BMC Helix for CSP Connection¶

Introduction¶

A BMC Helix for CSP connection, created using the BMC Helix for CSP connector, establishes access to BMC Helix for CSP. Once a connection is configured, you can create instances of BMC Helix for CSP activities associated with that connection to be used either as sources (to provide data in an operation) or as targets (to consume data in an operation).

Create or Edit a BMC for CSP Connection¶

A new BMC for CSP connection is created using the BMC for CSP connector from one of these locations:

The design component palette's Connections tab (see Design Component Palette).
The Global Connections page (see Create a Global Connection in Global Connections).

An existing BMC for CSP connection can be edited from these locations:

The design component palette's Connections tab (see Design Component Palette).
The project pane's Components tab (see Component Actions Menu in Project Pane Components Tab).
The Global Connections page (see Edit a Global Connection in Global Connections).

Configure a BMC Helix for CSP Connection¶

Each user interface element of the BMC Helix for CSP connection configuration screen is described below.

BMC Helix for CSP connection configuration

Tip

Fields with a variable icon support using global variables, project variables, and Jitterbit variables. Begin either by typing an open square bracket [ into the field or by clicking the variable icon to display a list of the existing variables to choose from.

Connection Name: Enter a name to identify the connection. The name must be unique for each BMC Helix for CSP connection and must not contain forward slashes / or colons :. This name is also used to identify the BMC Helix for CSP endpoint, which refers to both a specific connection and its activities.
Host: Enter the URL for the BMC Helix for CSP instance.
Username: Enter the username of the BMC Helix for CSP instance.
Password: Enter the password of the BMC Helix for CSP instance.
Test: Click to verify the connection using the provided configuration. When the connection is tested, the latest version of the connector is downloaded by the agent(s) in the agent group associated with the current environment. This connector supports suspending the download of the latest connector version by using the Disable Auto Connector Update organization policy.
Save Changes: Click to save and close the connection configuration.
Discard Changes: After making changes to a new or existing configuration, click to close the configuration without saving. A message asks you to confirm that you want to discard changes.
Delete: After opening an existing connection configuration, click to permanently delete the connection from the project and close the configuration (see Component Dependencies, Deletion, and Removal). A message asks you to confirm that you want to delete the connection.

Next Steps¶

After a BMC Helix for CSP connection has been created, you place an activity type on the design canvas to create activity instances to be used either as sources (to provide data in an operation) or as targets (to consume data in an operation).

Menu actions for a connection and its activity types are accessible from the project pane and design component palette. For details, see Actions Menus in Connector Basics.

These activity types are available:

Get: Retrieves all entity data (for a selected entity) from BMC Helix for CSP and is intended to be used as a source in an operation.
Query: Queries specified entity data (for a selected entity) in BMC Helix for CSP and is intended to be used as a source in an operation.
Create: Inserts entity data in BMC Helix for CSP and is intended to be used as a target in an operation.
Update: Updates entity data in BMC Helix for CSP and is intended to be used as a target in an operation.