Repository Explorer

From the repository explorer you can explore and search content in the repository. The repository explorer enables the user to search for a specific object type, list details, and see selection in the preview window.

In addition to finding the relevant object fast, the repository explorer also provides easy access to edit funtions, and a whole set off options from the content menu including visualizations, and relations to the object.

Video Highlight

Repository Explorer in 10.9

Using the Repository Explorer Feature

When on the web front-end click on the Repository Explorer button in the upper right corner in the toolbar.

Once clicked the Repository Explorer will open and enable you to search for and explore folders and object in the windows, and via the content menu.

The Repository Explorer contains of 3 parts:

a folder view in the left
a list view in the middle
a preview view in the right view, including easy access to available governance actions.

The folder view in the left window consists of a set of folders. Each of the folders can be unfolded in a treeview, clicking the “>” to the left of the folder/object.

As default a template folder is included in the top of the folder list (the content of the folder is managed via the HTML Publisher).

Additional folders can be added via the publisher, or by using the 3 dot sushi menu.

Once a folder/object is selected in the left window, a list of objects is listed in the center window.

if a template type is selected all the object of the selected type is listed in the middle window.

if a specific object is selected all related objects is listed in the middle window, and the object is shown in the right preview window together with its description

Search

It is possible to search for content in both the left and middle window.

In the list window, you can select two different searches:

Quick Search: Searches within the object in the list window
Global Search: Searches withen the whole repository

Content menu

You can find the content menu to the right of an object, in the form of 3 dots sushi menu.

When you click on the content menu to a template, you can create a new template of the selected template type, or create a new repository folder.

When you click on the content menu to an object, you get a more comprehensive menu, which offers all necessary features to maintain and analyse the content of the repository. The menu will also offer the relevant governance actions for the selected object, which enables a faster governance process, as it is not required to open the object to move it forward in the lifecycle.

View: views the object on the web (shows the corresponding dashboard or IFrame for the selected object)
Properties: open the web-dialog for the object, to edit the properties
Edit diagram: open diagram in the web-modeler
Revision:
- Create new revision
- Compare configuration revisions: Open the object in the repository compare
- Governance History: Shows governance history of the object
Language: Create a language variant of the object (in the selected language)
Manage Hashtags: Manage hashtags associated with the object
Collaborate:
- Create a Change Request to the object
- Create a Non-Conformance to the object
- Create a comment to the object
- Rate the object
- Subscribe to the object
Visualize: Open the object in the visualizer
Relations: See all types of relations to the object:
- Links to / Linked by / Contained in / Sends / Sends to / Receives / Receives from / Frames / Framed by)
Share: Send object to a folder, E-mail or Print
Create: new object or folder
Remove / Replace / Rename the object
Governance: select among available governance actions for the object

Repository Compare

The Repository Compare functionality has the potential to aid all types of users. Quality Managers can for example promote the right subsets of their work from a project repository to the base configuration – thus ensuring that all of the Quality Team’s work has been considered.

API Architecture Metamodel

An Application Programming Interface (API) is a construct that enables communication between systems. Integration between systems in complex environments continues to be a business priority to support automation activities. An API can be purpose-built for a bespoke integration (typical of legacy systems), or alternatively a standard connector can be developed between industry standard systems such as ERP’s and Service Management platforms. Managing these integrations becomes a complex operational task as updates and new releases to the integrated systems (and enabling technologies), can lead to intensive release management and testing activities. Security is also of utmost concern when managing integrations as the API provides a potential entry-point from either system integration direction – the API has become a preferred target for malicious attacks on systems and networks.

Clustering

Clustering provides users with a new way of interacting with content in their repository. It provides an enhanced analysis capability directly from the 3D Visualizer by logically grouping objects based on their relationships, concepts, and definitions. Filters can be applied to the clusters through the table-based view using existing functionality to focus analysis efforts (for example only clustering objects that are related to a risk with a high impact). The number of clusters can also be defined by the user to provide a broader or more concise result.