1.2 List of JP1/AO features
JP1/AO provides a number of features in several categories. In the first category are automation features that define and execute services that automate work tasks, and in the second are resource management features that manage users, connection destinations, and other resources. The third category are features that link with other products, including email notification when errors occur, and direct access URL which lets you access a specific part of the user interface directly.
The features of JP1/AO are listed in the tables below.
For details on each feature, see the location in the Refer to column.
Feature |
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Service template management |
Adds service templates to JP1/AO. You can also delete service templates that are no longer required, or create custom service templates. |
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Service management |
Uses service templates to add services to be executed. You can also edit added services, or delete services that are no longer required. |
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Service execution |
Executes services to automate work tasks. Each time a user submits a service for execution, he or she enters the required property values and specifies the execution timing. The required property values differ among services. When you execute a service, a corresponding task is generated and processing begins at the time determined by the execution timing. |
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Task management |
Checks the status and progress of tasks, and controls task processing. Tasks that have finished processing can be moved from the Tasks list to the History list. |
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Setting of shared service properties |
Sets shared service properties common to more than one service. You can also set the shared built-in service properties defined in advance in JP1/AO as common settings within JP1/AO. |
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Setting of preset properties |
Sets in a single operation a set of property values appropriate for the user environment and the mode of operation when services are added or edited. |
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Categories |
You can categorize services and tasks by purpose, type, and other criteria, and display them in a hierarchy. |
Feature |
Description |
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User management |
Registers, edits, and deletes users who log in to JP1/AO. You can also use this feature to change user passwords and the status of user locks. |
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Group management |
Creates, edits, and deletes resource groups and user groups. By allocating resource groups to user groups, you can individually control the level of access each user registered in the user group has to resources. By allocating roles to resource groups, you can also control the features each user is able to use. |
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Connection destination management |
Manages resources in the context of connection destinations. By registering a resource as a connection destination in JP1/AO, you can restrict access to connection destinations based on the resource group to which a task belongs. |
Feature |
Description |
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Linking with JP1/Base authentication |
You can manage JP1/AO users and perform user authentication by linking with the authentication functionality of JP1/Base. Using JP1/Base authentication eliminates the need to manage users and user groups from JP1/AO. It also allows you to use the JP1 user accounts already in use with other JP1 products. |
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Linking with Active Directory |
By linking with Active Directory, you can use users and groups managed by Active Directory in JP1/AO. Note that only when JP1/AO uses Active Directory as the LDAP directory server, you can link with Active Directory. |
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Linking with JP1/IM event monitoring |
By linking JP1/AO with JP1/IM, you can centrally manage the JP1 events issued by JP1/AO from JP1/IM. |
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Linking with JP1/AJS3 |
By linking JP1/AO with JP1/AJS3, you can execute JP1/AO services or stop the execution of tasks from the JP1/AJS3 server. |
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Email notification |
This feature notifies you by email when a task fails or enters an abnormal status. |
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Direct-access URL |
You can display a target window immediately after you log in by specifying the URL of the window as a direct access URL. |
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Link&Launch |
You can launch Hitachi Command Suite products in single sign-on mode from the JP1/AO interface. |
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Linking with business content in JP1/Integrated Management - Navigation Platform |
You can open a JP1/IM - NP window in single sign-on mode from the JP1/AO interface. |