To get started with the Rubiscape Admin Module, you need to sign in to the application. There are a few status scenarios that decide how you access the Admin Module.

You are

You have access to

SuperAdmin

Admin module only

User

  • Only Admin Module (for Administration Tasks)

  • Only Rubiscape platform (Non-admin User)

  • Both Admin Module and the Rubiscape platform

For the various categories mentioned above, you can either access the Admin Module directly or by switching to it from Rubiscape platform.

Signing into the Application

Depending upon your status, you can log in to the Admin Module using any one of the following methods.

As SuperAdmin

To sign in,

  1. Enter the Rubiscape URL in your web browser.

  2. On the Microsoft log in page, click Use another account (first-time user).

  3. Enter the Username and Password on the following pages. The Admin module home page is displayed.

As Root/Tenant Admin

To sign in,

  1. Enter the Rubiscape URL in your web browser

  2. On the Rubiscape sign-in page, enter the Username and Password.

  3. Click Sign In. The Admin module home page is displayed.

As User with access to both Admin Module and Rubiscape Platform

As a non-admin user, you can switch from Rubiscape module to Admin module.
To switch from Rubiscape to Admin module,

  1. Log in to the Rubiscape module using the Rubiscape URL. The user navigates to the default application as set by the Tenant Admin. The default application can be either the Rubiscape platform or the Admin Module.

  2. On the default home page, click on the application icon () in the top-right corner.

  3. Click Administrator. The Admin module home page is displayed.


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Note

  • The login pages can differ for different users as per the login method.

  • Few methods used for login are:

  • Normal

  • Azure Active Directory (AD) Business to Customer (B2C)

  • Azure Active Directory (AD) Business to Business (B2B)

Resetting a Forgotten Password

In case you forget the password, you can reset it easily.
To reset your password,

  1. On the login page, click Forgot password?.

  2. On the Forgot Password dialog box, enter your account's email address and click Send Reset Link. You get a confirmation message that a password reset link is sent via email.

  3. Go to your email account and open the auto-generated email received in your inbox.

  4. Click the link to reset your password. You are redirected to the rubiscape reset password page.

  5. Enter a new password in the Reset Password field and re-enter the same password in the Confirm reset password field.

  6. Click Reset Password. The rubiscape home page is displayed. Your home page is the default workspace assigned to you as a user.


Tip

  • The Forgot Password and Multi-Factor Authentication settings for Azure AD B2B or Azure AD B2C modes should be set at the Active Directory (AD) level when the log in method is Single Sign-On.

  • Your password should be between 6 to 15 characters long.

  • Select REMEMBER ME checkbox if you want to access rubiscape without entering the password the next time you sign in.

  • This facility is available only for the Azure AD B2B login method.


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Warning

  • Make sure that the password is strong enough.

  • DO NOT share your password with anyone. This ensures complete data confidentiality.

Understanding the Admin Module Home Page

The Admin Module home page is the default page assigned to you to perform various tasks. You can

  • Visualize the Tenant KPIs for Live User Sessions, Workspaces, Projects, and Datasets

  • Monitor Workflows, User Sessions, User License Usage, and Run Status Trends

  • Grasp a quick summary of the Execution Engines

  • Navigate to various functions within and outside the Admin Module

  • Add a User or a Workspace and Scheduling a Workflow

The default Admin Module home page is shown below.

The table below explains various fields on the Admin Home Page.

Title Pane

Field/Icon

Description

Quick Access Menu

  • Add New User
  • Add New Workspace
  • Schedule Workflow

Global Search

  • Apart from name and identity, Global Search also provides shortcuts to following functions of these entities.
    • Users
      • Edit | Reset Password | Deactivate
    • Workflows
      • Abort | Create Schedule | Run Now | Run From Failed Task
    • Schedules
      • Edit | Activate | Deactivate | Schedule
    • Datasets and Projects
      • Edit | Edit Access Control | Export
    • Workspace and Groups
      • Edit | Edit Access Control | Delete
    • Roles
      • Edit | Delete
  • Three entries for each entity are visible at a time in the Global Search.
  • Click View All to see all entries in each entity.

Online Help

  • Opens Knowledgebase in a new browser

Application Icon to switch between the following modules

  • Administrator
  • Rubiscape
  • RubiThings

*Visible to SuperAdmin User

Tenant Drop-down

  • Visible only to a SuperAdmin
  • Displays a list of Tenants under the given organization

Administrator Icon to

  • Check account information of the user
  • View the Email ID and initials in the username
  • Find the Tenant under which the user is created
  • Log out of the Admin Module

Display Pane

Field/Icon

Description

  • See Tenant KPI Cards to monitor various parameters
  • These are clickable cards to quickly navigate to
    • User Page
    • Content Pages (for Workspaces, Projects, Datasets)

Workflows

Workflow Monitoring Chart

  • Gantt chart of Workflows plotted against Time/Date
  • Horizontal bars show the progress of workflows.
  • Length of a bar is proportional to the duration of workflow execution.
  • Hover over any bar to see the workflow execution details:
    • Start and End Date and Time
    • Run Duration
    • Workflow Name (and its Project and Workspace)
    • Status displayed:
      • Running | Completed | Aborted | Failed
      • Color-coding to identify workflow status:
Completed
Running
Aborted
Failure
  • By default, workflow details for 24 hours are displayed
  • You can change the frequency to
    • 1 hour | 7 days | 1 month
  • To trace and locate workflow executed for short period, select a particular region of the graph (click & drag). The region zooms in and displays workflow if it is present.
  • To return to the original plot, click Reset zoom.
  • Click the Refresh Icon () to load the latest workflow monitor chart.

User Sessions

User Session Chart

  • Line chart of Number of Users against Time/Date
  • Hover over any time spot on the line to see
    • Timestamp of observation
    • Number of Active Users
    • List of Active Users
    • Log in session duration for each user
    • Horizontal blue bars show graphically the comparative log in session durations (for the selected frequency) for each user.
  • By default, user sessions for 24 hours are displayed
  • You can change the frequency to
    • 1 hour | 7 days | 1 month

User License Usage

  • Stacked Bar Chart of Licensing Modules versus the Number of Users
  • Licensing usage details are tenant-specific, and show used and available licenses under a particular tenant.
  • Available Licensing Modules:
    • Administrator

    • RubiFlow
    • RubiSight – Designer
    • RubiSight – Viewer
    • RubiStudio
    • RubiThings

Run Status Trend

  • Stacked Column Chart of the Number of Executions (under a particular tenant) versus Time/Date
  • The time on the X-axis is dislayed as per the UTC time. For e.g. for 24 hrs time span, the time intervals displayed on the X-axis are calculated using current or say at present UTC time - 24 hrs in the past.
  • You can view the run status trend by
    • Workflows (by default)
    • Workbooks
  • Status displayed:
    • Completed | Failed | Aborted
  • By default, status details for 24 hours are displayed
  • You can change the frequency to
    • 7 days | 1 month

Execution Engine

  • Summary of the Rubiscape Microservices which are responsible for task execution and monitoring, and their usage.
  • It gives a summary of
    • All Functional Execution Service Engines
    • Execution Service Engine Host
    • Concurrency of each engine
    • Total Concurrent Process Capability
    • Number of Active Tasks

Functions Pane

Field/Icon

Description

Workflow Monitoring

  • Navigates you to the Workflow Monitoring Page
  • Search for
    • Workflows by Workspace, Project, and Workflow Name
    • Active and Inactive Schedules
    • All executions for each Workflow
  • You can
    • Abort a Workflow execution
    • Create a Workflow Schedule
  • For each Workflow, you can see the
    • Workspace and Project to which it belongs
    • Start and End Time and Date
    • Run Duration
    • Status

Content

  • Navigates you to the Content Page
  • See Tenant KPI Cards: Workspaces, Projects, Datasets to monitor various parameters
  • Search for and Add a New
    • Workspace
    • Project
    • Dataset

Users

  • Navigates you to the Users Page
  • See KPI Cards to monitor various parameters like Live User Sessions, Users, Groups, and Roles
  • Monitor the User activity at any time using the User Sessions Chart
  • Search for and Add a New
    • User
    • Group
    • Role

Licensing

  • Navigates you to the Licensing Page
  • Add and Update the License Key
  • View the License Details like
    • Start and End Date
    • Number of Days Remaining (before expiry)
    • Module-wise allowed users
  • Monitor the Tenant-specific User License Usage in terms of Used and Available Licenses in each Module

Server Monitoring

  • Navigates you to the Server Monitoring Page
  • View a summary of the following Rubiscape Microservices and their usage.
    • All Functional Execution Service Engines
    • Execution Service Engine Host
    • Concurrency of each engine
    • Total Concurrent Process Capability
    • Number of Active Tasks

User Activity Log

  • Navigates you to the User Activity Log Page
  • View following user activities related to Workspaces, Projects, Workflows, Workbooks, and Datasets
    • Log In and Log Out, Create, Run, Update, Edit, Delete
  • Search user activity by User Name and Date
  • Download User Activity Log as a CSV file for the day.

Tenant Management*

*Visible to Superadmin user

  • Navigates you to the Tenant Management Page
  • See KPI Cards to monitor various parameters like
    • Total, Active, and Inactive Tenants
  • Search for or Add a New Tenant
  • Edit, Activate/Deactivate and Delete a Tenant

Settings

  • Navigates you to the Settings Page
  • View the following settings
    • General
    • Storage
    • Cache
    • Autoscaling
    • Organization
  • Save or Discard each of the above settings

Logging out of the Admin Module

To log out of the Admin Module,

  1. On the Admin module home page, click the Administrator icon.

  2. Click Logout. You are logged out of the rubiscape platform.

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