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SMLets Exchange Connector v2.0

Summary
The first major upgrade to the SMLets Exchange Connector that features a Management Pack with a fully fledged UI to preserve administrative settings through upgrades.

General
The new MP for the SMLets Exchange Connector requires SCSM 2016+. As such, while it can be imported into a 2012 environment the Settings UI will fail to load due to the change from .NET 3.5 to .NET 4.5.1. Secondly, it's important to note that importing the Management Pack alone will do nothing without also configuring the PowerShell in Task Scheduler, SMA, or Azure Automation. The MP and the PowerShell must both be configured in order to consider the solution fully deployed.

If credentials are being supplied to the PowerShell (impersonation, forms authentication) those are still entirely within your control as to how to get them into the PowerShell e.g. SMA or Azure Automation Assets.

New Features

  • Management Pack for SCSM that introduces a Settings pane within the Administrative section of the console. This new MP allows the PowerShell to retrieve its settings from SCSM rather than from within itself.

Recommended Upgrade Path from v1.6+
Since this is a significant upgrade, I would recommend testing this in your development environment first to ensure all of your respective customizations continue to work. When ready - Import the Management Pack and configure the settings as you have defined in the PowerShell for v1.6. Then when you're ready, replace v1.6's PowerShell with the PowerShell for v2.0.

Known Issues

  • Settings MP: Some fields lack validation for text patterns (comma separated)
    • Announcement and SCOM features that use individual users must be separated by a comma - ,
  • Settings MP: To enable ACS keywords for Cireson RO/KA you need to turn the Cireson feature on, save, re-open and then check off ACS features.
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