Thanks Jason - we will look at that for classes we have customised

Cheers
Rob

Hi We are starting to test extracting data from Essential Cloud using API (previously we extracted data via CSV using the Class Extract view). Our developer is using the Core API for Applications (as an example). But within the Composite Application Provider class, we have added our own extra slots ...

Thanks John, understood

Cheers
Rob

Thanks John - I raised a ticket and Neil and team have fixed the code and issued me a version to test. I found another couple of issues and they have now fixed them too
Cheers
Rob

Hi I have just started to use the new Application Dashboard view in Release 6.15 and found it very useful. A couple of questions: - Is there a way to show a different display name for the Enumeration class on the dashboard? So, if we prefer to call "Lifecycle Status" by the title "Str...

Hi I have just applied the updates for Release 6.15 and am testing the updated Group Actor Summary view. The basics work OK for me, as does the Application Usage option, but I cant understand where the data is coming from for the Processes option. On the top of the screen, the actual correct process...

Hi I am trying out the new Application Strategy Editor, as it would meet our need to show our business owners the wider application roadmap per Application Capability and Service. However, I can only seem to enter 1 row per Application per Service - when I select the Edit button for the shown Compos...

Thanks Jonathan - very clear, got it working now

Cheers
Rob

Hi

We have created 2 additional Portals, one for all users and one for those we want to have access to more powerful Views and Editors for updating

How can we easily set up security at the top level , so that users can be restricted from seeing the more powerful Portal?

Thanks for any guidance

Rob

Hi I am trying to use the Design Authority view and the only way I seem able to record Application standards is directly in the Application Provider Standard Specification class, via the EA Support > Standards Management menu tree. Is there a way this can be managed from the Application Provider its...

Thanks John- this works fine now. The link back to the application is via a couple of other classes, but the extract works fine

Cheers
Rob

Thanks John, I will download and check early next week and let you know.

Thanks again for the support
Cheers
Rob

Thanks John - I think its a question of where to get the data in the metamodel, as the classes don't seem quite as 'standard' as the others.

Hi John Just following up. I would like to extract a simple list of interfaces for analysis / reporting. When I run the Launchpad extractor, it doesn't populate the Application Dependencies tab (leave it blank, all other tabs OK). I would like to extract the class data, as I do for other classes, us...

Thanks John. I have amended some of the screen labels in the classes to make them more intuitive as a short term measure. The new editor would be great

I am looking to model simple application to application interfaces within Essential - is there a best practice guide that reflects also now the ability to record these as dependencies in the Application Editor? While the Application editor is very intuitive in simply dragging & dropping Source &...

Sorry, one more follow up on the same View. If I have a Process that is a step in another parent process, when this process is shown as a Step in the Process Steps part at the bottom of the View, the Owner field stays blank, even though I have the Owner as above - and when I drill into that Process,...

Thanks John - I used these fields and it works.

The Output setting (having to use Product and modelling only in that direction feels a bit clunky, but I can see it works, so that for this.

Cheers
Rob

Hi I have started to create some basic Business Process Models successfully and can see them in the Business Process Model view. However, I cant see where to record the data that gets shown at the top of the View for the Business Process in the fields:: Owner Inputs Outputs Can you advise where this...

Hi John Thanks - very helpful. On (2), that was very easy and I can see that is set at Composite Application Provider level. On (1), I tried initially to set Performance Measures at Composite Application Provider level manually- which sets up OK, but doesnt come into the View. Then I realized, when ...

Hi I have a couple of specific questions on where to find and populate the data to get maximum value from a couple of Views 1. In the Business Capability - Application Fit View, where is the data maintained to show the Business Fit and Technical Fit? - I cant see any obvious field in the Composite A...

Hi Chris We are also very interested in using PowerBI to create reports from the EAS metamodel, but we have only just started looking into it. Your metamodel is helpful and we'd be happy to have a discussion and share ideas. We are also looking at the same areas as you - focused in the Composite App...

Hi I have tried to use the new Application Editor feature. From the Application catalogue, for the application I want to edit, I left click on the application I want and select the Application Editor option. But when the Application Editor screen appears, the application name is not transferred and ...

Thanks for the tip. That would be useful, but actually I cant see a view with the name 'Application List Extract - CSV' under the Support tab of View Library when I access the cloud version of Essential. Do I get to it from another view?

Thank you - we will look into the API option

Cheers
Rob

Thanks John
Cheers
Rob

I'd be interested in such a view as well - showing applications by Group Actor for various stakeholders (Organisation owning, organisation using, support owner etc)

Thanks
Rob

Are APIs available to import / export data into classes for the cloud version (e.g. connecting to a CMDB)?
Thanks
Rob

Hi While appreciating the value of the views for a structured view of the data, we would be very keen to be able to extract raw data from the underlying tables (read only) to external tools like Excel/PowerBI for simple reporting (e.g. creating a Service Catalogue view of applications by extracting ...

Thanks John, that would be helpful on a BP summary view - to allow a drilldown from a parent BP, so if it could go in the non-urgent backlog, that would be useful

Thanks John. I have added some data into this relationship, but I cant see it represented or used in any Views - is there any usage of the field/relationship in any View or catalogue to allow selection or drill down from a 'parent' BP to the 'children'.
Thanks
Rob

Hi As well as a hierarchical Business Capability Model (which we have represented well in Essential), we have a hierarchical Business Process Model, where we map application services to the Level 3. However we usually show the model as a hierarchy L1--> L2--> L3, and want to see L3 processes grouped...

Thanks John - removed the Taxonomy and works fine!

Cheers
Rob

• In the IT Asset Dashboard View, the Business Perspective part of the View only shows me Business Capabilities at 2 levels – we have a level below that, which is the key level to see application coverage against. Can the View show another level , or is it restricted to just 2 levels here. Is there ...