Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Spoke

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Updated August 3, 2023

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Summary of Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Spoke

The Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Spoke enables users to manage Azure blobs and containers directly from their ServiceNow instance. It requires an Integration Hub subscription and is designed to automate tasks related to Azure Blob Storage.

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Key Features

Integration Hub Requirements: This spoke necessitates specific plugins, including REST and JSON Parser, along with IntegrationHub Runtime and others. Ensure you have the appropriate licenses if using these features outside the spoke.
Role Assignment: Users must have a Storage Blob Data Owner role assigned to their Azure account to integrate with ServiceNow. This involves accessing the Azure portal to set up role assignments.
Sample Subflows: The spoke offers customizable sample subflows for common tasks such as moving, renaming, and retrieving details about blobs and containers.
Automated Actions: Users can perform various actions like attaching blobs to ServiceNow records, copying, deleting, and managing leases on blobs and containers.
Connection Management: Integration Hub utilizes connection and credential aliases to streamline the management of credentials across different environments.

Key Outcomes

By utilizing the Azure Blob Storage Spoke, ServiceNow customers can efficiently automate and manage blob storage operations, leading to improved workflow integration and reduced manual efforts. Users can expect seamless interaction between ServiceNow and Azure, enabling better data management and operational efficiency.

Manage Azure blobs and containers from your ServiceNow instance.

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Integration Hub subscription

This spoke requires an Integration Hub subscription. For more information, see Legal schedules - IntegrationHub overview.

Spoke version

Azure Blob Storage spoke v2.0.0 is the latest version.

Spoke dependencies

If you’re having trouble installing the app, confirm that these dependent plugins are installed:

ServiceNow IntegrationHub Action Step - REST (com.glide.hub.action_step.rest)
ServiceNow IntegrationHub Action Step - JSON Parser (com.glide.hub.action_step.jsonparser)
ServiceNow IntegrationHub Runtime (com.glide.hub.integration.runtime)
Complex Object (com.glide.cobject)
IHUB Spoke Util Pack (com.snc.ihub_spoke_util_pack)

Note:

Some of these plugins are licensable features and require appropriate licenses, if used outside the spoke implementation.

Supported versions

This spoke was built for API version 2023-11-03, but may be compatible with later versions.

Spoke requirements

Storage account in your Microsoft Azure portal for integration with your ServiceNow instance.
Note:
Verify that you have the Storage Blob Data Owner role.
To assign the role:
1. Log in to your storage account and navigate to Access Control(IAM).
2. Select the Add a role assignment and select the Storage Blob Data Owner role.
3. Assign access to the required Azure AD user, group, or service principle option. Select the email address of the Azure account and save the changes.
For more information, see Use the Azure portal to assign an Azure role for access to blob and queue data.
Record and save the access keys and Directory ID for later use.

Spoke subflows

The Azure Blob Storage spoke provides sample subflows to demonstrate automating the Azure Blob Storage tasks. To customize a sample flow, copy it to a new application scope. Available sample flows include:


Subflow	Description
Move Blob	Moves a blob from source container to destination container.
Rename Blob	Renames the specified blob.
Look up Blobs Stream	Retrieves the details of all blobs in a container.
Look up Containers Stream	Retrieves a list of containers under the specified storage account.

Spoke actions

The Azure Blob Storage spoke provides actions to automate Azure Blob Storage tasks when events occur in the ServiceNow AI Platform. Available actions include:


Category	Action	Description
Blob Management	Attach Blob to ServiceNow Record	Attaches a blob to the ServiceNow record.
	Copy Blob	Copies a blob from one container to another container.
	Delete Blob	Deletes the specified blob.
	Lease Blob	Creates a lock on a blob for write and delete operations.
	Look up Blob	Retrieves details of the specified blob.
	Look up Blobs	Retrieves details of all blobs in a container.
	Release Lease on Blob	Releases a lock on a blob.
	Snapshot Blob	Creates a snapshot for the specified blob.
	Upload Attachment to Container	Uploads a blob in specified container.
Container Management	Create Container	Creates a container under the specified account.
	Delete Container	Deletes a container.
	Lease Container	Creates a lock on the container for delete operations.
	Look up Container	Retrieves details of the specified container.
	Look up Containers	Retrieves list of the containers under the specified storage account.
	Release Lease on Container	Releases a lock on a container.

Connection and credential alias requirements

Integration Hub uses aliases to manage connection and credential information, and OAuth credentials. Using an alias eliminates the need to configure multiple credentials and connection information profiles when using multiple environments. If the connection or credential information changes, you don't need to update any actions that use the connection.

For information about setting up the spoke, see Set up the Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Spoke.