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ChatOps integration
Published On May 16, 2024 - 1:59 PM

ChatOps integration

Learn the set-up process for Kyndryl Modern Operations Applications ChatOps, depending on the collaboration tool used for that purpose.

Creating an app in Slack

Before Kyndryl Modern Operations Applications can be connected to Slack, one or more apps must be created in Slack to allow the connection. Only Slack as SaaS is supported. On-premises versions cannot be used.
To create an app in Slack, complete these steps:
  2. In the
    Getting Started
     section, click
    Create your Slack app
    .
  3. Click
    Create an App
    .
  4. In the
    Create an app
     window, select
    From scratch
    .
  5. Enter the following information and then click
    Create App
    :
    • App Name:
       Enter a name for the app.
    • Pick a workspace to develop your app in:
       Select the workspace to create the app in.
  6. Click
    OAuth & Permissions
    .
  7. Click
    Install to Workspace
    .
  8. Either authorize the app or wait for the person responsible for the workspace to authorize it.
  9. Copy the
    Bot User OAuth Token
     and have it ready during the channel creation process.
For an ITSM use case, this bot is automatically created with the default metadata.
For more information about creating a Slack app, see https://api.slack.com/bot-users.

Configuring Slack app credentials

To configure the Slack app credentials, complete these steps:
  1. In Kyndryl Modern Operations Applications, click the
    Open
     menu and select
    Admin
     >
    IAM
    .
  2. On the
    IAM: Identity and Access Management
     page, click
    Connections
     in the navigation pane.
  3. Click
    Add a connection
    .
  4. Enter the following parameters and then click
    Add
    :
    • Connection Name:
       Provide a name for the connection.
    • Tag:
       Add an optional tag to help identify the connection.
    • Description:
       Provide an optional informational description of the connection.
    • Technology Category:
       Select
      Tools Provider
      .
    • Connection Type:
       Select
      Slack
      .
    • Slack base URL:
       Enter the base URL for the version of Slack to be used.
    • Slack Workplace URL:
       Enter the URL for the workspace within Slack to be used.
    • Category:
       Select
      AIOPS_ITSM
      .
    • Bot Token:
       Enter the Bot Token generated during Slack App creation.
When you create a channel, it appends the account abbreviation as a prefix, followed by an underscore (_) and then the incident ID. The first post in the channel will be automatically generated by the system and includes the following information:
  • Event ID
  • Incident ID
  • Priority
  • Impact
  • Description
  • Environment

Setting up ChatOps in Microsoft Teams

Setting up ChatOps in Microsoft Teams involves the following steps.
These steps require administrative privileges in both Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Azure.

Creating an app in Microsoft Teams

Complete these steps to create the app in Microsoft Teams:
  2. Click the
    Apps
     icon in the navigation pane.
  3. Click
    Manage your apps
     in the
    Apps
     navigation pane.
  4. Select
    App Studio
    . If this does not appear in your list, click
    Get more apps
    , click
    See all
     in the
    Microsoft
     section, and find
    App Studio
     in the list.
  5. Click
    Create a new app
    .
  6. Enter the following information for the app:
    • Short name:
       Enter a shortened version of the app’s full name. For the AIOps ITSM use case, this must be
      Kyndryl Modern Operations Applications_aiops_bot
      .
    • Generate App ID:
       Click to generate an app GUID.
    • Package Name:
       Provide a unique identifier for the package such as com.example.myapp, com.microsoft.teams.extension, and so on.
    • Version:
       Set to 1.0.0.
    • Short description:
       Provide a short explanation of the app.
    • Full description:
       Provide a more detailed explanation of the app.
    • Developer/Company name:
       Enter the name of your company.
    • Website:
       Provide the URL of your company’s website.
    • Privacy statement:
       Enter any statement that you want to include about privacy concerns.
    • Terms of use:
       Provide the terms of use that the user must agree to to use the app, as applicable.
    • Update branding logo:
       Provide a 192 x 192 or 32 x 32 version of your company or desired app logo.
  7. Click
    Bot
    .
  8. Enter the following information and then click
    Create bot
    :
    • Name:
       Provide a descriptive name for the bot.
    • Scope:
       Select whether the bot will be
      Personal
      ,
      Team
      , or
      Group chat
      .
  9. Click
    Generate App password
     and store this password for later.
  10. Click
    Publish
     and save the app to <Your Directory> app catalog.

Linking to the app in Microsoft Azure

To link to the app in Microsoft Azure, complete these steps:
  2. Click the
    View
     button below
    Manage Azure Active Directory
    .
  3. Click
    App Registrations
    .
  4. Click the application that you created in App Studio.
  5. Copy the Application (Client) Id, Directory (Tenant) Id, and the Client credentials that you generated in step 9 while creating the app.
  6. Click
    Authentications
    .
  7. Select the
    Multitenant
     account type.
  8. Navigate to
    API permissions
    .
  9. Select
    Microsoft Graph
    .
  10. Select
    Application permissions
    .
  11. Add permissions for the following applications:
    • AppCatalog.Read.All:
       Read all app catalogs
    • AppCatalog.ReadWrite.All:
       Read and write to all app catalogs
    • Directory.Read.All:
       Read directory data
    • Directory.ReadWrite.All:
       Read and write directory data
    • Group.ReadWrite.All:
       Read and write all groups
    • Team.Create:
       Create teams
    • TeamMember.ReadWrite.All:
       Add and remove members from all teams
    • TeamsAppInstallation.ReadWriteForTeam.All:
       Manage Teams apps for all teams
    • TeamsAppInstallation.ReadWriteSelfForTeam.All:
       Allow the Teams app to manage itself for all teams
    • TeamsAppInstallation.ReadWriteSelfForUser.All:
       Allow the app to manage itself for all users
    • Teamwork.Migrate.All:
       Create chat and channel messages with anyone's identity and with any timestamp
    • TeamworkTag.ReadWrite.All:
       Read and write tags in Microsoft Teams
    • User.Read.All:
       Read all users' full profiles
    • User.ReadWrite.All:
       Read and write all users' full profiles
  13. Click
    Teams app
     >
    Manage app
    .
  14. Locate the app that you created and select
    Allow
    .
  15. Click the app again and select
    Publish
    .

Adding members to a channel

To add members to a channel, you must add the members in the incident ticket itself, wherever that ticket is sourced from.
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