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ServiceNow

Our ServiceNow integration allows you to import sys_user_group, sc_catalog, and incident from your ServiceNow instance into Port, according to your mapping and definitions.

  • A sys_user_group corresponds to user groups in ServiceNow.
  • A sc_catalog corresponds to service catalogs in ServiceNow.
  • An incident represents incidents and tickets within ServiceNow.

Common use cases

  • Map sys_user_group, sc_catalog, and incident in your ServiceNow account.

Prerequisites

To install the integration, you need a Kubernetes cluster that the integration's container chart will be deployed to.

Please make sure that you have kubectl and helm installed on your machine, and that your kubectl CLI is connected to the Kubernetes cluster where you plan to install the integration.

Troubleshooting

If you are having trouble installing this integration, please refer to these troubleshooting steps.

Installation

Choose one of the following installation methods:

Using this installation option means that the integration will be able to update Port in real time using webhooks.

This table summarizes the available parameters for the installation. Set them as you wish in the script below, then copy it and run it in your terminal:

ParameterDescriptionRequired
port.clientIdYour Port client id (How to get the credentials)
port.clientSecretYour Port client secret (How to get the credentials)
integration.identifierChange the identifier to describe your integration
integration.config.servicenowUsernameThe ServiceNow account username
integration.secrets.servicenowPasswordThe ServiceNow account password
integration.config.servicenowUrlThe ServiceNow instance URL. For example https://example-id.service-now.com

Advanced configuration

ParameterDescription
integration.eventListener.typeThe event listener type. Read more about event listeners
integration.typeThe integration to be installed
scheduledResyncIntervalThe number of minutes between each resync. When not set the integration will resync for each event listener resync event. Read more about scheduledResyncInterval
initializePortResourcesDefault true, When set to true the integration will create default blueprints and the port App config Mapping. Read more about initializePortResources

To install the integration using Helm, run the following command:

helm repo add --force-update port-labs https://port-labs.github.io/helm-charts
helm upgrade --install my-servicenow-integration port-labs/port-ocean \
--set port.clientId="CLIENT_ID" \
--set port.clientSecret="CLIENT_SECRET" \
--set initializePortResources=true \
--set integration.identifier="my-servicenow-integration" \
--set integration.type="servicenow" \
--set integration.eventListener.type="POLLING" \
--set integration.config.servicenowUsername="<SERVICENOW_USERNAME>" \
--set integration.secrets.servicenowPassword="<SERVICENOW_PASSWORD>" \
--set integration.config.servicenowUrl="<SERVICENOW_URL>"
Advanced integration configuration

For advanced configuration such as proxies or self-signed certificates, click here.

Ingesting ServiceNow objects

The ServiceNow integration uses a YAML configuration to describe the process of loading data into the developer portal. See examples below.

The integration makes use of the JQ JSON processor to select, modify, concatenate, transform and perform other operations on existing fields and values from ServiceNow's API events.

Configuration structure

The integration configuration determines which resources will be queried from ServiceNow, and which entities and properties will be created in Port.

Supported resources and more

Our ServiceNow integration currently supports the below resources for the mapping configuration. It is possible to extend the current capabilities by referencing any table that is supported in the ServiceNow Table API. When choosing this approach, the kind key in the mapping configuration should match the table name in ServiceNow as the integration uses the value of the kind key to fetch data from the Table API.

  • User Groups
  • Service Catalog
  • Incident
  • The root key of the integration configuration is the resources key:

    resources:
    - kind: sc_catalog
    selector:
    ...
  • The kind key is a specifier for a ServiceNow object:

      resources:
    - kind: sc_catalog
    selector:
    ...
  • The selector and the query keys allow you to filter which objects of the specified kind will be ingested into your software catalog:

    resources:
    - kind: sc_catalog
    selector:
    query: "true" # JQ boolean expression. If evaluated to false - this object will be skipped.
    port:
  • The port, entity and the mappings keys are used to map the ServiceNow object fields to Port entities. To create multiple mappings of the same kind, you can add another item in the resources array;

    resources:
    - kind: sc_catalog
    selector:
    query: "true"
    port:
    entity:
    mappings: # Mappings between one ServiceNow object to a Port entity. Each value is a JQ query.
    identifier: .sys_id
    title: .title
    blueprint: '"servicenowCatalog"'
    properties:
    description: .description
    isActive: .active
    createdBy: .sys_created_by
    - kind: sc_catalog # In this instance sc_catalog is mapped again with a different filter
    selector:
    query: '.title == "MyServiceCatalogName"'
    port:
    entity:
    mappings: ...
    Blueprint key

    Note the value of the blueprint key - if you want to use a hardcoded string, you need to encapsulate it in 2 sets of quotes, for example use a pair of single-quotes (') and then another pair of double-quotes (")

Ingest data into Port

To ingest ServiceNow objects using the integration configuration, you can follow the steps below:

  1. Go to the DevPortal Builder page.
  2. Select the Data Sources tab at the left sidebar.
  3. Click on + Data Source at the top right corner.
  4. Select ServiceNow under the Incident Management category.
  5. Modify the configuration according to your needs.
  6. Run the installation command.
  7. Click Next and you can view the integration configuration and update it as necessary.

Examples

Examples of blueprints and the relevant integration configurations:

Group

Group blueprint
{
"identifier": "servicenowGroup",
"title": "Servicenow Group",
"icon": "Service",
"schema": {
"properties": {
"description": {
"title": "Description",
"type": "string"
},
"isActive": {
"title": "Is active",
"type": "boolean"
},
"createdOn": {
"title": "Created On",
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"createdBy": {
"title": "Created By",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": []
},
"mirrorProperties": {},
"calculationProperties": {},
"aggregationProperties": {},
"relations": {}
}
Integration configuration
createMissingRelatedEntities: true
deleteDependentEntities: true
resources:
- kind: sys_user_group
selector:
query: "true"
port:
entity:
mappings:
identifier: .sys_id
title: .name
blueprint: '"servicenowGroup"'
properties:
description: .description
isActive: .active
createdOn: '.sys_created_on | (strptime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") | strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"))'
createdBy: .sys_created_by

Service Catalog

Service catalog blueprint
{
"identifier": "servicenowCatalog",
"title": "Servicenow Catalog",
"icon": "Service",
"schema": {
"properties": {
"description": {
"title": "Description",
"type": "string"
},
"isActive": {
"title": "Is Active",
"type": "boolean"
},
"createdOn": {
"title": "Created On",
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"createdBy": {
"title": "Created By",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": []
},
"mirrorProperties": {},
"calculationProperties": {},
"aggregationProperties": {},
"relations": {}
}
Integration configuration
createMissingRelatedEntities: true
deleteDependentEntities: true
resources:
- kind: sc_catalog
selector:
query: "true"
port:
entity:
mappings:
identifier: .sys_id
title: .title
blueprint: '"servicenowCatalog"'
properties:
description: .description
isActive: .active
createdOn: '.sys_created_on | (strptime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") | strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"))'
createdBy: .sys_created_by

Incident

Incident blueprint
{
"identifier": "servicenowIncident",
"title": "Servicenow Incident",
"icon": "Service",
"schema": {
"properties": {
"category": {
"title": "Category",
"type": "string"
},
"reopenCount": {
"title": "Reopen Count",
"type": "string"
},
"severity": {
"title": "Severity",
"type": "string"
},
"assignedTo": {
"title": "Assigned To",
"type": "string",
"format": "url"
},
"urgency": {
"title": "Urgency",
"type": "string"
},
"contactType": {
"title": "Contact Type",
"type": "string"
},
"createdOn": {
"title": "Created On",
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"createdBy": {
"title": "Created By",
"type": "string"
},
"isActive": {
"title": "Is Active",
"type": "boolean"
},
"priority": {
"title": "Priority",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": []
},
"mirrorProperties": {},
"calculationProperties": {},
"aggregationProperties": {},
"relations": {}
}
Integration configuration
createMissingRelatedEntities: true
deleteDependentEntities: true
resources:
- kind: incident
selector:
query: "true"
port:
entity:
mappings:
identifier: .number | tostring
title: .short_description
blueprint: '"servicenowIncident"'
properties:
category: .category
reopenCount: .reopen_count
severity: .severity
assignedTo: .assigned_to.link
urgency: .urgency
contactType: .contact_type
createdOn: '.sys_created_on | (strptime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") | strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"))'
createdBy: .sys_created_by
isActive: .active
priority: .priority

Let's Test It

This section includes a sample response data from ServiceNow. In addition, it includes the entity created from the resync event based on the Ocean configuration provided in the previous section.

Payload

Here is an example of the payload structure from ServiceNow:

Group response data
{
"parent": "",
"manager": "",
"roles": "",
"sys_mod_count": "0",
"active": "true",
"description": "\n\t\tGroup for all people who have the Analytics Admin role\n\t",
"source": "",
"sys_updated_on": "2020-03-17 11:39:14",
"sys_tags": "",
"type": "",
"sys_id": "019ad92ec7230010393d265c95c260dd",
"sys_updated_by": "admin",
"cost_center": "",
"default_assignee": "",
"sys_created_on": "2020-03-17 11:39:14",
"name": "Analytics Settings Managers",
"exclude_manager": "false",
"email": "",
"include_members": "false",
"sys_created_by": "admin"
}
Service Catalog response data
{
"manager": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/table/sys_user/6816f79cc0a8016401c5a33be04be441",
"value": "6816f79cc0a8016401c5a33be04be441"
},
"sys_mod_count": "0",
"active": "true",
"description": "Description for service catalog",
"desktop_continue_shopping": "",
"enable_wish_list": "false",
"sys_updated_on": "2023-12-14 15:30:54",
"sys_tags": "",
"title": "Test Service Catalog",
"sys_class_name": "sc_catalog",
"desktop_image": "",
"sys_id": "56e48e6a9743311083e6ff0de053af56",
"sys_package": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/table/sys_package/global",
"value": "global"
},
"desktop_home_page": "",
"sys_update_name": "sc_catalog_56e48e6a9743311083e6ff0de053af56",
"sys_updated_by": "admin",
"sys_created_on": "2023-12-14 15:30:54",
"sys_name": "Test Service Catalog",
"sys_scope": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/table/sys_scope/global",
"value": "global"
},
"editors": "",
"sys_created_by": "admin",
"sys_policy": ""
}
Incident response data
{
"parent": "",
"made_sla": "true",
"caused_by": "",
"watch_list": "",
"upon_reject": "cancel",
"sys_updated_on": "2016-12-14 02:46:44",
"child_incidents": "0",
"hold_reason": "",
"origin_table": "",
"task_effective_number": "INC0000060",
"approval_history": "",
"number": "INC0000060",
"resolved_by": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/v1/table/sys_user/5137153cc611227c000bbd1bd8cd2007",
"value": "5137153cc611227c000bbd1bd8cd2007"
},
"sys_updated_by": "employee",
"opened_by": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/v1/table/sys_user/681ccaf9c0a8016400b98a06818d57c7",
"value": "681ccaf9c0a8016400b98a06818d57c7"
},
"user_input": "",
"sys_created_on": "2016-12-12 15:19:57",
"sys_domain": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/v1/table/sys_user_group/global",
"value": "global"
},
"state": "7",
"route_reason": "",
"sys_created_by": "employee",
"knowledge": "false",
"order": "",
"calendar_stc": "102197",
"closed_at": "2016-12-14 02:46:44",
"cmdb_ci": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/v1/table/cmdb_ci/109562a3c611227500a7b7ff98cc0dc7",
"value": "109562a3c611227500a7b7ff98cc0dc7"
},
"delivery_plan": "",
"contract": "",
"impact": "2",
"active": "false",
"work_notes_list": "",
"business_service": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/v1/table/cmdb_ci_service/27d32778c0a8000b00db970eeaa60f16",
"value": "27d32778c0a8000b00db970eeaa60f16"
},
"business_impact": "",
"priority": "3",
"sys_domain_path": "/",
"rfc": "",
"time_worked": "",
"expected_start": "",
"opened_at": "2016-12-12 15:19:57",
"business_duration": "1970-01-01 08:00:00",
"group_list": "",
"work_end": "",
"caller_id": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/v1/table/sys_user/681ccaf9c0a8016400b98a06818d57c7",
"value": "681ccaf9c0a8016400b98a06818d57c7"
},
"reopened_time": "",
"resolved_at": "2016-12-13 21:43:14",
"approval_set": "",
"subcategory": "email",
"work_notes": "",
"universal_request": "",
"short_description": "Unable to connect to email",
"close_code": "Solved (Permanently)",
"correlation_display": "",
"delivery_task": "",
"work_start": "",
"assignment_group": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/v1/table/sys_user_group/287ebd7da9fe198100f92cc8d1d2154e",
"value": "287ebd7da9fe198100f92cc8d1d2154e"
},
"additional_assignee_list": "",
"business_stc": "28800",
"cause": "",
"description": "I am unable to connect to the email server. It appears to be down.",
"origin_id": "",
"calendar_duration": "1970-01-02 04:23:17",
"close_notes": "This incident is resolved.",
"notify": "1",
"service_offering": "",
"sys_class_name": "incident",
"closed_by": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/v1/table/sys_user/681ccaf9c0a8016400b98a06818d57c7",
"value": "681ccaf9c0a8016400b98a06818d57c7"
},
"follow_up": "",
"parent_incident": "",
"sys_id": "1c741bd70b2322007518478d83673af3",
"contact_type": "self-service",
"reopened_by": "",
"incident_state": "7",
"urgency": "2",
"problem_id": "",
"company": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/v1/table/core_company/31bea3d53790200044e0bfc8bcbe5dec",
"value": "31bea3d53790200044e0bfc8bcbe5dec"
},
"reassignment_count": "2",
"activity_due": "2016-12-13 01:26:36",
"assigned_to": {
"link": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/v1/table/sys_user/5137153cc611227c000bbd1bd8cd2007",
"value": "5137153cc611227c000bbd1bd8cd2007"
},
"severity": "3",
"comments": "",
"approval": "not requested",
"sla_due": "",
"comments_and_work_notes": "",
"due_date": "",
"sys_mod_count": "15",
"reopen_count": "0",
"sys_tags": "",
"escalation": "0",
"upon_approval": "proceed",
"correlation_id": "",
"location": "",
"category": "inquiry"
}

Mapping Result

The combination of the sample payload and the Ocean configuration generates the following Port entity:

Group entity in Port
{
"identifier": "019ad92ec7230010393d265c95c260dd",
"title": "Analytics Settings Managers",
"icon": null,
"blueprint": "servicenowGroup",
"team": [],
"properties": {
"description": "\n\t\tGroup for all people who have the Analytics Admin role\n\t",
"isActive": true,
"createdOn": "2020-03-17T11:39:14Z",
"createdBy": "admin"
},
"relations": {},
"createdAt": "2023-12-18T08:37:21.637Z",
"createdBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW",
"updatedAt": "2023-12-18T08:37:21.637Z",
"updatedBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW"
}
Service catalog entity in Port
{
"identifier": "56e48e6a9743311083e6ff0de053af56",
"title": "Test Service Catalog",
"icon": null,
"blueprint": "servicenowCatalog",
"team": [],
"properties": {
"description": "Description for service catalog",
"isActive": true,
"createdOn": "2023-12-14T15:30:54Z",
"createdBy": "admin"
},
"relations": {},
"createdAt": "2023-12-18T08:37:28.087Z",
"createdBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW",
"updatedAt": "2023-12-18T08:37:28.087Z",
"updatedBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW"
}
Incident entity in Port
{
"identifier": "INC0000060",
"title": "Unable to connect to email",
"icon": null,
"blueprint": "servicenowIncident",
"team": [],
"properties": {
"category": "inquiry",
"reopenCount": "0",
"severity": "3",
"assignedTo": "https://dev229583.service-now.com/api/now/table/sys_user/5137153cc611227c000bbd1bd8cd2007",
"urgency": "2",
"contactType": "self-service",
"createdOn": "2016-12-12T15:19:57Z",
"createdBy": "employee",
"isActive": false,
"priority": "3"
},
"relations": {},
"createdAt": "2023-12-15T14:52:06.347Z",
"createdBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW",
"updatedAt": "2023-12-15T15:34:18.248Z",
"updatedBy": "hBx3VFZjqgLPEoQLp7POx5XaoB0cgsxW"
}