Getting Started
This guide will outline the initial setup that you would need to do to make use of the Governance Center.
Prerequisites
You will need:
- 1 instance of Joget with the Governance Center installed
- At least 1 or more instances of Joget that are reachable from the Governance Center (whether publicly, or within the same network of the Governance Center)
- Admin access to all the instances.
Upon importing the Governance Center, you will need the following plugins for the Governance Center to work:
- API Builder Addon For DX
- org.joget.gcoe.GovernanceCoeApi
- org.joget.gcoe.GovernanceCoePluginConfig
Upon launching the Governance Center, you will need the following setups to proceed:
- At least 1 or more user assigned as App Owner
Step 1: Create a new environment
Identify the environment you wish to create. Example: Production, Staging, Development, Testing, etc
Create a new environment by navigating to Administration→ Manage Environment → New
Only users with admin role can create an Environment.
Figure 1: Manage Environment Form
Step 2: Create a new Installation
Register installations, identify to which environment they belong, and identify the users who can register Joget apps and submit deployment requests for this installation.
Create a new installation by navigating to Administration→ Manage Installations→ New
An environment can contain one or more installations.
Only users with an admin role can create an Installation.
Only users who are added as a deployer in the installation can register Joget app and submit deployment.
Figure 2: Manage Installation Form
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Installation ID | Auto-generated |
| Installation Name | Installation Name used for reference within the Governance Center |
| Base URL | URL of the Joget instance. (Must be reachable to the Governance Center & you as the user)
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| Installation Admin ID | Username for the user with admin privilege in the installation Joget instance |
| Installation Admin Password | Password for the user with admin privilege in the installation Joget instance |
| Environment | The environment name for this installation. Selectbox with options are retrieved from Manage Installations |
| Deployer | The user who requested this installation. Multi Select Box that allows multiple selections. Selection options are retrieved from Users |
| Approver | The user who will be in charge of approving this installation. Multi Select Box that allows multiple selections. Selection options are retrieved from Users |
New Request
Once the Environment and Installations have been created, users who have been assigned as a Deployer will be able to perform 2 processes under the New Request UI category:
- App Registration Approval Process
- Deployment Request Approval Process
App Registration Approval Process
Step 1: Register for a new Joget App
Register a Joget app by navigating to New Request → Register App
Choose the installation and installation approver and the Environment will be auto-completed.
Choose the app owner and to whom the application is to be assigned.
Figure 3: App Registration Form
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| App ID | Auto-generated |
| Installation | Define which installation should the App be registered. |
| Installation Approver | Define the Installation Approver. Selectbox that displays relevant installation approver users available based on the selection of the Installation field. |
| Environment | Define which environment the App would be registered to. Selectbox that displays relevant environments from Manage Environment based on the selection of the Installation field. |
| App Name | Selectbox that displays relevant Apps available based on the selection of the Installation field. |
| App Criticality | Define the criticality of the App.
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| App Availability | Define the availability of the App. |
| App Purpose | Define the purpose of the App |
| Contact Type | Define the contact type. Selectbox with the following available options:
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| App Owner | Define the owner of the App. Select box that displays relevant users who are identified as App Owner in Manage User Role |
| Assign To | Define whether the App is assigned to an individual App Developer/Designer or a Group of Users Selectbox with the following available options:
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| Set Pipeline? | Define whether the App will be deployed by following a sequence of installations. A single Checkbox that when ticked, will display the Pipeline (Please Select in order) field. |
| Pipeline (Please Select in order) | Define which installation the App would be deployed in sequence. Multi Select Box that allows multiple selections. Selection options are retrieved from Manage Installations This field will be displayed if the checkbox in Set Pipeline? field is ticked. |
| Group | Define which user group the deployed is assigned to. Selectbox that displays all available Groups |
| App Developer/Designer | Multi Select Box that allows multiple selections that displays relevant users who are identified as App Developer in Manage User Role |
Step 2: Approver Checks App Registration Inbox
Approve the application registration by navigating to Approvals → App Registration Inbox
Figure 4: App Registration Inbox
Deployment Request Approval Process
Step 1: Submit a New Deployment
Submit New Deployment New Request → Submit Deployment
Choose the source installation which contains the application you want to transfer to the target installation
Choose the target installation that will receive the application from the source installation after the deployment has been approved.
Figure x: Deployment Request Form
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Deployment Request ID | Auto-generated |
| Source Installation | Source instance from where the application is to be imported from |
| Current Environment | The source environment of the installation that this application should be imported from |
| Source Base URL | Source instance URL to import the application |
| App ID | ID of the application to be imported |
| App Version | The version of the application to be imported |
| Target Installation | Target instance to where the application will be exported & installed to |
| Target Environment | The target environment of the installation that this application will be exported & installed to |
| Target Base URL | Target instance URL to export & install the application to |
| Approver | The user who will be approving this deployment |
| Description (reason) | Description of the deployment request |
Step 2:
Approve the Deployment Approvals → Deployment Inbox
You will be able to see your deployments overview in the list here once it is approved by the approver.
