(template) [Project] / Runbook

Content 

Product Details 

Application 

System Overview

Getting Started

Support

   

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Product Details 

Product Name + Function

  • (product/asset name) with brief description of the solution and what it is built to accomplish

Asset Record

  • (URL to TDX asset record)

End-user

  • Miami University (population group) member as (functionary role within app)
  • Access point: (URL to application)     

Administrative User

  • Miami University (population group) member as (functionary role within app)
  • Access point: (URL to application)     

Authentication Required

  • (example: CAS, Duo)    

 

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Application

Application: End-user

  • End-user: (Functionary role within app)
  • Miami University (population group) (user) uses this app to:
  1. (Function, listed in probable order of execution)
  2. (Function, listed in probable order of execution)
  3. (Function, listed in probable order of execution)

 

Instructions: (Function1, explained)

  1. (Reproducible, step-by-step instructions)
  2.  

 

Instructions: (Function2, explained)

  1. (Reproducible, step-by-step instructions)
  2.  

 

Instructions: (Function3, explained)

  1. (Reproducible, step-by-step instructions)
  2.  

 

  Known Errors: User-level

  • Error Message: 
    • Cause: 
    • Applied Resolution:

 

  • Error Message: 
    • Cause: 
    • Applied Resolution:

   

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Application: Administrator

  • Administrator uses the admin portal of this app to:
  1. (Admin function, listed in probable order of execution)
  2. (Admin function, listed in probable order of execution)
  3. (Admin function, listed in probable order of execution)

 

Instructions: (Admin function1, explained)

  1. (Reproducible, step-by-step instructions)
  2.  

 

Instructions: (Admin function2, explained)

  1. (Reproducible, step-by-step instructions)
  2.  

 

Instructions: (Admin function3) (Admin function3, explained)

  1. (Reproducible, step-by-step instructions)
  2.  

 

  Known Errors: Administrative-level

  • Error Message: 
    • Cause: 
    • Applied Resolution:

 

  • Error Message: 
    • Cause: 
    • Applied Resolution:

 

Known Errors: System-level (back-end)

  • Error Message:    
    • Cause: 
    • Applied Resolution: 

 

  • Error Message:      
    • Cause: 
    • Applied Resolution:

 

Supporting Procedure: (App) Errors  

 

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Getting Started

Environment

  • This can be covered by an example environment file (e.g. .env.example in Laravel)
  • Each setting should have a description of its purpose and potential values (commented in-line or in developer documentation) 

       

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Authorization Management 

  • Authorization Control for End-user Miami University (population group) (users) are granted (normal user) permissions through the (example: LDAP group, facstaonly)
    • Should have (VIEW) permissions in application/modules (Examples: WebServices/FacultyElection, WebServices/Employee, WebServices/Job, WebServices/Person)  

 

  • Authorization Control for Administrator (Group granting authorization) grants Admin-user authorization for (app) per ticketed request
  • Authorization Management App (App/URL example: Configuration and Authorization Manager — Production)
  • Settings: 
    • Select application: (app name as listed in tool)
    • Select (ADD) on module: (target module)
    • Grant new authorization to: (New Entity)> (UniqueID of new [user-type])> (LDAP Person)
    • Grant Key: (target key, example: admin)
  • Settings: 
    • Select application: (app name as listed in tool)
    • Select (ADD) on module: (target module)
    • Grant new authorization to: (New Entity)> (UniqueID of new [user-type])> (LDAP Person)
    • Grant Key: (target key, example: admin)
  • Settings: 
    • Select application: (app name as listed in tool)
    • Select (ADD) on module: (target module)
    • Grant new authorization to: (New Entity)> (UniqueID of new [user-type])> (LDAP Person)
    • Grant Key: (target key, example: admin)

 

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Configuration Management

  • Module: 
  • Key: 
  • Value <in format>: 
  • Module: 
  • Key: 
  • Value <in format>: 
  • Module: 
  • Key: 
  • Value <in format>: 
  • Module: 
  • Key: 
  • Value <in format>: 

   

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Initialization 

Commands necessary to initialize the application:

  •  

 

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Test Suites 

How to run the test suites

  • How to launch automated tests
  • Links to manual test plans

       

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Access Logs 

How to access logs for both development and production

  • (log files, ELK queries, etc.)        

 

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Deployment 

Special deployment requirements

  •  

       

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GitLab 

GitLab CI configurations

  •  

 

GitLab documentation  

  • (title)(link)
  • (title)(link)

       

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System Overview

Diagrams 

Description of the application's purpose and how it achieves its aim:

  • Data flow diagram (link to diagram in KB Team Drive)
  • Relationships (link to diagram in KB Team Drive)
  • Workflow (link to diagram in KB Team Drive)
  • Architecture (link to diagram in KB Team Drive)

   

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Related Jobs / Recurrent Processes 

  • (Control-M or otherwise)

   

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Persistence 

Persistence Resources

  • List of web service resources used by the application (e.g. RESTng, vendor services, etc.)
  • List of backing services (OpenLDAP, AD, CAS attributes, data stores, etc.)
  • List of database tables utilized

 

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Support

End-user Support

End-user is directed to:

  • Contact (administrator name) / or / administrator in (Office/Group) at 513-529-XXXX (email) for questions about the use of or to report issues with (app)
  • Check the (vendor/MUIT) Knowledge Base for solutions to common issues with the (app)
  • Contact IT Help by phone at 513-529-7900 or by live chat session at MiamiOH.edu/ITChat to submit a ticket: Make your request or provide details about an issue you are experiencing and request escalation to (Office/Group)

Request assistance with these user issues

  • (example: I need the link to the student landing page)
  • (example: I do not understand a message I received)
  • (example: I have a question about using this app)

 

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Administrative Support

Administrative-level user is directed to:

  • Contact (administrator name) / or / experienced administrator in (Office/Group) at 513-529-XXXX or (email) for questions about the use of or to report issues with (app)
  • Check the (vendor/MUIT) Knowledge Base for solutions to common issues with the (app)
  • Contact IT Help by phone at 513-529-7900 or by live chat session at MiamiOH.edu/ITChat to submit a ticket: Make your request or provide details about an issue you are experiencing and request escalation to (Office/Group)

Request assistance with these administrative issues

  • (example: I do not understand how to use Configuration Manager)
  • (example: I do not understand how to modify configuration values in Configuration Manager)

 

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Technical Support

Technical Support Group(s) 

  • (internal MUIT/solver group) for documented back-end, system-level issues
  • (dev team) for all other system-level work

Administrative-level user is directed to contact IT Help by phone at 513-529-7900 or by live chat session at MiamiOH.edu/ITChat to submit a ticket: Make your request or provide details about the issue you are experiencing and request escalation to (solver group) Request technical assistance with these system-level issues:

  • Known Errors: System-level (back-end)
  • Request addition of an Admin-level user to (app) in (authorization tool)
  • Request modification of value in (category) in (configuration tool)

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Article ID: 133378
Created
Thu 6/17/21 10:06 AM
Modified
Wed 9/13/23 1:52 PM
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