Create Logical Connection with template subflow
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Summary of Create Logical Connection with template subflow
The Create Logical Connection with template subflow in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application enables ServiceNow customers to create logical connection records from inventory templates. This subflow automates the creation of logical connections based on input provided when instantiating an inventory template, specifically targeting network interface cards. It also creates and associates connection elements such as network interfaces, equipment, physical connections, logical connections, or managed functions to the logical connection.
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Key Features
- Logical Connection Creation: Generates logical connection records from inventory templates linked to network interfaces.
- Connection Elements Association: Automatically creates and associates various connection elements to the logical connection.
- Input Parameters: Accepts detailed inputs including starting and ending network interfaces (Interface A and Interface Z), bandwidth at both ends, connection type, logical connection template, connection elements, position, and interface names.
- Role Requirements: Users with the admin role can add and configure this subflow within Workflow Studio flows to perform inventory-related data operations.
Input Fields
The subflow requires several key inputs to configure the logical connection accurately:
- Interface A and Interface Z: Starting and ending network interfaces where the logical connection is configured.
- Bandwidth A and Bandwidth Z: Bandwidth details at both ends of the logical connection.
- Connection Type: Defines the type of connection, updating the associated product model.
- Logical Connection Template: Inventory template used for the logical connection creation.
- Connection Elements: Elements like network interfaces or equipment to be added to the logical connection.
- Position and Interface Names: Specifies unit position and the names of the starting and ending interfaces.
Output
After execution, the subflow returns:
- Logical Connection: A reference to the newly created logical connection record.
- CI Relationships: References to the configuration item (CI) relationships with both the starting (Interface A) and ending (Interface Z) network interfaces.
Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers
This subflow streamlines the process of creating logical connections within your telecommunications inventory, ensuring consistency and accuracy by leveraging inventory templates. By automating connection element creation and association, it reduces manual effort and potential errors. Admin users can integrate this subflow within their Workflow Studio flows to efficiently manage network inventory data operations related to logical connections.
The Create Logical Connection with template subflow enables you to create a logical connection record from an inventory template in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. The logical connection record is created based on the input that you receive when you instantiate an inventory using an inventory template.
You can use the Create Logical Connection with template subflow to create a logical connection from an inventory template on your network interface cards.
This subflow also creates the connection elements and associates them to the logical connection.
If you enter a network interface, equipment, physical connection, logical connection, or managed function as a connection element, the Logical Connection Creation subflow creates the corresponding connection element.
Roles and availability
Users with the admin role can add a subflow to a flow and define the configuration details of the flow. This Workflow Studio subflow is available in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application so that you can perform inventory-related data operations.
Input fields
The following table lists the input fields in the Create Logical Connection with template subflow and their descriptions.
| Field Name | Description | Data Type |
|---|---|---|
| Interface A | Starting network interface where this logical connection is configured. | Reference.Network Interface |
| Interface Z | Ending network interface where this logical connection is configured. | Reference.Network Interface |
| Change Task | Change task to instantiate a logical connection using a template. | Reference.Change Task |
| Interface A | Starting network interface where this logical connection is configured. | Reference.Network interface |
| Interface Z | Ending network interface where this logical connection is configured. | Reference.Network interface |
| Bandwidth A | Bandwidth at the starting logical connection. | Reference.Bandwidth |
| Bandwidth Z | Bandwidth at the ending logical connection. | Reference.Bandwidth |
| Connection Type | Type of connection. This field information updates the product model that is associated with the physical connection. | Reference.Logical Connection Model |
| Logical Connection Template | Template associated with logical connection. | Reference.Inventory Template |
| Connection elements | Connection elements that are added for the logical connections. Select the add icon ( ) to add a connection element. |
Array.String |
| Position | Unit position of this logical connection. | Integer |
| A End Interface Name | Starting interface name. | String |
| Z End Interface Name | Ending interface name. | String |
To learn more about the variable data types, see Flow Designer input and output data variables.
Output
The following table lists the information about the subflow's output.
| Name | Description | Data Type |
|---|---|---|
| Logical Connection | Returns a glide record of the logical connection. | Reference.Logical connection |
| CI Relationship with Interface A | Returns the CI relationship with a starting network interface. | Reference.CI Relationship |
| CI Relationship with Interface Z | Returns the CI relationship with an ending network interface. | Reference.CI Relationship |