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Working With the Contextual Data Store API

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If you have already been upgraded to Technology Intelligence Platform, information in this section is applicable to you. This section provides guidance about the use of the Contextual Data Store API to augment your organization’s inventory data with non-discoverable business context data you provide.

There are three types of sources of contextualization for “Data Mashups”.

For all source types, the data brought in should be matched with an existing field or set of fields used to ensure an accurate match is found.

Device Contextualization​

The data being brought in for contextualization (data mashup) for devices must be matched either by HardwareID or by a combination of Name, Domain, and SerialNumber:

  • HardwareID

or

  • Name

  • Domain

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    Domain can be left blank if that is how the matching device is configured in the platform.

  • SerialNumber

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For more information on Device Contextualization fields, see Device mashup in developer.flexera.com.

Software Contextualization​

The data being brought in for contextualization (data mashup) for software must be matched by either TechnopediaGUID or TechnopediaLegacyID:

  • TechnopediaGUID

or

  • TechnopediaLegacyID
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For more information on Software Contextualization fields, see Software mashup in developer.flexera.com.

Business Service Contextualization​

The data being brought in for contextualization (business service mashup) for business services must be matched by the following parameter:

  • BusinessServiceID
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For more information on Business Service Contextualization fields, see Business Service mashup in developer.flexera.com.