connections administration toolkit (cat)
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Simplify Administration and Management,Increase Usability and Productivity
TIMETOACT GROUP, Cologne, Germanyhttp://timetoact.de/cat
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AgendaIntroduction
Content and Access Rights Management with CAT
Internal and External User Management with CAT
Administration and Configuration Management with CAT
Business Value & Appendix
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Introduction
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The Connections Administration Toolkit (CAT)Web Application for the Administration and Management of IBM ConnectionsAll changes are done with a few clicksNo check-out / check-in procedure requiredNo editing of XML filesNo knowledge of IBM Connections‘ architecture and admin commands, WebSphere Application Server‘s wsadmin etc. required
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Content and Acess Rights Management with CAT
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Usage Scenario #1: Move a standalone blog to a community
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Usage Scenario #2: Merge wikis with similar content
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Usage Scenario #3: Convert a sub-community to a community
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Usage Scenario #4: List and Manage External Communities
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Usage Scenario #5: List all files shared externally
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And much more!Move forum topics to standalone forumCopy an activity to a communityView, assign and remove members
Add members to more than one community at once
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Internal and External User Management with CAT
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Usage Scenario #1: List and Manage External Users
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Usage Scenario #2: Allow Internal Users to interact with External Users (Assign EMPLOYEE_EXTENDED role)
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And much more!Assign disk quota policy to internal and external usersSystem health check to identify broken profilesSolve user synchronization problemsChange UIDs(Re-) Activate a user...
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Administration and Configuration Management with CAT
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Usage Scenario #1: Change global settings (LCC.xml)
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Usage Scenario #2: Enable and configure Language Selector
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Usage Scenario #3: Configure notifications
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Usage Scenario #4a: Purge (parts of) search index
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Usage Scenario #4b: Re-Create (parts of) search index
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Usage Scenario #5: Enable and disable IBM Connections features
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And much more!Create new quota policies for various needsConfigure event handlersConfigure OAuth applications and gadgetsFix brokens URLs in BlogsManage and create mime typesReset welcome flag for all users...
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Business Value
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BenefitsEasy to use, easy to installUnveils the hidden treasures of IBM Connections administration and configuration possibilitiesBrings 1st and 2nd level support capabilities to your organization through delegation of roles and thus reduces response timesLowers maintenance costsSee all important information at a glance
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BenefitsManage all content
Extensive filter options with typeahead to select the right contentSee all metadata at a glanceCreate, delete, purge and restore contentAdd or remove members to even more than one feature at once
Manage internal and external usersSee all user related data across all databases in one viewSolve synchronization problems and duplicate login values issuesProactively run health checks on all profilesSee and manage all content of a particular user
Adminstrate system or feature configurationsManage all schedulers and search indexing tasks
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Compliance and Quality of Service
All changes done with CAT are written to log (when/who/what)Bringing 1st & 2nd level support capabilities (delegation of roles)
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CAT PluginsCustomized Extensions
Additional functionalityMore / other reportsUI/UX modifications…
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Reference Customers
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Why Connections Administration Toolkit (CAT)?
Simplified content and user management respectively administration of IBM ConnectionsLess overall (admin) training costsFaster user support and change requestsCustomizable through plug-ins to meet your business requirements
Faster deploymentShorter project runtimeLess project costs
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More InformationPlease visit the CAT web site:
http://connections-apps.com/product/connections-administration-toolkit-cat/
See also the CAT community on IBM Greenhouse:https://greenhouse.lotus.com/communities/community/CAT
Contact us via mail:[email protected]
A demo version of CAT is available on request
NEW Offering: Connections Content/User Management and Administration with CAT (on-site/web lecture)
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Appendix
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Technical Background (I)CAT is a Java™ Enterprise Edition (JEE) Application and uses its own database
CAT is running on any WebSphere Application Server of the Websphere domain used by Connections
The CAT database can be configured as
DB2, Oracle or SQL Server database
The CAT operations rely on:
Standard IBM Connections configuration files
Mbeans delivered as part of IBM Connections
Standard IBM Connections REST API
IBM Connections databases
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Technical Background (II)Access to CAT is protected by standard WebSphere application roles
CAT works with “RunAs” users to access Mbeans and the REST API
RunAs credentials configured in preferences and stored encrypted
No administrative privileges for the Connections administrator on WebSphere level required if using CAT !!
CAT installation needs less than 1 hour
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Scope
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Webserver
Connections Cell
Deployment Manager
Node 1..n
LDAP
Databases (Profiles)
File Storage
TDI
CAT Scope