Creating SAM application template via SDK

Is there a way to create an application template via SDK?

The requirement is to monitor 200+ URLs from an excel file. I'm trying to create a PowerShell script but it seems there's no function to create a template SAM Application Monitoring Templates · solarwinds/OrionSDK Wiki · GitHub.

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adam.beedell

Import can kinda serve as a creation function, Mesverrum has done some great work on the topic. Still on my to-research list personally though

kenyamson

Thanks for the response. I did make it work by creating a blank template first then editing the properties via script.

Still better if the creation of template can be done via SDK as well.

yaquaholic

I had a look at this this morning, and I think it's possible.

I first created a new HTTPS application template, in which I added 5 HTTPS monitors and took note of the Application Template ID (which was 261).

Then with a little bit of SWIS PowerShell I was able to update the Url key values for each of the HTTPS monitors:

Function Create-Swis {
## Setup SwisPowerShell module
Import-Module -Name SwisPowerShell

## Define the SWIS conection
$SwisParams = @{
    Hostname = 'catseyes.softcat.com';
    Username = 'yaquaholic';
    Password = 'Gotta_love_Thwack!!';
}
$swis = Connect-Swis @SwisParams
return $swis
}
$swis = Create-Swis


$applicationTemplateId = 261

$urls = @{1 = "https://thwack.solarwinds.com"
          2 = "https://www.solarwinds.com"
          3 = "https://support.solarwinds.com"
          4 = "https://customerportal.solarwinds.com/"
          5 = "https://documentation.solarwinds.com/"}

$t_swql = "SELECT ID, Name, ComponentType, IsDisabled, Uri FROM Orion.APM.ComponentTemplate WHERE ApplicationTemplateID = @applicationTemplateId"
$componentTemplates = Get-SwisData -SwisConnection $swis -Query $t_swql @{ applicationTemplateId = $applicationTemplateId }

$counter = 1

ForEach ($template in $componentTemplates)
         { Write-Host "ComponentTemplate ID:" $template.ID
           Write-Host "ComponentTemplate Name: " $template.Name
           Write-Host "IsDisabled: " $template.IsDisabled
           Write-Host "ComponentTemplate Uri: " $template.Uri; Write-Host 

           $c_swql = "SELECT Key, Value, ValueType, Required, Uri FROM Orion.APM.ComponentTemplateSetting WHERE ComponentTemplateID = $($template.ID)"

           $componentTemplateSettings = Get-SwisData -SwisConnection $swis -Query $c_swql @{ componentTemplateId = $componentTemplateId }


           ForEach ( $key in $componentTemplateSettings) 
               { 
                 If ($key.Key -eq 'Url')
                      { Write-Host "Key:" $key.Key -ForegroundColor Red
                        Write-Host "Value: " $key.Value
                        $properties = @{ Value=$urls.$counter ; }
                        Write-Host $properties.Value
                        Set-SwisObject $swis $key.Uri -Properties $properties
                        $counter++
                        Write-Host $counter

                      }
                 #Else { Write-Host "Key:" $key.Key -ForegroundColor Cyan }
                 #Write-Host "Value: " $key.Value
                 #Write-Host "ValueType: " $key.ValueType
                 #Write-Host "Required: " $key.Required
                 #Write-Host "Uri: " $key.Uri
                 #Write-Host 
                 }
               }

kenyamson

Yeah I did the same thing. Your script looks much cleaner though. Thanks man!