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# Create a configuration collector

# Create a configuration collector {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Create a configuration collector to set up how Cloud Configuration Governance
imports the configuration data from the cloud. The configuration collector uses Integration Hub subflows to import the configuration data from the
cloud.

## Before you begin

* Ensure that Cloud Configuration Governance contains suitable configuration keys for all the configuration values that you want to import from the cloud. Create a configuration key if it is not available in the application. For more information, see [Create a configuration key](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/9cOA4yycLTlTI3xhS_n3iQ "Create a configuration key in Cloud Configuration Governance to use it in the policies. The configuration key specifies the resource collector and configuration collectors used to import the configuration data from the cloud. It also specifies the data type of the configuration value.").
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Role required: sn_itom_ccg.governor

## About this task

For some cloud resources, the required configuration data is available at the cloud
resource level. Therefore, create a configuration collector only if the required
configuration data is not available at the cloud resource level.

For example, most of the configuration data of the Virtual Machine Instance resource type are available at the cloud resource level.
Therefore, a configuration collector is not implemented to import these
configurations.

Refer to a base system configuration collector as an example for creating the
configuration collectors.

## Procedure

1. Create an Integration Hub subflow for the configuration collector.
   1. Copy the CCG -- Collector Template subflow.  
      For more information on copying templates, see [Copy an Integration Hub subflow template](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/85PIRJuMmUYu4I26UEh0KQ "Copy an Integration Hub subflow template to create subflows for the Cloud Configuration Governance application.").
   2. Add the CCG - Get Resources action and fill in the fields.
   3. Add the appropriate Cloud Action Library (CAL) action and flow logic to read the configuration data.  
      Note:  
      For more information on the available CAL actions, see [Cloud Action Library actions reference](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/3D4HKphZKOHDUQoJg9X7rg "Cloud Action Library (CAL) offers various actions that you can use to build the Integration Hub subflows for Cloud Configuration Governance.").

      If CAL doesn't have the required action, you can refer to an
      existing CAL action and use the Integration Hub
      REST step to implement the custom action. For more information,
      see [REST
      step](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=rest-request-action-designer&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-build-workflows&ft:locale=en-US).
   4. Add the CCG -- Insert Configuration Settings action to insert the configuration data to the Configuration Management Database (CMDB).
   5. Select Publish.
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2. Navigate to Cloud Configuration GovernanceConfiguration Collector.
3. Select New.
4. On the form, fill in the fields.  
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   | Field | Description |
   |:-|:-|
   | Provider type | Cloud that hosts the resources to be scanned through the policies. |
   | Flow | Configuration collector that can import the configuration data from the cloud. |
   | Resource type | Cloud resource type whose configuration you want to import |
   | Name | Name of the configuration collector. |
   | Description | Brief description of the configuration collector. |
   [Table 1. Configuration Collector form]

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5. Select Submit.

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