Version 102 of the "ScienceLogic: Geographic Maps" PowerPack expands location data onboarding capabilities by introducing support for business services. A new report has been added to allow users to extract, populate, and upload location data for services in the same workflow used for devices, enabling broader geographic visibility across monitored entities.
For complete information about Geographic Maps, including prerequisites and detailed usage instructions, see the "Geographic Maps" chapter in the Maps manual.
- Minimum Required Platform Version: xxx and AP2 Nougat version 8.29.41
The minimum requirement for the "ScienceLogic: Geographic Maps" PowerPack is a combination of Skylar One version 12.3.6 and AP2 Nougat version 8.29.41. Skylar One version 12.3.6 alone does not ship with AP2 Nougat. AP2 Nougat is not pinned to a specific Skylar One platform release; however, it requires Skylar One version 12.3.6 or later.
Before You Install or Upgrade
Ensure that you are running version xxx or later of Skylar One and have AP2 Nougat version 8.29.41 installed before installing version 102 of the "xxx" PowerPack.
For details on upgrading Skylar One, see the relevant Skylar One Platform Release Notes.
Installation and Upgrade Process
By default, installing a new version of a PowerPack will overwrite all content in that PowerPack that has already been installed on the target system. You can use the Enable Selective PowerPack Field Protection setting in the Behavior Settings page (System > Settings > Behavior) to prevent the new version of the PowerPack from overwriting local changes for some commonly customized fields.
If you are currently using the Dynamic Applications in this PowerPack to monitor devices, collection errors might occur for one or two polling cycles during the installation of a new version. To prevent collection errors during an upgrade, you can optionally disable collection for monitored devices before performing the following steps and re-enable collection after the upgrade.
To install this PowerPack:
- Search for and download the PowerPack from the PowerPacks page at the ScienceLogic Support Center (Skylar One > PowerPacks).
- In Skylar One (formerly SL1), go to the PowerPacks page (System > Manage > PowerPacks).
- Click the Actions menu and choose Import PowerPack. The Import PowerPack modal appears.
- Click and navigate to the PowerPack file from step 1.
- Select the PowerPack file and click . The PowerPack Installer modal displays a list of the PowerPack contents.
- Click . The PowerPack is added to the PowerPack Manager page.
Features
This release includes the following features:
- A "Extract Location Data - Devices" report which is used to export a spreadsheet containing user-selected devices and a predefined set of location-related columns.
- A "Geographic Maps Usage" Dynamic Application to align with the primary Database Server if you are on-premises, or a virtual IP address if you are on a SaaS Skylar One deployment. Aligning will assist ScienceLogic with implementing future updates. For more information, refer to the "Geographic Maps" chapter in the Maps manual.
The exported spreadsheet serves as the authoritative template for entering or updating device location information such as geographic identifiers and coordinates. These columns are aligned with the schema required by the Geographic Maps framework. After population, the spreadsheet data can be uploaded into the ScienceLogic platform using an externally provided script. That script is not included as part of this PowerPack. For complete details on supported fields, data requirements, and geographic map behavior, see the "Geographic Maps" chapter in the Maps manual.
Enhancements and Issues Addressed
The following enhancements are included in the PowerPack:
- Added the "Extract Location Data – Services" report, which generates a spreadsheet of selected business services with predefined location data columns for user input and subsequent upload into the Skylar One platform.
For complete details on prerequisites, supported fields, and how to use this report, see the "Geographic Maps" chapter in the Maps manual.
Known Issues
There are no known issues that affect version xxx of the "ScienceLogic: Geographic Maps" PowerPack.