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Topology Policies and Topology Synchronization

Topology synchronization enables you to filter the discovered data on the BSM Connector system before sending it to OMi for further processing and mapping on the discovery server.

The discovered data must be available in an XML format that conforms to the BSM Connector topology discovery syntax. To create the XML, write a discovery script or program (using your preferred scripting or programming language) that generates the XML file.

The XML file or REST Web Service topology policy then reads the XML data. Data from the discovery XML can be either sent to RTSM directly (if it complies to the RTSM data model and is marked correctly) or transformed with mapping rules to CIs and CI relations that comply with the RTSM data model.

To configure the transformation, create a topology synchronization package and include the necessary mapping rules. You then configure the XML or REST Web Service topology policy to apply the synchronization package to the discovery XML file.