Importing Assets to VMDR OT
Asset inventory can also be created using VMDR OT Out of band configuration assessment. Assets can be imported using the project files. The project files are collected from programming and maintenance software. You can upload the project files to the VMDR OT application. They are accessible from the account. The VMDR OT application parses the uploaded project file with valuable data and creates assets from the data gathered.
On the Import Assets tab, there is an option to upload project files.
In the upper left corner, there is the total count of project files uploaded. In the search bar, QQL queries can be built to narrow down the scope of the file search by using the supported search tokens. Refer to the Search Tokens for VMDR OT.
Use the left pane filters to search for files grouped into various categories. After clicking a category in this list, the selection gets translated into a QQL query in the search bar. The files that fit into the selected category are displayed in the table.
The import asset table contains the following details:
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- File name - Hash of the file - Extension type - Status* like Imported, Importing, Failed, and Deleted |
- Plant location from where the files are gathered - When the file was last updated - Vendor of the file - Total number of assets in the file |
* Different statuses of the file are:
- Importing - file is still uploading
- Imported - file is imported successfully
- Deleted - file is deleted
- Failed - file could not be imported
To upload the file, click Upload Project Files.
Provide the Plant Location name, select the file from the saved location using browse and click Upload.
VMDR OT application supports project files with extensions like cxp, RSS, zip, Xml, d5Z, zef, xef, cfg and many more.
The file extensions are case sensitive; ensure that the extensions you upload are supported.
The file is uploaded and shows the status as Imported.
If the upload is failed, the failure reason is displayed when you hover over the caution icon (
) next to the Failed status.
The import can fail due to the reasons mentioned in the following table:
| Failure Reasons | Description |
|---|---|
| Failed to upload the file. Please try again. | Occurs when the project file cannot be uploaded to VMDR OT. |
| No assets found in the file. Please check the file content. | Occurs when the uploaded project file does not contain any asset data. |
| Failed to import assets from the file. Please try again. | Occurs when VMDR OT is unable to import asset data from the project file. |
| Failed to parse the file. Please ensure the file is of supported format | Occurs when the system cannot read the project file due to an unsupported or incorrect file format. |
| Failed to analyze the file. Please ensure the file is of supported format. | Occurs when VMDR OT cannot analyze the contents of the project file. |
| Failed to trigger file deletion. Please try again. | Occurs when VMDR OT is unable to initiate the deletion process for the project file. |
| Failed to delete the file. | Occurs when VMDR OT starts but fails to complete the file deletion process. |
For more details on generating the project file from programming and maintenance software, refer to Generating a Project File.
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