# Configuring Access to the Open iT Shared Software Assets Directory (SSAD)

# Activating the Shared Software Assets Directory (SSAD) Feature

  1. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  2. Go to the contrib\bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\contrib\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
    cd $ROOT_DIR\contrib\bin
    Example
    cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\contrib\bin

  3. Once in the directory, run the command:

    Command Syntax
    activate_ssad.bat true

    The following arguments are available when running the activate_ssad script.

    Argument Description
    true Use this to activate the SSAD jobs and configurations.
    false Use this to deactivate the SSAD jobs and configurations.
    Available Arguments for activate_ssad

    You may also use the following options for activate_ssad.

    Option Description
    --debug Use this to print out usable logs for debugging the program.
    --help or -? Use this to print out the notes and list of options to activate/deactivate the SSAD feature.
    Available Options for activate_ssad

  1. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  2. Go to the contrib\bin directory, which is by default in /opt/openit/contrib/bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
    cd $ROOT_DIR/contrib/bin
    Example
    cd /opt/openit/contrib/bin

  3. Once in the directory, run the command:

    Command Syntax
    ./activate_ssad.pl true

    The following arguments are available when running the activate_ssad script.

    Argument Description
    true Use this to activate the SSAD jobs and configurations.
    false Use this to deactivate the SSAD jobs and configurations.
    Available Arguments for activate_ssad

    You may also use the following options for activate_ssad.

    Option Description
    --debug Use this to print out usable logs for debugging the program.
    --help or -? Use this to print out the notes and list of options to activate/deactivate the SSAD feature.
    Available Options for activate_ssad

  4. Change the file ownership by running the command:

    Command Syntax
    chown -R [openit_user]:[openit_group] /var/opt/openit/etc

    where:

    Argument Description
    [openit_user] Use this to indicate the user name.
    [openit_group] Use this to indicate the group name.
    Arguments to Change File Ownership

    Example
    chown -R openit:openit /var/opt/openit/etc

  5. Verify that the file ownership of data_generation_config is changed. Run the command:

    Command Syntax
    ls -l /var/opt/openit/etc | grep data_generation_config

    This displays detailed information about the data_generation_config file.

    Example Output
    -rw-r--r-- 1 openit openit 8954 Apr 29 11:25 data_generation_config

  6. Verify that the file ownership of core_mapping_ssad.oconf is changed. Run the command:

    Command Syntax
    ls -l /var/opt/openit/etc/scheduler | grep ssad

    This should display detailed information about the core_mapping_ssad.oconf file.

    Example Output
    -rw-r--r-- 1 openit openit 1425 Apr 29 11:25 core_mapping_ssad.oconf

# Configuring the Shared Software Assets Directory (SSAD) Access Credentials

  1. Coordinate with the Open iT Account Manager or Delivery/Support Team to get your SSAD access credentials.

  2. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  3. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin

  4. Once in the directory, encrypt the client secret, run the command:

    Command Syntax
    openit_ssad_connector --encrypt <client_secret>

  5. Copy the encrypted value of the client secret.

  6. Go to the Configuration folder, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\Configuration.

  7. Open the credentials.json file.

  8. Paste the encrypted value of the client secret.

    credentials.json
    1 |  {
2 |    "SSAD": {
3 |       "client_id": <client_id_value>,
4 |       "client_secret": <encrypted_client_secret>    
5 |    }
6 |  }

  9. Save the changes.

  1. Coordinate with the Open iT Account Manager or Delivery/Support Team to get your SSAD access credentials.

  2. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in /opt/openit/bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd /opt/openit/bin

  3. Once in the directory, encrypt the client secret, run the command:

    Command Syntax
    ./openit_ssad_connector --encrypt <client_secret>

  4. Copy the encrypted value of the client secret.

  5. Go to the Configuration folder, which is by default in /var/opt/openit/etc.

  6. Open the credentials.json file.

  7. Paste the encrypted value of the client secret.

    credentials.json
    1 |  {
2 |    "SSAD": {
3 |       "client_id": <client_id_value>,
4 |       "client_secret": <encrypted_client_secret>  
5 |    }  
6 |  }

  8. Save the changes.

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