new Choice records (or not) into the ServiceNow Company (sys_choice) table.

Rule Details and Default

  • By default, CI Sync does create/insert new records in the ServiceNow sys_choice table when an incoming Lansweeper attribute (related to choice values) cannot be matched to an existing record in the table.

  • The table below shows the range of attribute types which may generate new sys_choice values.

Attribute Types

Entity

Field

Chassis Type

cmdb_ci_computer

chassis_type

Communication Type

cmdb_ci_comm

type

Device Interface

cmdb_ci_storage_device

device_interface

Device Type

cmdb_ci_netgear

device_type

Discovery Source

cmdb_ci

discovery_source

File System

cmdb_ci_storage_volume

file_system

Form Factor

cmdb_ci_computer

form_factor

Hyper-V Guest Enabled State

cmdb_ci_vm_instance

state

Media Type

cmdb_ci_storage_volume

media_type

Memory Form Factor

cmdb_ci_memory_module

form_factor

Memory Type Detail

cmdb_ci_memory_module

type_detail

Memory Type

cmdb_ci_memory_module

type

Operating System

cmdb_ci_computer

os

Peripheral Type

cmdb_ci_peripheral

type

SQL Version Name

cmdb_ci_db_mssql_instance

version_name

Windows Service Start Mode

cmdb_ci_windows_service

start_mode

Windows Service State

cmdb_ci_windows_service

service_state

Override Options

Context

Customers may consider overriding the default rule so that CI Sync does not extend the table include choice values read from Lansweeper according to the table shown below.

Options

  1. This Data Sync Rule can be overridden so that CI Sync does not create/insert new sys_choice records.

Overriding via Connection Settings

N/A

Additional Information

N/A

N/A

Support Model for Rule Overrides

Question: Can overrides be performed by customers without a Syncfish Extended Implementation and Support Plan?

Answer: No (a plan is needed - see below)

Question: Which Syncfish Extended Implementation and Support Plan is required to obtain overrides of this rule

Answer: Either a Bronze Plan, Silver Plan or Gold Plan