Organisations often find that some information on their applications is situated, updated or available in spreadsheets. Rather than creating the applications one by one as applications in an EA Tool, QualiWare can take this existing information from spreadsheets and import it.
There are two ways of doing this. One is through the Windows Client, QLM, and the other is through the Web.
Import through the QualiWare Windows client QLM – Using the GenericTableInterface object
This “translates” the data from a CSV file into objects, properties, and relationships between objects in QualiWare. The data is then automatically linked to existing or new objects in the tool – saving time by manually ensuring you do not have to link the data for each application.
Read more about Generic Table Interface.
Import through the Web by using spreadsheets
Here, importing your spreadsheet data directly using the Web is possible. Similarly, you map the columns to the QualiWare-specific templates.
Key QualiWare features for establishing a baseline
All the abovementioned methods are imperative to establish a baseline in the Application Portfolio. QualiWare enables this process by:
- Providing easy-to-use import of existing applications and their available information
- Utilizing the Governance Workflow to delegate responsibility. Creating ownership of applications is a crucial step in this process. But rather than the Architect locating and finding all information through surveys and endless meetings, QualiWare allows the organisation to collaborate in architecting the business!
QualiWare enables collaboration by automating content sharing throughout its entire lifecycle and notifying relevant stakeholders whenever their attention is required.
When you use the built-in governance workflow engine in QualiWare, you can set up a governance flow that controls who in your organisation should get notified when and also which actions they can perform.
An example of this could be that only application owners have permission to create and change their own applications or application diagrams. Other users can subscribe to the diagrams and only add comments and suggest improvements.