Configuration Management

Managing Data

Access Management

Access Management allows administrator to control access to ecosystem platform. This module can be used to create or modify users and groups.

This can be accessed via the Configuration Management >> Add Data >> Access Management

In this report there are 5 tiles at the top which shows users and groups in different status categories. You can select the type of object you want to display in the grid by clicking list on the corresponding object tile.

Category	Description
Active Users	List of all users who have access to the ecosystem.
User Awaiting Approval	List of users whose “Login Access” is Awaiting Approval
Inactive Users	List of users whose User Status is Inactive
Groups	List of all active groups in the ecosystem
Inactive Groups	List of all inactive groups in the ecosystem

Note: You can also add a new user or group by clicking Add on any of the corresponding tile This will open the “Quick Editor” popup to add a new user or group.

This table lists the key properties to be entered in the user editor:

Property	Description
User ID	Unique User ID for login to ecosystem
Contact Name	Contact Name of the user
User Email ID	Email address of the user
Password	Password to login
User Role	Role of the user in ecosystem
Login Access	Enable access to login to ecosystem
Login Type	Method of Authentication. Users with "Ecologin" are authenticated by the ecosystem; others by their server type.

Note – Please click on Detailed View to go to detailed editor view and select groups to which user belongs to.

“Others” tab can be used to provide additional information

● Contact Name: Group Name

● Status: Status of the group

● Group Users: Users in group

“Others” tab can be used to provide additional information.

Note – Please click on Detailed View to go to detailed editor view and select users who belong to this group.

Organisational Management

This module allows to manage different Business Units in an organisation.

Location Management

This module allows to manage the location information of the organisation. This information can be categorised as:

Region: List of Regions supported by the organisation.

Business Addresses: List of different Business addresses of the organisation

Business Locations: List of different business locations of different business addresses

Rack Spaces: List of Rack Spaces available in different business locations

CMDB Management

This module allows to manage the different CMDB items in ecosystem. Clicking on the tiles will list down the objects in the list view. Add buttons can be used to quickly add a new CMDB object of the selected category.

Lab Configuration

This module allows to manage the lab devices in the organisation. The lab information can be managed under 2 categories: Labs where the lab devices are installed and Lab devices themselves.

Clicking on the relevant tiles will list down the objects in the list view. Add buttons can be used to quickly add a new object of the selected category.

Bulk Data Upload

This module allows to upload data in bulk to ecosystem for different classes. This can be accessed via the Configuration Management >> Add Data >> Bulk Data Upload In order to upload the following steps should be followed:

1. Select the class for which data must be uploaded for via Object Name dropdown.

2. In order to get the template for upload for the specific class click on the download button. This will provide a sample csv file which can be populated to add data.

3. Once this csv is ready select the “Choose File” button to select the file and click Submit.

4. Submitting the file will show the list view of the csv file. Clicking on “Upload” button will start uploading the data to ecosystem. The result of each upload action will be shown in the status column.

5. In case there are any failed records those can be reloaded by first clearing the successful record by “Remove Successful Records” button

System Administration

In this section we’ll go through the various modules available for ecosystem administration.

Drop List Management

This module allows admin to manage various dropdown values in ecosystem. This can be accessed via Configuration Management >> System Administration >> Droplist Management

To manage different dropdowns, select the droplist name from the dropdown. This will show the existing values for the selected dropdown class.

API Management

API Management module provides the capability to administrator to create API Keys for third party applications to access ecosystem via REST API.

This module can be accessed via Configuration Management >> System Administration >> API Management

A new API Key can be added by clicking on “Add API Key” button.

Enter your Application ID and click Generate Random Key for your Application Key. The next step is to define the permissions (type of operations which can be performed). The available permissions are Read, Create, Update.

Note: Retain these details for future use.

Click Save.

Cost Management

The cost management module allows you to setup the base units which are using in various cost reports in ecosystem.

Webhook Management

In the Enov8 ecosystem, a webhook acts as a user-configured HTTP callback that can be used to send notifications to your application or service when specific events happen. For instance, you can configure it to inform your external application when a booking status changes or a task has been kicked off. This approach eliminates the need for your application to regularly check for updates through REST APIs, as it will receive updates as they happen.

Webhook management module allows administrator to create webhooks for ecosystem platform and can be accessed via Configuration Management >> System Administration >> Webhook Management

Agent Management

Agent management allows to manage different agents installed on various servers to communicate with ecosystem for different actions.

This module can be accessed via Configuration Management >> System Administration >> Agent Management

A new agent can be added by clicking on “Add Agent” button. There are different types of agents which can be added via this module. The open-source agents for enov8 can be downloaded from https://www.enov8.com/download-versions/ • ApiHealth • ComponentDiscovery • ComponentHealth • DataCompliance • HeartBeat • Integration • LeanSynthetics • ServiceDiscovery • Tripwire

Permission Management

Permission & Class Definition module in ecosystem can be used to view and manage the permission of different modules and reports. It also allows the user to get details of the properties of a class.

This module can be accessed via Configuration Management >> System Administration >> Permission Management

Module Permission Details – This module shows the permissions of different modules for different roles in ecosystem. Admin can click on the permission status to change the status.

Report Permission Details – This module shows the permissions of different reports for different roles in ecosystem. Admin can click on the permission status to change the status.

Class Add Permission Details – This view shows the permissions of different roles in ecosystem allowed to add different class objects.

Class / Property Definition - This module allows to view the different properties for the selected class. This view can also be used to see a particular property in different classes also.

Workflow Management

Workflow management module allows to manage workflow in ecosystem for different properties. It also allows to enable or disable workflows for the whole product.

This module can be accessed via Configuration Management >> System Administration >> Workflow Management To enable or disable workflow at the product level click on the toggle button.

Login Method Management

Login method management module allows to manage ecosystem login modes. This module can be used to setup LDAP details which can be used to authenticate users to login to ecosystem instead of ecosystem login method.

Information Template Management

This module allows you to create a questionnaire / fact sheet which can be added to System, Project, Booking, Env Event & Service Request Form.

This module can be accessed via Configuration Management >> System Administration >> Information Template Management

Information Templates supports 4 types of question format - Text, Dropdown, Date & Date Time. Questions can also be marked as mandatory and non-mandatory.

Ecosystem Audit

Ecosystem Audit allows the ecosystem administrator to view the change history for the selected class objects. The administrator can select the class and date range for which the change/audit history must be viewed.

This module can be accessed via Configuration Management >> System Administration >> Ecosystem Audit

Ecosystem Console

This module allow administrator to view the Ecosystem Server health status. It also allows to see login trend of how many users are accessing ecosystem and which reports are being used most.

This module can be accessed via Configuration Management >> System Administration >> Ecosystem Console

Custom Dashboard

This module allow administrator to create custom dashboard for different modules in ecosystem.

This module can be accessed via Configuration Management >> System Administration >> Custom Dashboard

Class Definitions

This table explains the purpose of different classes available in the Enov8 Platform.

Terminology	Definition
Organisation	An entity such as a company, an institution, or an association.
Business Unit	Division or department within an organisation which has a specialized function.
Business Processes	Collection of business tasks to deliver a process. For example: Loan Approval Process.
Business Team	Each business unit consists of different teams within the unit to perform various functions.
Release	A portfolio of IT projects. Enterprise releases are a collection of collaborating IT projects working across the software lifecycle to deliver common change (e.g., a Quarterly Release).
Project	A planned set of changes to one or more systems for a particular objective to be achieved. Note: Projects may often get bundled together under Enterprise Release (portfolio).
Booking	A method used to reserve system instances for testing. Note: In addition to system instances, the Enov8 booking form also allows you to book by environment or component.
Env Events	An environment activity that needs to be tracked (e.g., code deployment or outage). Events are tracked via your environment calendars.
Implementation Plan	Set of activities which need to be performed and tracked for successful deployment of code into production.
LeanSR	Request (ticket) raised by the user to a team to perform a certain activity or report an issue. Common service requests are change & incident requests.
System	The given name of an application/platform (e.g., "GDW (Group Data Warehouse)").
Environment Group	Logical group (or lane) of Environment instances (e.g., environment named “ENV_SIT1” contains GDW SIT + CRM SIT + SALES SIT).
Environment Instance	A real/physical (deployed) representation of a system (e.g., GDW Production, GDW UAT, GDW SIT).
System Component	Physical/virtual components of an environment instance (e.g., servers, databases) which are used by the system instance.
System Interface	Connection between two environment instances, typically used for message passing (e.g., CRM SIT1 interfaces with SALES SIT1 via MQSeries BUS01).
Tag	Key-value pair attached to a CMDB resource like system, environment instance, environment, or system component.
Runsheet	A set of tasks/procedures to get the job done (e.g., update my CRM database in UAT). Note: Runsheets are also called “Standard Operating Procedures”.
Task	Action that needs to be performed as part of a runsheet. Tasks can be manual or automated. Enov8 also has the notion of approval tasks & notification tasks.