Objectives
The new learning objectives of this exercise are to create a repository connection to a
Confluence repository on the Syndeia Rhapsody Plugin, view the repository including
search, and create a reference connection.
Preparation
This exercise assumes the student has
• Rhapsody 8.2 or higher installed correctly on his or her machine with a valid license for use, and
• Syndeia 3.4 installed as a plugin for Rhapsody with a valid license for use
• Syndeia Confluence interface, correctly installed with a valid license for use
• Syndeia Cloud 3.4 installed with a valid user account,
• A valid user account to a Confluence repository, and
The user can use any Confluence repository they have available. Because the content of your Confluence repository will be different, the specific examples in the following exercise instructions are only a guide and example for your actions. It is generally advisable to carry out these exercises in a non-production repository, a “sandbox”, set up for training and practice purposes.
Background – Confluence
As envisioned by Intercax, the Digital Thread is composed of inter-model connections between models in different repositories, which Syndeia creates and manages, and intra-model connections between elements in the same repository, which the individual tool creates and manages. As of Syndeia release 3.4, the Syndeia Web Dashboard can extract and display some model information from the Confluence repository. Figure 1 shows a view of this information in the Syndeia dashboard Repository Manager with labels identifying the Confluence element types. Note the different icons. The label color coding indicates how the Confluence element type is mapped to the Syndeia Cloud element types: Repository (green), Container (red), and Artifact (blue).
This information is important in formulating and interpreting Syndeia graph queries. A more complete diagram of the Confluence data model as it is understood by Syndeia is available through the Syndeia help menu.