Connections Administration Toolkit (CAT)

forIBM Connections

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CAT – Value Proposition

Simplifies configuration of IBM Connections

Accelerates and automates administrative tasks

Enhances maintenance tasks for IBM Connections

Lowers training and TCO

Increases ROI

Masters content, access rights and user management

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IBM Connections Administration Challenges

Fundamentals:Connections configuration is based on XML filesAdministrative tasks are performed using the command line interface wsadmin

XML configuration repositoryMore than 20 configuration filesMore than 6,000 lines of XMLCheck-out / check-in procedure requiredManual editing of XML configuration files required

wsadmin command line interfaceSending case sensitive commandsMore than 300 different wsadmin commandsRequires good skills in Jython script language, the wsadmin commands and their syntaxComplex multilevel commands to achieve one administrative task

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Standard Connections Configuration Flow

Start wsadmin environment

Check-out XML file on Deployment Manager

Edit file

Check-in XML file

Synchronize changed files with Connections nodes

Restart applications, servers or clusters

(Click here to see demo on YouTube)

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Graphical user interface for configuration & administration of IBM Connections

The CATDesign

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The CATFeatures - Configuration

Change vital Connections settings in a matter of seconds

No XML editing required

Avoid destroying configuration file structure

The Connections administrator does not need any knowledge of the Jython scripting language and the wsadmin commands provided by Connections

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The CATFeatures - Administration

SimplicityPerform complex Connections administration tasks without being a WebSphere Application Server administration expert

Better orientation through GUIFind objects, e.g. an activity or community, through comprehensive filtering options

SafetyNo chance of misstyping a user ID and accidentally deleting the wrong person

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The CATTechnical background

Developed as a Java™ Enterprise Edition (JEE) application

User interface developed with Google™ Web Toolkit

CAT uses the standard Connections administration MBeans and the Connections REST API to perform administrative tasks

Running on the WebSphere Application Server Deployment Manager of your IBM Connections installation

Installed in a few minutes using standard WebSphere application deployment techniques

Accessed with your browser

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Just one of many examples…

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Connections AdministrationThe wsadmin way

wsadmin Console Part:

Switch to Deployment Manager \bin Directory:cd <dmgr-root>\bin

Start wsadmin session:wsadmin -lang jython -user <admin> -password <password> -port 8879

Load Connections-wide configuration script: execfile("connectionsConfig.py")

Check-out Connections-wide configuration file: LCConfigService.checkOutConfig("D:/WebSphere/lcc","Connections3Cell01")

Edit configuration file

Check-in Connections-wide configuration file:LCConfigService.checkInConfig(”D:/WebSphere/lcc”,"Connections3Cell01")

Synchronize all WebSphere nodes

Restart all servers / clusters

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Connections AdministrationThe wsadmin way

The XML file part:

After checking out the XML file, it must be manually edited by the administrator

The administrator needs to know exactly which values he needs to change and to what

Incorrect values or a malformed XML structure can damage Connections

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Connections AdministrationConfigure Connections Services the CAT way (1)

No more wsadmin commands – set all properties through a graphical UI

Save working configurations to a file - and restore it if needed

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Connections AdministrationConfigure Connections Services the CAT way (2)

Change settings with a single click

Avoid typos

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CAT - Logging

Backtrack all the changes that have been made

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CAT - User ManagementFinding a user

CAT combines Mbeans and REST calls to get all user related data and display them in an unique interface

Filter users either via E-Mail, External ID or User-ID

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CAT - Communities ManagementFilter Communities by Name, ID or Member

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CAT - Scheduler TasksGetting information about a job

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CAT - Activities: StatisticsCreate, Delete, Submit, Discard

Create or delete files quick and easy without any xml

Double check: Submit or discard your changes in one click

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CAT - Language SelectorSpecify available languages

Just configure your available languages via the checklist

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More Informations

Please visit the CAT web site:http://www.timetoact.de/cat

Contact us via mail:info@timetoact.de