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Selecting Fields for Mapping

The table below provides a summary of the field types and values you can select when mapping Internal Fields and External Fields to fulfil the requirements for a particular type of integration.

When you click the field selector button, various options are presented to allow you to configure the mapping between the external and internal field.

Field Type	Examples	Field selector available value types
String, text, float, decimal, integer, date-time, and Boolean number	Acquisition Price	(Value) allows you to specify a particular value for the field. For a Boolean field the options are True and False. The value mode icon stays if a value is specified. The way the selected value is displayed in the field indicates the area in which you are working, for example, {Event: Is Problem} if mapping an event field, or {Resource: Office} if mapping a Federated CMDB resource. (Transform) allows you to define a property transform. The value mode icon changes to if a field transformation is selected. The multi-tier list of fields allows you to select any data field on the source using the multi-tier list of fields. The value icon changes to if a field is selected.
Profile	Manufacturer, Model Type	(Value) allows you to select a pre-defined profile value for the field. The value mode icon stays if a value is specified. (Profile Map) allows you to map a value in a profile field to the value in a list-based field on the source. The value mode icon changes to if a profile map is selected.
Entity Reference	User	(Value) allows you to select an existing vFire Core entity. In this case the field selector behaves like a standard Q/D button. The value mode icon stays if a value is specified. (Search) allows you to search for an existing vFire Core entity. (Resolution Rule) allows you to set up a resolution rule for importing or updating additional information about the entity. The value mode icon changes to if a resolution rule is selected. (External Resource) allows you to select a field defined for the external resource. The internal field will be set to the value of the external field. This option is only available when configuring a resource mapping to integrate with the Federated CMDB.

Field Type

Examples

Field selector available value types

String, text, float, decimal, integer, date-time, and Boolean number

Acquisition Price

(Value) allows you to specify a particular value for the field. For a Boolean field the options are True and False. The value mode icon stays icon - selector if a value is specified. The way the selected value is displayed in the field indicates the area in which you are working, for example, {Event: Is Problem} if mapping an event field, or {Resource: Office} if mapping a Federated CMDB resource.

(Transform) allows you to define a property transform. The value mode icon changes to icon - transformation if a field transformation is selected.

The multi-tier list of fields allows you to select any data field on the source using the multi-tier list of fields. The value icon changes to icon - fields if a field is selected.

Profile

Manufacturer, Model Type

(Value) allows you to select a pre-defined profile value for the field. The value mode icon stays icon - selector if a value is specified.

(Profile Map) allows you to map a value in a profile field to the value in a list-based field on the source. The value mode icon changes to icon - transformation if a profile map is selected.

Entity Reference

User

(Value) allows you to select an existing vFire Core entity. In this case the field selector behaves like a standard Q/D button. The value mode icon stays icon - selector if a value is specified.

(Search) allows you to search for an existing vFire Core entity.

(Resolution Rule) allows you to set up a resolution rule for importing or updating additional information about the entity. The value mode icon changes to icon - transformation if a resolution rule is selected.

(External Resource) allows you to select a field defined for the external resource. The internal field will be set to the value of the external field. This option is only available when configuring a resource mapping to integrate with the Federated CMDB.

The fields that can be mapped include standard, custom, and extension fields.