configuration.import

Description

boolean configuration.import(object parameters)

This method allows to import configuration data from a serialized string.

Parameters

(object) Parameters containing the data to import and rules how the data should be handled.

Parameter	Type	Description
format (required)	string	Format of the serialized string. Possible values: `json` - JSON; `xml` - XML.
source (required)	string	Serialized string containing the configuration data.
rules (required)	object	Rules on how new and existing objects should be imported. The `rules` parameter is described in detail in the table below.

If no rules are given, the configuration will not be updated.

The rules object supports the following parameters.

Parameter	Type	Description
applications	object	Rules on how to import applications. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new applications will be created; default: `false`; `updateExisting` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, existing applications will be updated; default: `false`.
discoveryRules	object	Rules on how to import LLD rules. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new LLD rules will be created; default: `false`; `updateExisting` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, existing LLD rules will be updated; default: `false`.
graphs	object	Rules on how to import graphs. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new graphs will be created; default: `false`; `updateExisting` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, existing graphs will be updated; default: `false`.
groups	object	Rules on how to import host groups. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new host groups will be created; default: `false`.
hosts	object	Rules on how to import hosts. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new hosts will be created; default: `false`; `updateExisting` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, existing hosts will be updated; default: `false`.
images	object	Rules on how to import images. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new images will be created; default: `false`; `updateExisting` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, existing images will be updated; default: `false`.
items	object	Rules on how to import items. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new items will be created; default: `false`; `updateExisting` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, existing items will be updated; default: `false`.
maps	object	Rules on how to import maps. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new maps will be created; default: `false`; `updateExisting` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, existing maps will be updated; default: `false`.
screens	object	Rules on how to import screens. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new screens will be created; default: `false`; `updateExisting` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, existing screens will be updated; default: `false`.
templateLinkage	object	Rules on how to import template links. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new links between templates and host will be created; default: `false`.
templates	object	Rules on how to import templates. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new templates will be created; default: `false`; `updateExisting` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, existing templates will be updated; default: `false`.
templateScreens	object	Rules on how to import template screens. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new template screens will be created; default: `false`; `updateExisting` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, existing template screens will be updated; default: `false`.
triggers	object	Rules on how to import triggers. Supported parameters: `createMissing` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, new triggers will be created; default: `false`; `updateExisting` - `(boolean)` if set to `true`, existing triggers will be updated; default: `false`.

Return values

(boolean) Returns true if importing has been successful.

Examples

Importing hosts and items

Import the host and items contained in the XML string. Leave everything else unchanged.

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "configuration.import",
           "params": {
               "format": "xml",
               "rules": {
                   "hosts": {
                       "createMissing": true,
                       "updateExisting": true
                   },
                   "items": {
                       "createMissing": true,
                       "updateExisting": true
                   }
               },
               "source": "<!--?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?-→<zabbix_export><version>2.0</version><date>2012-04-18T11:20:14Z</date><groups><group><name>Zabbix servers</name></group></groups><hosts><host><host>Export host</host><name>Export host</name><proxyid>0</proxyid><status>0</status><ipmi_authtype>-1</ipmi_authtype><ipmi_privilege>2</ipmi_privilege><ipmi_username></ipmi_username><ipmi_password></ipmi_password><templates></templates><groups><group><name>Zabbix servers</name></group></groups><interfaces><interface><default>1</default><type>1</type><useip>1</useip><ip>127.0.0.1</ip><dns></dns><port>10050</port><interface_ref>if1</interface_ref></interface></interfaces><applications><application><name>Application</name></application></applications><items><item><name>Item</name><type>0</type><snmp_community></snmp_community><multiplier>0</multiplier><snmp_oid></snmp_oid><key>item.key</key><delay>30</delay><history>90</history><trends>365</trends><status>0</status><value_type>3</value_type><allowed_hosts></allowed_hosts><units></units><delta>0</delta><snmpv3_securityname></snmpv3_securityname><snmpv3_securitylevel>0</snmpv3_securitylevel><snmpv3_authpassphrase></snmpv3_authpassphrase><snmpv3_privpassphrase></snmpv3_privpassphrase><formula>1</formula><delay_flex></delay_flex><params></params><ipmi_sensor></ipmi_sensor><data_type>0</data_type><authtype>0</authtype><username></username><password></password><publickey></publickey><privatekey></privatekey><port></port><description></description><inventory_link>0</inventory_link><applications><application><name>Application</name></application></applications><valuemap></valuemap><interface_ref>if1</interface_ref></item></items><discovery_rules></discovery_rules><macros></macros><inventory></inventory></host></hosts><triggers><trigger><expression>{Export host:item.key.last()}=0</expression><name>Trigger</name><url></url><status>0</status><priority>2</priority><description>Host trigger</description><type>0</type><dependencies></dependencies></trigger></triggers><graphs><graph><name>Graph</name><width>900</width><height>200</height><yaxismin>0.0000</yaxismin><yaxismax>100.0000</yaxismax><show_work_period>1</show_work_period><show_triggers>1</show_triggers><type>0</type><show_legend>1</show_legend><show_3d>0</show_3d><percent_left>0.0000</percent_left><percent_right>0.0000</percent_right><ymin_type_1>0</ymin_type_1><ymax_type_1>0</ymax_type_1><ymin_item_1>0</ymin_item_1><ymax_item_1>0</ymax_item_1><graph_items><graph_item><sortorder>0</sortorder><drawtype>0</drawtype><color>C80000</color><yaxisside>0</yaxisside><calc_fnc>7</calc_fnc><type>0</type><item><host>Export host</host><key>item.key</key></item></graph_item></graph_items></graph></graphs></zabbix_export>"
           },
           "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
           "id": 1
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": true,
           "id": 1
       }

Source

CConfiguration::import() in frontends/php/api/classes/CConfiguration.php.

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