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Alessandro JrRookie
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LeanIX Automation for EOL (End Of Life) Application Management

I'm looking to automate the management of applications nearing their End of Life (EOL) in LeanIX. I need to set up an automation that notifies the EA team, exports all data for these applications, and then effectively "archives" them within LeanIX. Any advice on the best approach, including webhook implementation for data export and suitable storage solutions?

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GiannisAnt
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monicaaugustoRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
IT Components subtype

Hi, We are having a challenge mappying our IT Components. The rational was:Application is linked to at least 3 IT Components, that would represent: Software (Software; SaaS, Paas)  Infrastructure (Hardware, IaaS) Services (Service) For example, if we are using a PaaS, and you want to describe the resources you are using, what IT Component subtype you would use? For example the following IT Components will be of what subtype?

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mvanrooijenRoyalty For Loyalty
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How can you edit the multiplicity of interface relationships

Hi All, We have a couple of challenges, one of them being that an interface can be both a provider as wel as a consumer at the same time. this is how that works:An application provides a dataset through an interface, this is consumed by another application. That data set is edited in the second application and provided back to application one who then consumes it. At certain points in time that interface also communicates the dataset directly to another interface.Any advice on how to model that would be greatly appreciated. My preferred solution would be to change the multiplicity from Manty to one to Many to Many relationships on provider as well as Consumer interfaces by the way.  

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Davidson Izefler
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mvanrooijenRoyalty For Loyalty
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Application Rationalization

Application question: We are in the proces of analyzing our custom applications.Some are developed in python, others in Java, VBA, .NET or C#.How would you register the code base in such a way that you can report about all bespoke applications that are written in an obsolete language (VBA, .Net but also Kobol) come to mind.Any suggestion would be appreciated.

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Justin Swift
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Parth BhatnagarRookie
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Archived FactSheets

Hi y’all, I’m trying to figure out how the trash bin field works for archived factsheets. It seems like the archived factsheets are removed from the trash bin after some days, so just wondering what is the most efficient way of creating a tracking system for these factsheets?My initial idea is to take out exports of archived factsheets in a table view and manually append the data regularly in a locally stored file. Can this be automated and perhaps even be visualised on a LeanIX dashboard instead?Thanks in advance for any suggestions! :) 

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Claire Le Fichoux
Community Manager
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Santosh_leanXUserSophomore
posted in Application Portfolio Management
TIME vs 6R : When to use what ?

Hello Experts, Need your help in understanding the usage of TIME and 6R methodologies.At most places it mentions 6R is more towards the applications - focused to move on Cloud (no wonder it was proposed by AWS) however, when it comes to APM for an enterprise what should be the ideal way of choosing the right method of Application assessment? Should it be just TIME or combination of both.Any experience around this topic will be helpful. Thanks,Santosh

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mvanrooijenRoyalty For Loyalty
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Issues in Cycle relationships

Is there a way to introduce cycle relationships in LeanIX?I have a process that delivers data to another proces, then a new data set is transferred back to the first process.I added many to many relationships, but to no avail.

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Luca Kurze
LeanIX Team
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Dave LRookie
posted in It's all about Community
Newbie Pitfalls

Hello to the community. I’m the Lead Enterprise Architect with Amey PLC. We started our journey with LeanIX last week. I was wondering is there are any pearls of wisdom anyone could share on things they would do different now they are experienced with the product? 

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Alex SanchezRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Sofware Usage Analysis

Hi all,I am looking for a tool (ideally integrated with LeanIX / APM) to analyze software usage on my organization. Any recommendations in this area?Alex

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Alessandro JrRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
How can we model Websites in LeanIX?

We believe creating these components as an application would be the most effective approach. However, given our current situation, we’re exploring alternative solutions. Managing over 60+ websites makes it challenging to continuously request licenses for adding more applications. What would be the best way to handle this scenario efficiently? Any insights or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

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Didier.Nowak
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RBarlottiRookie
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Conceptual Difference between Business Contexts and Business Capabilities

I am starting doing some use cases to study, and I am a little confused on when I can use Business Context or Business Capabilities… Is there any way to differentiate them? Is there any naming convention suggested for each of them?

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Claire Le Fichoux
Community Manager
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ThijsvlRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Integrate Architecture Principles into EAM

Hi all, My team and I are looking for possibilities to integrate our architecture principles into LeanIX. Are there any community members with experiences on succesfully doing so? As of now we've communicated our architecture principles through Sharepoint, but we'd like to have LeanIX as our main source for all Enterprise Architecture related subjects. Right now we're considering to use the Dashboard in order to state the principles, accompanied by a corresponding report. Hereby an example: A text column showing a cloud first principle with a statement that 'SaaS before PaaS, before IaaS' etc., accompanied by a report showing the current status (how much SaaS, on-premise, etc). See screenshot.Any further ideas or experiences on showcasing architecture principles within LeanIX? 

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Thomas Teglund
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AshishRookie
posted in It's all about Community
LeanIX ServiceNow Integration

Hi,I am service now developer and We got one requirement regarding service now leanix integration.scenario -we need to create some records in service now in custom table. only 7 fields there. these records will come from leanix side.for this as per my knowledge, I need API from leanix with GET method for fetching the records from LeanIX.Please guide me

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Tim PRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
IT Risk log

How do you keep and maintain a risk log?I know we can detect the risks in Leanix but i also have the need to create a risk log assess the risk : give a non technical explanation/impact/scoring of the risk reporting on the risk. I was thinking of creating a separate fact sheet but is this a good idea? I also know there are plenty of risk management tools but is there anyone using one that can integrate with Leanix? Please share your thoughts/experiences. Thanks! 

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Claire Le Fichoux
Community Manager
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mvanrooijenRoyalty For Loyalty
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Interface Reports

How on earth do you get the interfaces map to work?It is frustrating me to high heavens, and I am ready to cal it quits with the entire LeanIX MESS. I have active interfaces. I have Active provider applications. I have Active Consume Interfaces.Why on earth is there still a message about missing data?What is this Circle Map report looking at in order for it to include “inventory”.Whilst on the topic, shouldn’t it give a more descriptive set of data, or a “true” create from scratch reporting tool to get at least operational data out of the application? Help, please. 

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Gopala krishna
Gopala krishnaRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Application Vs IT Component Classification

How do we clearly classify Application and IT component when we are performing Portfolio assessment.   Where exactly the Integration components fits in.  for ex:  API, ESB, Webservices etc.  Also,  cloud services where do we classify.

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Gopala krishna
ryansimmons
ryansimmonsRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Portals - Search Options and Detailed View - Parent/Child depth and Subtype display

As per the title I am looking to the community to see if anybody is able to help with the Portal configuration options.Having created a ‘Application - Factsheet’ portal I have 2 areas that I am looking to solve for.On the Search configuration, I have created a Filter Option, Based on ‘Relation’ that is has a Related Fact Sheet Type of ‘Organization’. In the Portal, this then display the Parents of Subtype ‘Business Unit’ only and does not show any Children depth.  My Question: Is is possible to specify the Subtypes that are presented below the search field in the Portal, or the Child depth? On the portal configuration for ‘Detailed View’ I have added a relation for ‘Organizations’ through the Fact Sheet name property, i am either able to leave blank and see the full parent/child path to the Organization.  My Question: is there a way to display the Subtype & the name. This will then result in a cleaner display without the full parent/child hierarchy. Keen to how others have best ma

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Alessandro JrRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Best Practice for Synchronizing SaaS Hosting Fields with Application Fact Sheets in LeanIX

Is there a way to synchronize SaaS Hosting (IT Component) fields with their associated application fact sheet fields (e.g. Subscribers, Lifecycle, Tech Fit) when creating it from the catalog in LeanIX? We see the value of having associated Apps/IT Components sheets for SaaS solutions but struggle with getting the ITC data populated. How have you managed this? Has anyone automated the process to ensure that the SaaS IT Component’s fact sheet is populated consistently with the application fact sheet? If so, what are the best practices for connecting the two fact sheets to create some synchronization?

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Thomas Schreiner
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CMelloRookie
asked in Application Portfolio Management
how do i set Cost on the relations between Apps and IT components in leanix?

I got this from web, I need to get the same steps or similar from LeanIX documentation and search returns nothing. Someone from the product side verity these steps then tell me where I mean location in docs these steps can also be found.  I know it is possible, setting Costs for the relationships between Applications and IT Components (also known as interfaces or underlying technologies),  Maybe because I am not an admin search does not even cover adding cost to the relation?  BUT it is usually done using the following steps and my admin wants to see these steps come from You the product team.1. Check Your Data ModelEnsure your LeanIX data model includes a relation type that supports cost attributes. Typically, the relations between Applications and IT Components (or Technical Services) can include custom attributes like Cost. You may need administrative rights to verify or modify the data model.Navigate to the Administration area. Select Data Model. Verify that the relation between Ap

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Thomas Schreiner
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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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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Daniel Selbach
LeanIX Team
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shivani.jSophomore
asked in Application Portfolio Management
Guidance on how to map relationship between Application & Organisation fact sheet to define who owns, manages, uses application?

Our organization has experienced significant growth through acquisitions, leading to a diverse IT landscape. We have multiple sites within the same country using different applications for the same business capabilities. To better manage and streamline our IT environment, we need to capture detailed information about these applications. Specifically, we are looking to gather the following details:Application Ownership: We need to identify who is responsible for each application. This includes understanding who pays the bills, who makes key decisions regarding the application, and who has overall ownership. Application Maintenance: It is crucial to know who is in charge of maintaining each application. This includes not only vendor-provided applications but also the internal administration tasks such as user management, permissions, and monitoring. Application Usage: We want to understand who the end-users of each application are. This will help us in mapping the application usage acros

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justinharclerode
LeanIX Team
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mark2hepsterRookie
asked in It's all about Community
How to query saved search via odata and powershell

Requesting saved searches via oData and Excel is successful.But for the final goal of converting the saved searches to csv-files I would like to get rid of the middleware (Excel) and do the job by PowerShell.First trap is authentication.I have an username and an api-token, but have no idea how to authenticate by PowerShell.Any idea? Thank you! 

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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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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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Thomas Schreiner

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