Write data to ServiceNow using SSIS (Import data)

In this section we will learn how to configure and use ServiceNow Connector in the API Destination to write data to ServiceNow.

Video tutorial

This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.

• How to download SSIS PowerPack for ServiceNow integration in SSIS
• How to configure connection for ServiceNow
• How to write or lookup data to ServiceNow
• Features about SSIS API Destination
• Using ServiceNow Connector in SSIS

Step-by-step instructions

In upper section we learned how to read data, now in this section we will learn how to configure ServiceNow in the API Source to POST data to the ServiceNow.

1. Read the data from the source, being any desired source component. In example we will use ZappySys Dummy Data Source component.

2. From the SSIS Toolbox drag and drop API Destination (Predefined Templates) on the Data Flow Designer surface and connect source component with it, and double click to edit it.
   

3. Select New Connection to create a new connection:
   

   API Destination - ServiceNow

   Allows the reading and writing of incidents, attachments, and more in ServiceNow without coding! The ZappySys ServiceNow API Connector provides easy-to-use, high-performance API access.

   

4. Use a preinstalled ServiceNow Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download ServiceNow Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
   

   ServiceNow

   

5. Proceed with selecting the desired Authentication Type. Then select API Base URL (in most cases default one is the right one). Finally, fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed. You may press a link Steps to Configure which will help set certain parameters. More info is available in Authentication section.

    Basic Auth [Http]

   Authenticate using ServiceNow instance username and password.

   Steps how to get and use ServiceNow credentials
   

   Locate your ServiceNow instance credentials and use them for HTTP authentication:

   1. Go to https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do and log in.
   2. Click on your profile picture.

   3. When a menu appears, click on Manage instance password or a similar option:

      

   4. In a new window you will see your HTTP Basic Authentication credentials:

      

   5. Done! Use this username and password when configuring OAuth Authentication parameters.

   Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

   ServicenowDSN

   ServiceNow

   Basic Auth [Http]

   https://[$InstanceName$].service-now.com/api/now

   Required Parameters
   InstanceName	Fill-in the parameter...
   User name	Fill-in the parameter...
   Password	Fill-in the parameter...
   Optional Parameters
   ApiVersion	v2
   RetryMode	RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
   RetryStatusCodeList	429
   RetryCountMax	5
   RetryMultiplyWaitTime	True

   

    OAuth [OAuth]

   Authenticate using ServiceNow instance username, password, OAuth Client ID, and Client Secret. [API reference]

   Steps how to get and use ServiceNow credentials
   

   Create OAuth application and use it for authentication:

   1. Login to your instance at https://your-instance-id.service-now.com.

   2. Start by clicking on menu item All, then search for oauth, and click Application Registry option:

      

   3. Then click button New:

      

   4. Continue by clicking Create an OAuth API endpoint for external clients option:

      

   5. Move on by naming your OAuth application and entering a Client Secret (or let it be generated automatically).

   6. Finally give it a final touch by increasing the Refresh Token Lifespan value to 315,360,000 (it should last for 10 years):

      

   7. Done! Now you can use Client ID and Client Secret when configuring OAuth Authentication parameters.

   Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

   ServicenowDSN

   ServiceNow

   OAuth [OAuth]

   https://[$InstanceName$].service-now.com/api/now

   Required Parameters
   InstanceName	Fill-in the parameter...
   User name	Fill-in the parameter...
   Password	Fill-in the parameter...
   Client ID	Fill-in the parameter...
   Client Secret	Fill-in the parameter...
   ApiVersion	Fill-in the parameter...
   Optional Parameters
   RetryMode	RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
   RetryStatusCodeList	429|503
   RetryCountMax	5
   RetryMultiplyWaitTime	True

   

6. Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and go to the Mappings tab to map the columns.

   API Destination - ServiceNow

   Allows the reading and writing of incidents, attachments, and more in ServiceNow without coding! The ZappySys ServiceNow API Connector provides easy-to-use, high-performance API access.

   

7. Finally, map the desired columns:

   API Destination - ServiceNow

   Allows the reading and writing of incidents, attachments, and more in ServiceNow without coding! The ZappySys ServiceNow API Connector provides easy-to-use, high-performance API access.

   

8. That's it; we successfully configured the POST API Call. In a few clicks we configured the ServiceNow API call using ZappySys ServiceNow Connector