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Rajaraman

Thanks a lot for updating

Rajaraman

Hello all,

In terms of understand I got the info dependency view exists for showing the dependency between application via interfaces.

How will show to the business diagrammatically such that holistically if I am going to change any of the following (all dimensions) the changes are highlighted.

1 ...

Rajaraman

https://university.enterprise-architect ... -model-v2

Is the above view, available for Essential Open Source versions?

Rajaraman

Yes now it works, Thanks

Rajaraman

I refer this url for the documentation https://university.enterprise-architecture.org/

i could not navigate to https://university.enterprise-architecture.org/application-views
https://university.enterprise-architecture.org/application-information-dependency-model-v2
it says the below

CONTENT NOT ...

Rajaraman

Why the interface catalogue is still not offered as one of the item in catalogues list, is there considered for latest versions? Or will there be alternative for this purpose?

Rajaraman

Thank you, this helps.

Rajaraman

Can we perform rationalisation analysis (aka related views) with out populating Business Process / Physical Process fields.

Since those are separately maintained by another tool.

Let us say those objects need to be populated to make the related views working, can we workaround by populating values ...

Rajaraman

I am aware of the two places where business capabilities (BC) and its applications are displayed.

1 IT Asset Dash Board (Business Perspective)
2. Business Capability Model -> this https://essentialviewer.com/demo/report?XML=reportXML.xml&XSL=enterprise/core_el_bus_cap_analysis_dashboard.xsl&LABEL ...

Rajaraman

I am going through candidate views of essential in achieving rationalisation output/outcome for an organisation.

Depends on the maturity of the organisation we should (or shall we?) start either attacking the problem in two places

1. IT Asset Dashboard (Business Perspective) - It is the bare ...

Rajaraman

Team.

Is there a place at essential website where we can place the custom templates that we create for open source community?

Example. I have created a Viewer/template for Interface Catalogue (two different styles) (utilising existing meta model)

Hi there - I'd love a copy of this, can you ...

Rajaraman

We see the interaction between application in https://essentialviewer.com/report?XML=reportXML.xml&XSL=application/core_al_app_provider_list_table.xsl&LABEL=Application%20Catalogue%20as%20Table&&targetReportId=clean_demo_mmv505_v8_Class10018&cl=en-gb view

To see the relationship name, from, to ...

Rajaraman

forum posting with code xsl - cloudfare blocks saying security issue

What could be the issue?

Rajaraman

I refer https://essentialviewer.com/report?XML=reportXML.xml&PMA=eas_prj_IIbaseline_4_6_Class309&cl=en-gb&XSL=business/core_bl_bus_cap_summary.xsl&PAGEXSL=&LABEL=Business%20Capability%20Summary%20-Investment%20Research view

We are displaying parent business capability.

In case you want to display ...

Rajaraman

Yes, we knew that but column E shows in red color

Rajaraman

I am using latest launchpad, in business capability sheet, i can understand the red color highlighting to capability shows the duplicate.

But where as parent capability it will repeat for multiple child capabilities. Why it shows highlighted as red?

Any other validations?

Rajaraman

I have spotted this section deals with application service and application list, but i am unable to make a relationship to the bc.


<xsl:template match="node()" mode="RenderAppServiceRow">
<xsl:variable name="appService" select="current ...

Rajaraman

I know the business capabilities and applications are mapped.

ess-bl-bus-cap summary view.

https://essentialviewer.com/report?XML=reportXML.xml&PMA=eas_prj_IIbaseline_4_6_Class227&cl=en-gb&XSL=ext/apml/ess_bl_bus_cap_summary.xsl&PAGEXSL=&LABEL=Business%20Capability%20Summary%20-Measure ...

Rajaraman

Hi Rajaraman,

With regard to your questions:

a. Application to Required Components (Web, App, Browser, Framework, etc.)
The current version of Launchpad does not provide the ability to import the Technology Components required by an Application. However, a new version of Launchpad (version 5 ...

Rajaraman

Please find below view https://essentialviewer.com/demo_v6/report?XML=reportXML.xml&XSL=ext/apml/ess_al_app_cost_analysis.xsl&LABEL=Application%20Cost%20Analysis&cl=en-gb for application costs. (you can visit here)

The following are the available with the product.
1. It has costs only for business ...

Rajaraman

I came to know that https://essentialviewer.com/demo/report?XML=reportXML.xml&PMA=eas_prj_HH_baseline_rep_v11e_Class160&cl=en-gb&XSL=technology/core_tl_app_tech_alignment.xsl&PAGEXSL=technology/core_tl_app_tech_alignment.xsl&LABEL=Application%20Technology%20Platform%20Model%20-eas_prj_HH_baseline ...

Rajaraman

Thanks, this is a bit different but fast though. UX better no flickering.

Rajaraman

We have several catalogs view https://essentialviewer.com/demo_v6/report?XML=reportXML.xml&PAGEXSL=&PMA=&XSL=application/core_al_app_provider_list_table.xsl&LABEL=Application%20Catalogue%20as%20Table&&targetReportId=&targetMenuShortName=&cl=en-gb

it shows at the end of the page

"Showing 1 to 3 ...

Rajaraman

Oops! Essential Viewer encountered an error with the request View Template XSL stylesheet

Failed to compile stylesheet. 1 error detected.

Fatal Error: No template exists named RenderModalReportContent; SystemID: file:/opt/tomcat-viewer/webapps/viewer_1/user/core_bl_bus_cap_list_as_table_v7.xsl ...

Rajaraman

Hi Rajaraman,

I can see from the screenshot you shared with us the View is called "abc/core_bl_bus_cap_list_as_table_" - is that correct? That means it's some kind of custom view?

When we have slower views, we do seek out opportunities to optimise the queries to help the perform more quickly ...

Rajaraman

Hi Rajaraman,

Thanks for the detailed numbers, can you let me know which specific Business Capability view you're looking at as we have a few different ones.

My first thought is that 4000+ business capabilities sounds like quite a lot. We typically see several hundred capabilities and then ...

Rajaraman

Hi,

Before we advise, can you provide some more information about your Essential Docker deployment?

Have you deployed the Docker container on the VMWare or is your host Linux machine running on the VMWare? What issues are you experiencing?

[We have hosted Docker Container in a Linux VM which is ...

Rajaraman

We dont have this could you please send it across to our email id.

Rajaraman

is it possible to extract all business capabilities with its parent in excel format?

ID, Name, ParentCapability (Columns)

Rajaraman

Let me explain a scenario. i have a spreadsheet for importing business capabilities with data in 3 columns

ID, Name, Parent Business Capability

BC01,Cash Management , Financial Management

this is inserted first time after several iterations i get the same row from other teams which contains

BC99 ...

Rajaraman

However, you can still use the Import Utility to manage the current / latest version of the spreadsheet.
To do so:

- Open your chosen Import Activity
- From "1. Source Spreadsheet", download the current version
- Open, update and save the downloaded Excel document
- Upload the updated version of ...

Rajaraman

I am using Essential Docker, i wish to see the history of excel spreadsheets uploaded date wise and download it, so that i can easily modify and re- upload for further changes.

How to locate and download the same using the web app and browser?

Rajaraman

as per the advice from infra team since the essential solution is largely reads (1 administrator write) we have created an RDM disk for hosting the essential docker platform. Can you advise me the steps for moving the current installation to the new rdm ?

Rajaraman

Thanks for the detailed steps, i tried in Cloud.

Since there are more than 2000+ i could not see the list fully.

It lists thought the BCs with separator '-'. It would be good if we have wildcard characters based search in the search instances. We could not search using 'Not' Operator.

Rajaraman

Can some one explain the view which is available in https://www.enterprise-architecture.org/essential_labs.php

Is it one time exercise?

Will there be a transaction type record saved when we do a principles adherence for an application ?
How to see the past records?

We find a need for this view ...

Rajaraman

is there a chance we get a fix regarding this for these weeks?

Rajaraman

We see lot of other EA tool vendors provide OOB integration with a document store example SharePoint. Is there a possibility to tag documents to different architecture elements.

Rajaraman

We have enabled IT Asset Dashboard view with data business capabilities, business process, applications, user to organisation.

During one demo, we got the below query, since i selected business unit in the top, you should carry this selection in business capability summary drilldown (Business ...

Rajaraman

I fixed by inserting "scrollX: true," in the code block below. (Works only for Chrome :( not in IE, it hangs)

var table = $('#dt_apps').DataTable({
paging: false,
deferRender: true,
scrollY: 350,
scrollX: true,
scrollCollapse: true,
info: true,
sort: true,
responsive: false,
columns: [

Rajaraman

Any workarounds, we wanted to show more columns at the same time header should also scroll. (It is fixed, we cannot see the column names)

This is critical for us

Rajaraman

i see that thanks,
is there a way we can name the road map duration as current state and target states? and select those for our view? (Business Capability View)

Rajaraman

can you help with a screenshot if possible

Rajaraman

Application Services header visible in both the capabilities.

Please find instance overview data screenshot. I did not understand clearly though what columns your refer here...

instance-overview-for-bus-cap.jpg

Rajaraman

Is there any screenshot which shows how it will look like once this is implemented? Can some one help posting it?

Rajaraman

see attached below
bus-cap-summary-similar-records-but-output-different.jpg

in above data, Report (Pay) has two applications mapped displaying correctly up on navigation
we have two applications mapped to Processing (OP Pay) which does not show supporting applications.

Both are imported through ...

Rajaraman

let me be clear, i meant when we click a leaf level capability to takes to new page where we dont see related application services and applications that section is full empty

Rajaraman

I want to filter all business capabilities which does not have a parent capability attached to it and then delete it. (orphan records to keep the repository clean..)

Rajaraman

How to do this ?
Deleting business capabilities which has no link (i.e parent)

Rajaraman

We have ported data for this view ess-ext_bl_bus_cap_summary.xsl

We could see Level 1 Level 2 capabilities shows its child level capabilities below its related Application Services.

But when we click one of the leaf level node, it recursively loads the page but application service does not show ...

Rajaraman

You mean a reverse fetching in 3rd block?

Rajaraman

it is customized application catalog view. (it could be any such customized more columns appearing views..)

Rajaraman

I want to include Host Site and Host Location in the application catalogue

is there a snippet available which can access this element easily?

Rajaraman

I could see the from togaf models

business architecture comprises of Business Capability and it related to Business Services.

But i dont see in essential there is a straight relationship between them.

Can some clarify. how to show these relationships?

Example: Refer
https://vianovaarchitectura ...

Rajaraman

If i have more columns my rows are shown with a scroll bar Where as my header does not move and show the relevant columns

Any workarounds?

Rajaraman

I dont want those additional column appear in the screen but only in pdf

Rajaraman

We have View: Application Catalogue as Table, where we are showing a list of columns.

But when we want to export as pdf, i want all/more columns (additional columns that is not appearing in the page, but from the same class ex Composite_Application_Provider)

How to achieve the same?

Is there a ...

Rajaraman

https://essentialviewer.com/demo/report?XML=reportXML.xml&PAGEXSL=&PMA=eas_prj_HH_baseline_rep_v11e_Class9221&XSL=application/core_al_app_sw_arch_model2.xsl&LABEL=Application%20Software%20Architecture%20A1%204accs&cl=en-gb

the above view shows software architecture.

Can someone if they have ...

Rajaraman

Thanks

Rajaraman

Please find attached two screen shots

in the first view, it shows applications, but in the service summary page it does not (bug?)

business-service-applications-lists-where-as-summary-page-not-lists2.jpg

business-service-applications-lists-where-as-summary-page-not-lists.jpg

Rajaraman

I see lot of change analysis views (base line to target)

https://essentialviewer.com/demo/report?XML=reportXML.xml&PMA=&XSL=view_library.xsl&LABEL=View%20Library&cl=en-gb

However i dont find any documentation or how to videos.

https://essentialviewer.com/demo/report?XML=reportXML.xml&XSL ...

Rajaraman

We are doing import of data using import specification and excel data.

For example; we have column B as "id", Column "C" Name etc.

Let us say we have imported 1000s of rows using above spec.

After seeing the data in views, we decided to modify the Column "C" Name alone different value and update ...

Rajaraman

Pls find attached our wip view.

application-by-host-country.png

We cannot spot why the user sites and user locations not appearing.

Do note IT Asset Dashboard view shows the applications based on the BU selection (organisation) also

Application Deployment Summary also working.

Rajaraman

I am going through this sample view

https://essentialviewer.com/demo/report?XML=reportXML.xml&XSL=enterprise/core_el_it_asset_dashboard.xsl&LABEL=IT%20Asset%20Dashboard&cl=en-gb

I see all capabilities are uniquely realised by different organisations. :) very safe.

If we have the following, how it ...

Rajaraman

I figured out "Does the application persist this info"
(app_pro_persists_info_rep slot of class "APP_PRO_TO_INFOREP_RELATION" need to be true to make the view appear.

Rajaraman

DataObjectLifecycleDisplays-DataProvider-Model-Not-5.png

See the values in Information Data Representation

let me know where we are missing values or is there problem with the view itself

Rajaraman

Yes source information is similar to column D (but different data).

Also is it not source information column is optional?

Find our data

DataObjectLifecycleDisplays-DataProvider-Model-Not-4.png

Do note we dont have records in app 2 data for app2 and app3

Pls advise

Rajaraman

only the following columns in the worksheet are empty

1. Data Representation Description
2. Accuracy
3. Additional Comments
4. Source of Info

pls find screenshot regarding the available data in the slot

DataObjectLifecycleDisplays-DataProvider-Model-Not-3.png

Rajaraman

I refer below view

https://essentialviewer.com/demo/report?XML=reportXML.xml&XSL=ext/shared/ess_bl_bus_strategy_footprint_3level_int.xsl&LABEL=Business%20Strategy%20Footprint&cl=en-gb

We would like to know how is it possible to repeat goals i see few of them repeated in different color

how to ...

Rajaraman

<xsl:param name="param1"/>


<xsl:param name="viewScopeTermIds"/>



<xsl:variable name="viewScopeTerms" select="eas:get_scoping_terms_from_string($viewScopeTermIds)"/>
<xsl:variable name ...

Rajaraman

Data Object Lifecycle View Displays

Where as Data Object Provider Model Not displays data both are using same sets of worksheets of data.

Applications
Data Subjects
Data Objects
Data Object Inheritance
Data Object Attributes
App 2 Data

See attachment DataObjectLifecycleDisplays-DataProvider ...

Rajaraman

please find attached a screenshot shows two screens.

Can someone clarify, viewer1 pointing to sandbox in the above environment. ?

Also if i go to publish screen select viewer3 will it select sandbox respository and publish?

which-repository-point-which-url.jpg

Rajaraman

we have installed essential docker (We could see viewer1 viewer2 viewer3)

How to change the logo and sections of the login page and home pages? In Essential OS version we could easily locate files and modify it.

Can some one through some light on it

Rajaraman

thanks this fixes the issue

Rajaraman

When try to hit double click essential installer in windows 10, we get the following error.

essential-install-error-windows-10.jpg

Rajaraman

any inputs? same is the case for Windows 10 as well. Tab to publish changes to the repository not appears in Win 10.

Rajaraman

Thanks a lot

Rajaraman

We are going to start importing applications,capabilities,etc into the installed Essential Docker version.

Is there a possibility to download the existing repository (empty one) as a backup?

Where and how we go about doing this

Rajaraman

We have another query.

(1)Currently the screen shot "Applications Host by Country" shows hosted,accessed in different color because of different country.
In case of an application hosted and accessed by same country how the output look like do you have any sample.

(2) Also can some one clarify ...

Rajaraman

We want to understand the nuances of having "Application Name1 (Country)" against "Application Name1", "Country"

I understand the infra team recommends to have each "Application Name1 (Country)" because each will be tagged to different server.

I also know that we have deployed location tagged to ...

Rajaraman

I have linked applications (Application Service and Application Capabilities) Selected taxonomy terms as "Core" for testing purposes for 3 application capability but the boxes appearing cramped how to fix this.

Please find screen shot.

application-reference-model-appearance.png

Rajaraman

We figured out the relationships,

"Business Perspective" Section appears. but inside the box (Blue Box-has applications) there is an icon "i" which does not show any applications upon clicking it (no popup appears). Where are we missing.

Also inside "application perspective" both pie charts ...

Rajaraman

Is there a feature/road map to support Visitors count reporting for Views and Catalogues.
Can you guys explain a workaround if not available?

Do note these portals are hosted with in premises access. There will not be calls allowed elsewhere. (like google analytics)
Ideally a Java Script injection ...

Rajaraman

There are numerous places where the architects store elements such as architecture decisions tagged to capabilities. They donot want to navigate to another site while showing the reports to the management at different levels.

I understand the product does not directly support the document stored ...

Rajaraman

Looking at the checker output, for the problem you are asking about:
1) You haven’t defined any sites, which is where the geographies are defined (Sites sheet)
2) You haven’t associated any orgs to sites. (Organisation to Sites sheet)
3) You haven’t associated any apps or tech to org users ...

Rajaraman

Thanks, I have another clarification.

IT Asset Dashboard->(All BUs) ->Business Perspective
Corporate Support-> Data Management -> Applications list (A)

Business Application Footprint (Application to Business Capability Analysis
Provides a graphical view of how applications support the business ...

Rajaraman

thanks but i still not understand is there a way for uploading a document for an existing meta model element say for example a composite application provider.

pls clarify.thanks.

Rajaraman

i am going through the following in essential labs diagram list
is the following can show the data flow between applications (or can it be achieved by modifying the same?)
DataFlow-Diagram-or-diagram-based-on-Information-Application-Dependency.png
DataFlow-Diagram-or-diagram-based-on-Information ...

Rajaraman

are you pointing to "Application Dependency Network" as "network diagram"

Rajaraman

I have sent competitors providing a customizable forms and data entry around documents. Can you come back on the possibility for Docker edition?

Rajaraman

team,

we are able to capture country, servers, applications, technology capabilities, technology products.

How do we bring in Data Centres other h/ws in to this context?

Which view can potentially can be chosen to show the relationship between them as a diagram

Is there an OOB view which can be ...

Rajaraman

]thanks for the screen shot i see a slider capture the duration hence the catalogues (all catalogues will have this slider??)

But i could not connect how the views (attached sample screenshots) will look? Will there be a drop down to select this saved states (Duration1= State1, Duration2=State2 ...

Rajaraman

Now that we are seeing Essential Docker, can you throw some light about how this can be done simply.

We want to upload a document to that portal and save the link url as metadata.

Appreciate your quick response.

Thanks.

Rajaraman

thanks for the response.

Can you show screen shots (mock up atleast) about how it looks for the existing views like the below in context?

1. IT Asset Dashboard.
2. Application Reference Model
3. Technology Reference Model
4. Business Reference Model

Rajaraman

Team.

Is there a place at essential website where we can place the custom templates that we create for open source community?

Example. I have created a Viewer/template for Interface Catalogue (two different styles) (utilising existing meta model)

Rajaraman

you need to increase memory size

visit this link, let me know it helps

https://www.enterprise-architecture.org ... essential/

Rajaraman

We have captured business capabilities and the link till applications.

We were able to see the view. Now we have a need to maintain another set of Business Capabilities for Future State.

How to achieve the same

Rajaraman

In this screen shot how to change with width of the columns?

Rajaraman

We are able to understand the meta model for Application Information Dependency view.

Applications related to Interfaces.

But we do have Shared Folders (Several), Web Servers, Database servers which has a connection point with interfaces/applications.

We want to establish relation ship between ...

Rajaraman

Team,

as you know we are evaluating the suite, we are going through this below xsl which that section renders application name with a hyperlink.

application\core_al_app_provider_list_table_v5.xsl

<xsl:call-template name="RenderInstanceLink">
<xsl:with-param name="theSubjectInstance" select ...

Rajaraman

Thanks i have gone through editing facility for dates.

Why would you need to create XML download and then import.

Can we get a CORS enabled REST Web Service to post the data to server?

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