Where is Entry Point Creation for Service Mapping located in Geneva?

[robertgeen]

In ServiceWatch we had the ability to create custom entry points but I cannot seem to see where you do that in Geneva? Has anyone been able to find this (I'm assuming it's a hidden table)? Also is there good documentation for which entry points correspond to which templates? Thanks.

[sarahbr]

Robert,

If you mean Business Service Entry Points.   From the left hand nav:

Service Mapping -> Business Services -> New

If you mean building out a new pattern for a new application "My AppX"

Service Mapping -> Discovery Patterns -> New  

Once you create the new discovery pattern, you can build out the Pattern and Connections, with the Manage Pattern button.

Pattern Definition Flow

[robertgeen]

Hello Sarahbr,

When you create a new pattern and you create an identification rule you need to provide the entry point type (whether it's http(s), mssql, tcp, or many other ones). In ServiceWatch you use to be able to make your own entry point types so that you could specify different parameters to be passed into the template from the user. I don't see any modules under Service Mapping to create your own and I have a requirement that requires me to customize the entry point type to take extra parameters. Any idea which table this is or if it has a module and I'm just not seeing it? Thanks.

[sarahbr]

I think what you are looking for is to extend cmdb_ci_endpoint to create a new endpoint with your additional parameters.  

[robertgeen]

Hello Sarah,

Thanks for the suggestion this got me one step closer. The problem I am having is that the form layout doesn't match what is shown in Service Mapping under the identification section when you select the input entry point. I've attached some images to show you what I am talking about. It's like the format that is shown for the entry point is a separate entity else where (I thought maybe it was the form layout it was showing because all the other ones look that way). Let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks.