Create your first actor

Follow these steps to create a new actor:

1. Select the Actors icon on the left of the screen.

2. In the page that opens, click New to create a new actor.

3. In the New Actor window, fill in these fields:

   1. In the Name edit box, enter a name for the actor. This field is mandatory. Note that blanks are not allowed.

   2. Optionally enter a Description for the actor.

   3. Under Type, select one of the following options:

      1. Partner: entities that interact with Data Mover and are external to the organization.

      2. Application: entities that interact with Data Mover and are external to the organization. Examples include Jira or SAP.

   4. Optionally select the Group your actor belongs to.

   5. Optionally, upload a logo that will appear associated with the actor. Supported formats are: .jpg, .jpeg, .png and .svg.

   6. Click Save to confirm. The newly created Partner or Application will be added to the results list.

For each actor, the 3-dot icon provides the following options:

• Edit: modify the actor’s name, description, and group.

• Actor Lineage: access the Actor Lineage feature (requires a separate license). Refer to the Actor Lineage page for details.

• Delete: remove the actor from the list.

Options of the actors page

The Actors page is also equipped with a navigation bar and a panel with filters.

The navigation bar is located at the top of the list of results and offers:

• Buttons to jump to the First, Previous, Next, and Last page.

• Ability to set the number of items that you want to display on each page choosing among 10, 20, and 50 items.

• Ability to refresh the list.

The filters panel is located on the right of the screen and can be used to search for actors by:

• Actor Name: enter the name of the actor or a part of the name you are searching for and press Enter on your keyboard or the Apply button. The edit box is case-insensitive. The search can be run even if you enter one single character – letter or number. Boolean searches are not supported.

• 🚀 Actor Description: enter the description of the actor you are searching for and press Enter on your keyboard or the Apply button. The edit box is case-insensitive. The search can be run even if you enter one single character – letter or number. Boolean searches are not supported.

• Actor Type: select the type of actor you want to retrieve – Application and/or Partner – and then click the Done button. The chip or chips of the actor type will appear.

To run the query, click the Apply button. The result list will be updated with the actors satisfying the filters you have specified. To remove all filters in one go, click Clear all at the top-right corner of the filters panel. To remove a specific value, click the x in the chips or in the Actor edit box.