====== Organizations ======

  Defines all the organizations for which the systems are going to be monitored.
  At least one organization must exist
  
===== Purpose =====

  * Organize systems from different end customers
  * Create authorizations allowing to control visibility and operations on the associated groups and systems
  * Aggregate information and data in monitoring applications such as dashboards and alarm console.

===== Definition =====

  * An organization is defined by the below parameters:

^ Parameter ^ Description ^
| Name | The display name of the organization |
| Short name | A short name used as a key to identify the organization. **Cannot be changed once created** |
| Description | An optional description |

===== Organization table =====

  * From the organization table you will find links to quickly navigates to the underlying groups, systems and connectors
  * You will also have the possibility to create, edit or delete organizations.

===== Configuration import =====

  * You can bulk import organizations, groups, systems, connectors and users
  * This mainly allows to either migrate a configuration from an existing Redpeaks collector, or create a configuration based on a directory.
  * Just select the appropriate method below

==== From collector ====

  * You can import configurations exported from an existing Redpeaks collector, generated via the "export to V7" button
  * This allows to create in the cockpit an exact replica of the configuration existing in a Redpeaks collector, including profiles.
  * This will replace any existing configuration
  * Company names, group short names and system shortnames must be set correctly in the collector before doing the export

==== CSV import ====

  * You can import a configuration from a CSV file, following the appropriate format
  * This is intended to create all systems and connectors in bulk which are defined in a document such as an excel file, or exported from an SLD.
  * [[.:organizations:CSVFormat|CSV format]]