Create Physical Connection function

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
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    • The Create Physical Connection function enables you to create a physical connection record in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application based on the input that you receive when you instantiate an inventory.

    You can use the Create Physical Connection function to create a physical port connection on the interface cards in your networks.

    When you enter the Interface A, this function automatically retrieves the data for related Site A, Equipment A, and Port A. Similarly, after passing input Interface Z, the function retrieves the data for associated Site Z, Equipment Z, and Port Z. This function also retrieves the data for Bandwidth AtoZ and Bandwidth ZtoA from the Bandwidth field.

    This function also creates the connection elements and associates them to the physical connection.

    If you pass a physical connection element, this subflow creates the corresponding connection element and associates it to the physical connection.

    You can use this function as a Workflow Studio action in the Telecommunications Network Inventory workflow.

    Roles and availability

    Users with the admin role can add an action to a flow and define the configuration details of the flow. This function is available as a Workflow Studio action 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 Physical Connection function and their description.

    Table 1. Input fields of physical connection action
    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
    Bandwidth Bandwidth of the logical connection. Reference.Bandwidth
    Connection Type Type of connection. This field information updates the Product Model that is associated with the physical connection. Reference.Physical Connection Model
    Physical Connection Elements sys_id of the connection elements that are added for the physical connections. If the physical connection has the Connection Type attribute as Cable, you can add the connection element. Click the add icon (Add icon.) to add a connection element. Array.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 function output.

    Table 2. Output of function
    Name Description Data Type
    Physical Connection Returns a glide record of the physical connection. Record