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# Configuring the Shared Software Assets Directory (SSAD) Access

# Activating the Shared Software Assets Directory (SSAD) Feature

Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.
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
```

Once in the directory, run the following:

Command Syntax
activate_ssad.bat [options]

Options:

Options	Description
true	Use this to activate the SSAD jobs and configurations.
false	Use this to deactivate the SSAD jobs and configurations.
--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.

Options Descriptions

# Activating the Shared Software Assets Directory (SSAD) Feature

Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.
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
```

Once in the directory, run the following:

Command Syntax
./activate_ssad.pl [options]

Options:

Options	Description
true	Use this to activate the SSAD jobs and configurations.
false	Use this to deactivate the SSAD jobs and configurations.
--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.

Options Descriptions

Change the file ownership by executing this command:

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

where:

Parameter	Description
chown -R	Use this parameter to change the ownership of multiple folders.
[openit_group]	Use this property to indicate the name of the group.
[openit_user]	Use this property to indicate the name of the user.

Parameters for changing File Ownership

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

Verify that the file ownership of data_generation_config and core_mapping_ssad.oconf is changed. Run the following command:

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

will show:

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

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

will show:

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

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

Coordinate with the Open iT Account Manager or Delivery/Support Team regarding the SSAD Access Credentials.
To get the encrypted value of Client Secret, run the following command:
Command Syntax
```
openit_ssad_connector.exe --encrypt <client_secret>
```
Go to the Configuration folder, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\Configuration.
Look for the configuration file credentials.json and open it with a text editor.

Paste the encrypted value of the Client Secret.

credentials.json
|  {
|    "SSAD": {
|         "client_id": <client_id_value>
|         "client_secret": <encrypted_client_secret>    
|  }

Save the changes.

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

Coordinate with the Open iT Account Manager or Delivery/Support Team regarding the SSAD Access Credentials.
To get the encrypted value of Client Secret, run the following command:
Command Syntax
```
./openit_ssad_connector.exe --encrypt <client_secret>
```
Go to the Configuration folder, which is by default in /var/opt/openit/etc.
Look for the configuration file credentials.json and open it with a text editor.

Paste the encrypted value of the Client Secret.

credentials.json
|  {
|    "SSAD": {
|         "client_id": <client_id_value>
|         "client_secret": <encrypted_client_secret>    
|  }

Save the changes.