Snow data source
Data Manager is included in all Service Collection Premium and Enterprise plans.
Snow is a tool produced by Snow Software that is used for asset management.
The Snow data source uses an API connection to bring data into Data Manager.
This task requires Data Manager & Adapters admin permissions to complete. See how permissions and roles work in Data Manager.
How do I connect this tool to Data Manager?
Gather all of the Data Manager type information, including the data source name, short display name, and the data source type.
Gather the Snow fields – this may require consultation with the Snow subject matter expert (SME).
In Data Manager, add a new data source by selecting the tool you which to connect and configure with all the gathered information.
Each time this data source is fetched the data becomes raw data.
Data Manager fields
You need to specify the following information from Data Manager:
Data source name – the name of the data source used to run, transform, map, cleanse, and import the data.
Short display name – a unique name as a data source label.
Data source type – what type of data the tool is providing. For example, Assets, CMDB, user location.
Snow fields
From Snow, specify:
API URL – Snow instance URL, for example:
https://<instance>.snow.comAPI access token – base‑64 encoded string used to authorise Snow API access. Use the Generate token button, which uses the API URL to generate the token.
Customer ID – ID used to access the Snow API.
Object name – the name of the object from which to retrieve records.
API limit – maximum number of records to return.
API call
The Object name you select during configuration defines the object being queried. The exact fields returned depend on the selected object and may change as Snow is updated, so always refer to Snow’s API documentation.
Object Name | Fields Retrieved (refer to Snow documentation) |
|---|---|
Agreements | [Id][MasterId] [Name] [Agreement Type] [Agreement Number] [Contractor] [ActivePeriodFrom] [ActivePeriod Tol [Organization] [IsSubscription] [AutomaticLicenseUpgrades] [UpdatedBy] [UpdatedDate] |
Applications | [Name] [ManufacturerId] [ManufacturerName] [FamilyId] [FamilyName] [OperatingSystemType] [Installations] [Users] [LicenseRequired] [Metric] [IsBundle] [UpdatedDate] [UpdatedBy] |
Blacklisted Applications | [Id] [Name] [ManufacturerName] [Installations] [Users] |
Computers | [Id] [Name] [Organization] [OrgChecksum] [Manufacturer] [Model] [OperatingSystem] [OperatingSystemServicePack] [IsVirtual] [Status] [IpAddresses ] [LastScanDate] [UpdatedBy] [UpdatedDate] [Domain] [TotalDiskSpace] [PhysicalMemory] [ProcessorType] [ProcessorCount] [CoreCount] [BiosSerialNumber] [HypervisorName] [IsPortable] [IsServer] [MostFrequentUserId] [MostRecentUserId] |
Datacenters & Clusters | [Id] [Name] [Description] [Organization] [ServerCount] [LicensedApplicationCount] [VirtualMachineCount] [InventoriedVirtual MachineCount] [UpdatedBy] [UpdatedDate] |
Licences | [Id] [ApplicationName] [ManufacturerName] [Metric] [AssignmentType] [PurchaseDate] [Quantity] [IsIncomplete] [UpdatedDate] [UpdatedBy] |
Mobile Devices | [Id] [Name] [ Organization] [Manufacturer] [Model] [OperatingSystem] [PhoneNumber] [Status] [MobileDeviceType] [LastScanDate] [UpdatedBy] [UpdatedDate] [IsTablet] |
Object Types | [Id] [Name] [Description] |
Overlicensed Applications | [Id] [Name] [ManufacturerName] [LicenseRequirement] [LicenseCount] [TransferredLicenseCount] [Compliance] |
Store Applications | [Id] [Name] [Manufacturer] [Description] 100% [PurchasePrice] [RentalPrice] [Rental PaymentPeriod] [Currency] [ImageName] [OrganizationalApproval] [ApplicationOwnerApproval] [UserUninstallApproval] [ApplicationOwnerUsername] [Secondary Approval] [Secondary ApprovalUsername] [ThirdApproval] [ThirdApprovalUsername] [GroupName] [UserGroup] [ComputerGroup] [Status] [PublishLevel] [UninstallOption] [DaysUntilUninstall] [DaysUntilUninstallNotification] [Subscription ExtensionsDays] |
Underlicensed Applications | [Id] [Name] [ManufacturerName] [LicenseRequirement] [LicenseCount] [TransferredLicenseCount] [Compliance] |
Users | [Id] [CustomerId] [Username] [LastLogon] [FullName] [UpdatedDate] [UpdatedBy] [Email] [PhoneNumber] [Organization] [OrgChecksum] |
Whitelisted Applications | [Id] [Name] [ManufacturerName] [Installations] [Users] |
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