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πŸ“Essential Overview
Getting Started (What is Essential?)
The Essential Information Eco System
πŸ“How to be Successful with Essential
Identify Stakeholders and Concerns
Prioritise Delivery
Identify/Define the Views that will support Delivery
Identify any Meta Model extensions required and the impacts
Identify the data required, data sources, and population method
Plan Training/Consultancy
Extend Launchpad and build integrations and views as required
Complete Portal and Repository set-up
Capture data
πŸ“„Embed EA data management process to ensure data is maintained
Measure Value
πŸ“How To Use Essential
Using Essential Overview
πŸ“„Logging In and The Homepage
πŸ“„Capturing and Maintaining Data
πŸ“„Everyone's Essential Editors
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πŸ“„Bulk Data Imports
πŸ“„Essential Import Utility - To Bulk Load Data
πŸ“„Essential Viewer
πŸ“„Set Up Support Tools
πŸ“„Extending the Essential Meta Model
πŸ“„System Administration
πŸ“„Repository Administration
πŸ“„Managing User Security
πŸ“„Essential Product Releases and Updates
πŸ“EA Tutorials
πŸŽ“Business Architecture
πŸŽ“Application Architecture
πŸŽ“Technology Architecture
πŸŽ“Information Architecture
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πŸ“How to Populate Essential Views
Roadmap Enablement and Scoping Frameworks
Enterprise Views
Business Views
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πŸ“Open Source
Open Source Overview
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Modelling in Essential
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Viewer
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Launchpad and Import Utility
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Set Up Support Tools

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There are various tools available in Essential to help you get started quickly and easily. These range from where to start with your architecture initiative to creating placeholder data in Essential.

Links to the tools can be found below:

  • ο»ΏThe Essential Playbook - Based on EAS' many years of consulting experience the Essential Playbook outlines different starting points and a process to follow for different EA objectives
  • ο»ΏFree EA Models - Industry Business Capability Models and Business Process Models based on APQC are available to import for organisations that don't have this data yet
  • ο»Ώο»ΏUsing Essential Set-Up Manager - Essential Set Up Manager provides automatic creation of industry specific data for Business Capabilities, Business Processes and Application Services, allowing you to get started with your modelling from a list of Applications and Organisations only, enhancing the data as it becomes available
  • Essential Portal Configurator - Easy set up of organisation-specific portals. Also allows easy configuration of colours and styles in views.
  • Roles
  • View Set Up
  • Enumerations

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Updated 03 Mar 2023
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