Using the Data Discovery Integration Point

PeopleSoft IT Asset Management supports the Data Discovery integration point (GET_DISCOVERYDATA), an application message that is used to request information about discovered IT hardware and IT software in an organization's network.

When implemented, the GET_DISCOVERYDATA application messages send IT Subtypes and Software Titles to the third-party software when the Request Discovery Data process is submitted. IT subtypes are synonymous with the network devices, and represent items such as laptops, desktops, and servers. The Subtypes are mapped to values that exist in the third-party inventory database. For example, depending on the manufacturer of the device, the inventory information may indicate that the laptop is officially a "notebook". Therefore a laptop subtype could be defined to have third-party values of laptop, notebook, or portable.