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selinavsRookie
asked in It's all about Community
How does one access the fact sheet change logs?

Hello! Can I get some guidance on how to use the log data in LeanIX for reporting purposes? At the moment I can only see how to use the factsheet data readily available in the Inventory tab, but nothing on the log details of the fact sheet.

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Thomas Schreiner
9 hours ago
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neilcookRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Aggregated Obsolescence and Tracking Server OS on IT Component Fact Sheet

Hi All,Two key risks we would like to use LeanIX to address here in our organisation is out of date software and / or operating systems.  Were early in our LeanIX journey so we have no plans for mass population of IT components yet but instead are focussing on value  add and these two key things are a historical challenge here adding risks to our application portfolio.Were finding the aggregated obsolescence capability in LeanIX a really powerful tool for tracking this software support lifecycles and surfacing it up.  To do this we create an IT component for the application with the software version / vendor lifecycle in it and it all works correctly.For operating systems we have observed there is a dedicated field in the IT component fact sheet for server operating system.  However this value does not seem to be used in calculating aggregated risks and seems to be treated  as a separate element of an IT component and it has no concept of lifecycle with it.Do people use the server oper

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KevinR
13 hours ago
Keith Vargas
Keith VargasRoyalty For Loyalty
asked in It's all about Community
Why can't I join report community?

I tried to post a question in the reports community and got the error message “you don’t have access to this category”? any ideas? Most frustrating for someone trying to use this product and is new to it. 

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1 day ago
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alexsneedmillerRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Custom KPI Value Update Frequency

How long does it take for custom KPIs to update? I’m seeing a discrepancy between when I click “validate” and what my dashboard is showing.When I click the ‘validate’ button after creating my KPI using the JSON editor, it says the KPI value is “264”. Then I click “save” and go back to the list of KPIs and it says the value is “256”. Do these KPIs get calculated once per day and I should just assume it’s a matter of time before it gets updated, or is there something else going on here?

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Helder.Luz
2 days ago
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JennyMcRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Set of questions to determine vendor criticality

Is there a list of pre-canned questions that could be defined to help in determining vendor criticality - eg strategic/tactical/commodity/operational

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Claire Le Fichoux
Community Manager
2 days ago
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gauttam_hclRookie
posted in It's all about Community
Platform factsheet modelling

How to model the relationship of Applications to platforms and IT components? Should the application relationship to IT components (making up the platform) be created if the relationship between the application and the platform is already established?For example, consider that there is an Analytics platform made up by a DataLake (IT component 1) and Machine Learning module (IT component 2). The Analytics platform is used to build the Customer Analytics application. How to model in this scenario? Case 1:Create relationship between Customer Analytics application withAnalytics Platform IT components - Data Lake and ML moduleAlso create the relation between the Analytics platform and both the IT ComponentsCase 2:Create relationship between the Customer Analytics application with Analytics platform only. The relationship between the Application and these 2 IT components is not required since the IT components are inherently related to the app through the platform factsheet. The advantage in

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Helder.Luz
8 days ago
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Michael SnijdersRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Application sub-type Deployment

Dear LeanIX’ers,I would like to get some feedbacks from the community regarding the “best usage” of the sub-type Deployment of an application.We are a large watchmaker group in Switzerland, made from many organizations, and the goal is to modelize the application landscape of the entire group with LeanIX.We are not using the virtual workspaces, so that all the compagnies can see the complete application list already existing in the group.When an application is used by several compagnies, we modelize it as “Parent - Children” Application / Deployment, so that each deployment have it’s onw business owner, business criticality, technical fits, etc… This makes particular sense when the application is running for each company it’s own instance on a virtual server.But when we take cloud applications, I always hesitate to create a Deployment for each company, as it’s the same application, but can have different business owners (by brands), and therefore different levels of criticality, depend

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8 days ago
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LeanIX Team
PriyanshuLeanIX Team
asked in It's all about Community
How to export data from LeanIX?

Hi, What are the ways to export data from LeanIX?I don’t see any export button anywhere on the LeanIX page. I have the option to view and edit existing reports but not create new ones. My role is viewer.Also, according to me using an API to fetch data requires an API token but there is no option to generate any API token.Is the export functionality in LeanIX role dependent?Thanks.

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Thomas Schreiner
8 days ago
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AliBRookie
posted in Application Portfolio Management
General Risk Management

Hello!New to EA and LeanIX. I’m looking for thoughts around performing general risk management (associated with EA) within LeanIX.Risk management typically involves listing specific risks, with description, likelihood, and impact score attributes, and calculates risk scores based off of them.As far as I can tell, LeanIX (even with the Risk and Compliance module) allows us to store aggregated obsolescence specific risk via the lifecycle attribute but it doesn’t provide this general risk management capability.I’ve found a documentation example which seems to use tags to augment fact sheets with additional sunset status/risk, but that’s not quite what I had in mind. I’ve also found this example where custom fact sheet attributes are created and populated with similar fields (but not as a separate risk object):https://docs-eam.leanix.net/reference/calculate-risk-scores-based-survey-responsesHas anyone created custom objects and custom relationships to implement this sort of risk register f

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Mobin
LeanIX Team
10 days ago
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Dominik G.Rookie
asked in It's all about Community
Modelling Processes using Capabilities

Hello everyone,I have a question about the practical use of Business Capabilities from LeanIX within the context of process modeling in Signavio. My understanding is that Business Capabilities represent the “What” an organization needs to achieve its strategic goals—essentially, the abilities required. Processes, on the other hand, describe the “How” and provide a concrete sequence of activities to implement these capabilities.I’m uncertain about where and how Capabilities can be effectively utilized within a Signavio process model. If a process explains how a Capability is carried out, what added value does integrating the Capability into the process model bring? Should Capabilities be added as a reference to clarify the strategic alignment, or are there other best practices for using Capabilities in process modeling?I would appreciate any recommendations or insights on how others are handling the connection between LeanIX Capabilities and Signavio processes, as well as the benefits t

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Justin Swift
14 days ago
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JennyMcRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Data solution Modelling

Would like to understand how deep other organisations have gone with modelling data in leanix eg providing a view of data solutions , domain data models?

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Justin Swift
14 days ago
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SoniaMerckRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Calculated Field or Derived field

Hi Team,I am populating Factsheet Type = User Group with Organization Data and the “Alias” field has details of an organization unit.How can I reference the “Alias” field in factsheet type = User Group in another factsheet type “Application” (field = Business unit) Does LEANIX allow cross factsheet type reference?  Purpose - Identify which applications belong to which business unit.    

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Thomas Schreiner
19 days ago
Alexander Batanov
Alexander BatanovRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Integration API Outbound Processor to get IT Component Resources data out

I need to export Resource data. Integration API seems to be the way to go since this data is not available via excel export. I can’t find examples of outbound processors that reference this data. An example would be appreciated. Data that I need: links with names, URLs, types, descriptions, and diagram references ...… and maybe logos (but not critical).  Alexander BatanovEnterprise Architectalexander.batanov@marriott.com 

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Helder.Luz
21 days ago
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Aby GuzmanRookie
asked in It's all about Community
Why does LeanIX does not send out emails?

Hi LeanIX Community, My team and I are working on a survey, but our users are currently not receiving the email invitations to participate. Could you please help us determine if there is any specific information we may be missing or provide any guidance on how to resolve this issue? We appreciate your support and any assistance you can provide. Thank you,Aby 

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21 days ago
Carsten Schütz
Community Manager
Carsten SchützCommunity Manager
published in It's all about Community
New to the Community? Welcome! We’re super happy to have you here!Getting started

Welcome to the LeanIX Digital Community!We are excited to have you joining us as we explore the latest trends and best practices in Enterprise Architecture and Business transformation.By becoming a member of our community, you'll have access to a wealth of information and resources, as well as the opportunity to connect with other professionals in your field. You'll be able to learn from industry experts, exchange ideas with peers, and engage in lively discussions on the topics that matter most to you.Registration is quick and easy, and it will give you instant access to our community content. (the link is only valid if you’re logged out). You'll also be able to participate in our forums, ask questions, and get feedback from other members.Please only use your business e-mail address so that we can approve your registration and assign you a specific role as fast as possible.  Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out in your career, the LeanIX Digital Community has

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ccoach
23 days ago
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jsiddiquiRookie
asked in It's all about Community
Creating "Product-Specific" views

Hello everyone -I’m new to LeanIX community and I did search to see if there was a similar question asked and didn’t find anything. Let me give some context before I ask the question: I am a business architect in a health insurance company that sells different types of health insurance “Products’. I’m documenting value streams, using Business Context fact sheets, across the organization and then linking Applications, which have their dependencies on the IT components. There are certain value streams that are either specific to a “Product” or multiple Products. Similarly there could be Applications that would be used for a specific Product. I need to create “Product-Specific” views in LeanIX. For example, I need to answer following questions:Which Applications support Product A? Give me a view of Product B value streams and the related Applications and IT Components? Here are my questions:How can I best associate specific Products against value streams and applications? Would “Tags” be

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Justin Swift
30 days ago
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JustSmittyRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
TIME and IT Components

I am running into a scenario where we would like to use TIME with IT Components, along with our Applications. I am thinking of a scenario where we might have several components in a Tech Category, and we want to Technology Rationalize down to a reasonable number.  Using the TIME classifications would be a big help there to help show teams what they should be using moving forward as we work to decommission the others. Any thoughts/ideas on this would be appreciated.

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1 month ago
Steen Jensen
Steen JensenSophomore
asked in Application Portfolio Management
How handle feature applications in relation til licens

As a large public organisation we have several innitiativ & tenders for changeing the Application & IT-map.If we are working i 10 diffrent tenders with about 30 diffrerent suppliers and their applicationens. How do we handle the LeanIX Applications licens model, as we dont what to pay for Applications that are not in production.One way is just to keep those possible applications in Initiativ-factsheet and build relations from there.

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Helder.Luz
1 month ago
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Srihari Krishna VankadariRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
How to model Power Apps Applications which are being used by smaller community and supports single capabilities?

How to model Power Apps applications in LeanIX as they are huge in number and might consume license numbers but these applications are used locally which supports single capabilities?

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heng
1 month ago
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Claudia SimoesRookie
asked in It's all about Community
Create a report

Hello,I’m trying to create a reportbut I need that on X-Axis appears the relation “Uses Platform”. Can you please support on this? Thanks.

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Helder.Luz
1 month ago
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kalebberhaRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Question For Global Organizations - How Do You Set Up Organization Fact Sheets?

Hi everyone, I work for a global org active in about 80 countries. For orgs who work in a lot of countries and want to report at a global, country, regional level, how do you set up your organization fact sheets? Any ideas on the best ways to do this? Thanks!

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Thomas Schreiner
1 month ago
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Dominik G.Rookie
asked in It's all about Community
Business Capabilities and Business Processes

Hello everyone,My current understanding is that behind most business capabilites there is a process that describes how this capability is achieved operationally. This process is modeled in SAP Signavio according to BPMN 2.0, for example.However, my understanding is also that certain capabilities can be used or activated within a process in order to support a process. Therefore, I have the following questions: Is it correct that business capabilities are used within a process to realize a higher-level capability? How can this relationship between capabilities and processes be represented in Signavio? So how do I illustrate in my BPMN, that the process describes “how” a certain capability is delivered? And how do I show other capabilities that are required for this process?Thank you very much for your support! 

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Helder.Luz
1 month ago
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kalpeshmRookie
asked in It's all about Community
Modeling B2B integration

Hi Community FellowsWe are new to LeanIX, I am exploring if anyone has experience in B2B integration flow ( IFDs) having trading partner ( external customer) mapped in LeanIX. A2A integration  where in sender and receivers are applications, it appears straightforward with interface factsheet. But any guidance on B2B would be helpful. RegardsKalpesh 

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Alex Bolcon
LeanIX Team
1 month ago
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chetannayaksRookie
asked in It's all about Community
Changing Metamodel to link Business Products to IT Components

Hello,   I’m fairly new to using LeanIx tool for EA practice, within our organisation we have determined a few business products used by consumers and these products are supported by IT Components. The confusion we have is how do we link the business product to IT components without creating any applications. I understand we can change the out of the box meta model definition, just wanted to see if anyone has tried this approach before and if yes what implications does it have?  

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1 month ago
Beau Nelson
LeanIX Team
Beau NelsonLeanIX Team
posted in Application Portfolio Management
APM Best Practices Webinar Recap and Materials

Hello Everyone!Thank you for attending the Best Practice Webinar regarding APM Best Practices today! Below you will find the recording to the presentation, the deck used to present, and a recap of what was discussed.  Recording of PresentationPresentation Deck Recap: - The webinar is about Application Portfolio Management (APM) best practices and use cases in LeanIX, an Enterprise Architecture tool.- It suggests starting an APM initiative by compiling a list of past, present and future applications deployed on your system, identifying who owns these applications, and understanding the life cycle of these applications.- To ensure good quality data in your APM, LeanIX recommends using Quality Seals, a feature that ensures mandatory fields and attributes are filled in data.- LeanIX offers various features to aid APM, including configurable surveys, quality seals, tagging, diagram editor for visualizing application landscape, predefined KPI dashboards for analyzing and evaluating applicati

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Beau Nelson
LeanIX Team
1 month ago

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