Importing Foreman Templates from Git or Local

fdo_ng · June 13, 2019, 3:43pm

Hi guys, I am trying to import some windows templates into forman (GitHub - LiamLeane/ForemanWindows: Foreman provisioning scripts for Windows and detailed Windows setup guide).

I installed the foreman cli plugin that enabled the hammer cli. How do I import the Templates?

Tried Locally:

Downloaded /tmp/ForemanWindow
hammer import-templates --dirname ~/ForemanWindows/ --prefix ‘[windows]’ --verbose yes
Import finished.
But from UI i cant find the new templates even after refreshing

Tried via GIT -

hammer import-templates --repo GitHub - LiamLeane/ForemanWindows: Foreman provisioning scripts for Windows and detailed Windows setup guide --prefix ‘[windows]’ --verbose yes
shows import completed, Imported:False… and no model found in database.

Then I found this topic this reference: Verbose import and import not taking place · Issue #4 · theforeman/hammer-cli-foreman-templates · GitHub

Tried via again using another method:
hammer import-templates --repo ssh://git@github.com:LiamLeane/ForemanWindows.git --prefix ‘[windows]’ --branch master --dirname / --associate always --verbose yes --force yes
Could not import

Can anyone point out what I am doing wrong?
Does the hammer import-template work for files on local directories??

Also watched this video the Deep Dive - Adding UI/UX Tested same commands. Also how do I get the Import/Export tab in the UI in 10:40 of the video…

fdo_ng · June 13, 2019, 3:48pm

Correction**
for local install I tried:

hammer import-templates --repo /tmp/ForemanWindows

getting could not import message

areyus · June 13, 2019, 4:01pm

Hi,

not sure about the failing imports with the later commands, but I have a guess about why you cannot find the succeeded imports.
Newly imported templates are usually set up without org/loc associations. Try switching to any/any context on the templates page and check if they appear.

fdo_ng · June 13, 2019, 4:45pm

Hi,
How do I switch to any/any??

Dirk · June 13, 2019, 8:59pm

By clicking the down arrow next to Default Organization/Location and then selecting Any Organization/Location.

Marek_Hulan · June 14, 2019, 10:40am

Also you need to be admin for that.

fdo_ng · June 14, 2019, 12:58pm

I am using the admin account and still cant see the down arrow next to Default Organization/Location… am I on the wrong view??

But I typed organization = “Default Organization” and was able to see the imported templates…

Dirk · June 14, 2019, 2:47pm

I marked it red in the picture.

fdo_ng · June 14, 2019, 10:42pm

Sorry, I wear glasses and still failed to see that…

Thanks…

Marek_Hulan · June 15, 2019, 8:27am

That’s in fact valuable usability feedback anyway, if you switch to “any context”, do you see templates even without the searching?

fdo_ng · June 15, 2019, 1:47pm

Yes, after switching to “any” context the number of template doubled. All the templates that I thought it failed to import are all showing now…

Thanks…

I need to learn how to import them directly into the right Org/Location