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### Download and Installation
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To utilize the Device42_freshservice_mapping script, Python 3.5+ is required. The following Python Packages are required as well:
Device42 v16.19.00+ (Legacy Included)
Python 3.5+

The following Python Packages are required:

* pycrypto==2.6.1
* pyparsing==2.1.10
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Once installed, the script itself is run by this command: `python d42_sd_sync.py`.


### Download and Installation (Legacy)
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To utilize the Device42_freshservice_mapping script, Python 3.5+ is required. The following Python Packages are required as well:

pycrypto==2.6.1
pyparsing==2.1.10
pyzmq==16.0.2
requests==2.13.0
xmljson==0.2.0
These can all be installed by running pip install -r requirements.txt.

In order to run the legacy migration, you will also need to modify the mapping.xml file so that the legacy mapping options are used

modify the following line so that `enable` is set to false for the v2_views
```enable="false" description="Copy Servers from Device42 to FreshService using DOQL v2_views"```

modify the following line so that `enable` is set to true for the v1_views
```enable="true" description="Copy Servers from Device42 to FreshService using DOQL v1_views"```

Once the packages are installed and the script is configured, the script can be run by this command: python d42_sd_sync.py.

### Configuration
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Prior to using the script, it must be configured to connect to your Device42 instance and your FreshService instance.
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After configuring the fields to map as needed, the script should be ready to run.

### Gotchas
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* FreshService API Limit is 1000 calls per hour (https://api.freshservice.com/#ratelimit)
* Due to the nature of FreshService rate limits, large inventories may take extended periods of time to migrate

Please use the following table as a reference only, actual times may vary due to request limit cooldowns and other internal API calls

|# of Devices| Migration Time|
|------------|---------------|
| 100 | 6 min |
| 1,000 | 1 hr |
| 5,000 | 5 hrs |
|10,000 | 10 hrs |
|24,000 | 24 hrs |


### Compatibility
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* Script runs on Linux and Windows
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We will support any issues you run into with the script and help answer any questions you have. Please reach out to us at support@device42.com

###Version
### Version
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1.0.0.190411
2.0.0.201207

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