ServiceNow Outbound
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ServiceNow Outbound

Modify the Standard Alert Template

Administration  Templates and select Standard Alert.

Add the following Attributes:

Name: ServiceNow_sys_id

DataType: Long String

Active: true

Name: ServiceNowID

DataType: Short String

Active: true

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Create the Outbound Service Detail

Service Name: Service Now

Web Security Type: Basic

UserName: (your ServiceNow username)

Password: (your ServiceNow user password)

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Create the Create Incident Action

Method Name: ServiceNow Create Incident

Service Type: REST

Template Type: Standard Alert

URI: https://(your servicenow sub domain)/api/now/table/incident

Content Type: JSON

Web Method: POST

Response Data Type: JSON

Response Action: Update Alert Fields = true

Content Data: { “impact”: “3”, “urgency”: “3”, “priority”: “5”, “active”: “true”, “knowledge”: “false”, “comments_and_work_notes”: “”, “short_description”: “<

Response Data {“result”:{“sys_id”: “<

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Create the Close Incident Action

Method Name: ServiceNow Close Incident

Service Type: REST

Template Type: Standard Alert

URI: https://(your servicenow sub domain)/api/now/v1/table/incident/<

Content Type: JSON

Web Method: PUT

Response Data Type: JSON

Response Action: Update Alert Fields = false

Content Data: { “incident_state”:”7″, “close_notes”:”Resolved”, “close_code”:”Solved (Permanently)” }

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Create the Assignment Action

Method Name: ServiceNow Assignment

Service Type: REST

Template Type: Standard Alert

URI: https://(your servicenow sub domain)/api/now/v1/table/incident/<

Content Type: JSON

Web Method: PUT

Response Data Type: JSON

Response Action: Update Alert Fields = false

Content Data: {“incident_state”:”2″,”assigned_to”:”<

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Create the Generic Put Action

Method Name: ServiceNow Generic PUT

Service Type: REST

Template Type: Standard Alert

URI: https://(your servicenow sub domain)/api/now/v1/table/incident/<

Content Type: JSON

Web Method: PUT

Response Data Type: JSON

Response Action: Update Alert Fields = false

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Create the Close Incident Workflow

Workflow Name: ServiceNow Close Incident

Workflow Type: Message Thread

Template: Standard Alert

Scheduled: false

Enabled: true

Start Conditions: MessageThreadStatusType = Closed AND

Actions:

Action: Outbound Service Notification Outbound Action: Service Now – ServiceNow Close Incident

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Create the Service Now Assignment Workflow

Workflow Name: ServiceNow Assignment

Workflow Type: Message Thread

Template: Standard Alert

Scheduled: false

Enabled: true

Start Conditions: MessageThreadStatusType = Assigned AND

Actions:

Action: Outbound Service Notification Outbound Action: Service Now – ServiceNow Assignment

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Create the ServiceNow Delivery Status Update Workflow

Workflow Name: ServiceNow Delivery Status Update

Workflow Type: Delivery Attempt

Scheduled: false

Enabled: true

Start Conditions: DeliveryStatusType = Acknowledged OR DeliveryStatusType = Sent OR DeliveryStatusType = Failed OR DeliveryStatusType = Delivered OR

Actions:

Action: Outbound Service Notification Outbound Action: Service Now – ServiceNow Generic PUT

Message Text: { “comments”: “AlertOps ID <

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Create the ServiceNow Incident Escalation Rule

ServiceNow Incident Escalation Rule

Detail tab: Rule Name: ServiceNow Incident Description: Creates ServiceNow Incident. Assigns user to Incident. Closes Incident. Adds Delivery Status updates to Incident Notes.

Priority: Critical Enabled: true

Workflows tab: Message Thread types

ServiceNow Close Incident ServiceNow Assignment ServiceNow Delivery Status Update

Services tab: Service: Aervice Now Actions: ServiceNow Create Incident


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