Announcing ConnectALL 4.2

We are excited to announce the general availability of ConnectALL  version 4.2

VCF Adapter

This release includes major enhancements to the VCF adapter:

Track Virtual Machine Costs Over Time Using VCF Reports

ValueOps ConnectALL enables tracking of Virtual Machine (VM) costs over time by synchronizing VCF report data to a destination system.  To preserve historical data, the configuration ensures that each new report creates a new record in the destination system instead of overwriting existing records. This allows you to maintain a complete timeline of cost changes.

Associate Reports with Resources Using Resource Name

ValueOps ConnectALL now supports associating reports with existing resources using the resource name when the UUID is not available. This addresses scenarios where reports include only the resource name, making it difficult to link them to existing records using standard identifiers.

You can configure ConnectALL to use the resource name as the record ID instead of the UUID. With this approach, ConnectALL translates record identifiers based on the resource name and correctly associates incoming reports with the corresponding existing resources.

Resource-Based Synchronization Support

The VCF adapter now supports synchronization using resource-based configuration, enabling integration of infrastructure resources with external applications. 

To support resource-based synchronization:

• New configuration fields are introduced for resource-level filtering:
• Adapter Kind – Select and multi-select adapter types based on your integration needs
• Resource Kind – Select one or more resource types, dynamically populated based on the selected Adapter Kind

• A new Resource Template field allows you to define which resource properties are retrieved for field mapping.
• Supports both Resource ID and user-defined resource name
• Determines the fields available for mapping

New Alert Entity Type for Event Synchronization

A new Type, Alert, is now available in the Automation Entity Mapping. This entity type enables

synchronization of system-generated events and conditions with external applications. When the Alert type is selected, all the resource-related and report-related fields are displayed as ‘N/A’.

Synchronize VCF Alerts to Destination Applications

The VCF adapter now supports synchronizing alerts originating from VCF to destination applications.  Alerts include metadata such as alert level and associated resource ID, which help you track and analyze events in the destination application.

Improved Rerun (Resync) Filtering with Query Merge and Validation

ValueOps ConnectALL now enhances rerun (resync) behavior by automatically merging the existing Flow Filter with the Rerun Filter. This ensures both filter conditions are applied together during execution, enabling more precise and targeted data synchronization without modifying the original automation configuration.

Consolidated Property Mapping for Resources

The field mapping now includes both:

• Standard properties (common system-defined fields applicable to all VCF resources) 
• Custom properties (resource-specific attributes).

A new consolidated Properties field has been added, which aggregates all resource attributes into a single structured payload. This allows detailed resource data to be mapped in one place instead of configuring individual field mappings. 

Dynamic Linking and Relationship Mapping Support

• The VCF adapter now supports dynamic linking, similar to other OOTB adapters.
• VCF adapter now supports relationship mapping, enabling synchronization of complex infrastructure hierarchies from systems such as VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) into platforms like ServiceNow CMDB. This ensures that parent-child relationships between configuration items (CIs) are accurately reflected and maintained.

Logic Gate: Resource ID Consolidation and Grouping 

Previously, when multiple alerts from VCF referenced the same resource ID, conflicts could occur because the Logic Gate used the gate key as the record ID. As a result, all alerts associated with the same resource were grouped into a single entity. 

To address this behavior, the Logic Gate Adapter now supports enhanced resource grouping capabilities that prevent fragmentation in the destination system. 

• You can now explicitly define which system is the primary record
• This enhancement preserves one-to-many (1:N) relationships by preventing multiple source records from collapsing into a single entity, allowing the logic gate to generate a distinct entity for every primary record through a left outer join with shared resource data. 
• This ensures that each alert is synchronized as its own entity, even when multiple alerts reference the same resource. 

Automation Configuration and Field Mapping Enhancements

• ValueOps ConnectALL now supports selecting up to 50 source fields in field mapping for concatenation, providing greater flexibility for complex data transformation scenarios. 
• Conditional mapping now supports selecting multiple allowed values for condition rules, simplifying conditions to apply value mappings to the right teams and projects.
• Create and save automations as a draft to enable additional configuration (such as orphan management and orchestration rules) and peer review before completing the mapping.

Relationship Mapping for Cross-Application Dependencies

ValueOps ConnectALL introduces Relationship Mapping capability to manage dependencies (such as predecessor-successor, parent relationships, and other associations) across integrated applications through a unified, configurable interface. Relationship mapping rules control how relationships are created, translated, or skipped during synchronization, providing greater flexibility in cross-application dependency management.

This functionality is supported for Rally and Jira, with additional adapters planned for future releases.

Batch Processing for Optimized Data Synchronization

Batch Processing improves performance for large data synchronization scenarios for thousands of records. This functionality is supported for Clarity and Jira adapters.

Clearing Orphan Records for Relationship Type Fields

ValueOps ConnectALL now allows you to configure the Orphan Strategy to automatically remove relationships or links (such as Predecessor, Successor, Risk) from orphaned records.

This helps maintain data integrity by eliminating outdated dependencies when related records are no longer available. 

Adapter- Specific Enhancements

Jira Cloud: Project Move

ConnectALL now supports tracking and moving issues between projects in Jira Cloud in a multi-project automation. 

Jira Cloud: OAuth 2.0 Scope Configuration

A new OAuth Scope field has been added to the Jira Cloud connection configuration. This field allows you to define additional scopes required for access. Supports both classic and granular scopes (for example, issues or projects access).

Jira: Added Flow Filter to Fetch Sprint Details

Flow Filters can now be used to filter sprint retrieval by name.

Jira: Proxy Configuration Support

The Jira adapter now supports configuring proxy settings directly from the user interface. When UI-based proxy configuration is enabled for a specific Jira connection, it takes precedence over any existing system-level proxy configurations.

Universal Adapter Enhancements

JSONata Transformation Support for Advanced Data Processing

ValueOps ConnectALL now supports JSONata as a transformation specification type alongside Jolt and Groovy, enabling more powerful and flexible data transformations. JSONata allows you to perform complex transformations that go beyond existing capabilities, including:

• Conditional logic
• String manipulation
• Mathematical calculations
• Array operations
• Default value handling
• Error response transformation

OAuth 2.0 Support for the Universal Adapter

The Universal Adapter now supports OAuth 2.0, enabling secure, token-based authentication with external applications instead of storing credentials. You can build Universal Adapters for any external system that supports OAuth 2.0, improving flexibility and security across integrations.

Clarity: Enable Mutual TLS (mTLS) Support for Secure Connections 

ValueOps ConnectALL now supports Mutual TLS (mTLS), adding an extra layer of security by enabling two-way certificate validation between client and server.

A new option, Use mTLS, has been added to the Connection Configuration page. It is disabled by default. Currently, ValueOps ConnectALL supports only PEM (ASCII format) certificates for mTLS configuration.

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Custom HTTP Headers 

You can now configure custom HTTP headers to adapter connections, including multiple headers as a JSON array, enabling flexible and scalable configuration.

This functionality is supported for the following adapters:

• Clarity
• Endevor
• Rally
• VCF
• ALM
• GitHub
• Tosca
• Cherwell
• Doors-REST
• DoorsNG
• Insights V2
• Octane 
• Top Team
• Version One