How to Automate Asset Import Scheduling in JSM Cloud

Summary

Discover how to use Automation rules to schedule Assets imports as a workaround for current limitations.

Solution

Things to keep in mind

Use an automation rule to schedule imports. First, execute the import to generate the import configuration ID needed for the rule.

Use the New feature: Import and refresh Insight data from a URL to minimize manual work. After setting up the rule, data from the URL is automatically imported into JSM Assets.

Automation rule to schedule imports

This rule only requires two automation components, a trigger and an action.

1. Go to Project settings > Automation > Create rule.

2. Select trigger as Scheduled and set the schedule as per your requirement. You can also utilize cron expressions to set a schedule.

3. Add a Send web request action to send the Start import REST API:

   1. Web request URL:

      https://api.atlassian.com/jsm/assets/workspace/<YOUR WORKSPACE ID>/v1/import/start/<IMPORT CONFIGURATION ID>

      1. To find your ID: Discover your workspaceId.

      2. To find the import configuration ID, go to import history and find the configuration ID for the corresponding import configuration:

         

   2. Headers:

      1. Authorization: Basic followed by the base64 of your emailaddress:APItoken. So if the base64 of the emailaddress:APItoken is AB12XY45, add the value Basic AB12XY45. Steps on how to generate the API Token can be found here.

      2. Accept: application/json.

   3. HTTP Method: POST

   4. Web request body: Empty.

4. Publish the rule.

For more examples of how you can use Automation with Assets, check out Update Assets object attribute values using automation.