The CLM Book - Optimized Component Lifecycle Management with Sonatype CLM
As you manage policy and evaluate applications, you are gathering a fair amount of data related to policy violations, security vulnerabilities and license issues. Ideally, you want to focus on areas that represent the highest risk, and resolve those quickly. This can be easy to do if you only have to work on a single application; however, the moment you have much more than that, the necessity for a more cumulative approach is needed.
The Sonatype CLM Dashboard provides the quickest way to review the overall health of the applications you manage. Whether you are looking to find the worst violations or the newest, the dashboard should be the first place you review each day.
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Users of Nexus CLM Edition do not have access to the Sonatype CLM Dashboard. Because of this, these users will not be taken to the dashboard after logging in, nor will they see the dashboard icon. Rather, the reports area will display by default. |
include::clm-server-dashboard-section == Conclusion
This guide covered one of the most important tools that Sonatype CLM delivers, the Dashboard. A range of topics included:
- Access
- Filters
- Policy Violation Visualizations
- Detailed Component Information
What may have been a more subtle theme is that the Dashboard provides a place to gauge the effectiveness of your policies, as well as the processes that encompass the uniqueness of your development and component lifecycles. That is, the Sonatype CLM Dashboard is a good starting point for everything you do with the Sonatype CLM suite of products.
However, the most important takeaway is that the Dashboard, to truly be effective, serves as the initial point and driver for communication. This can be for both training and improving your development teams, as well as demonstrating the effectiveness of CLM to critical members of your leadership.
Through all of this, keep in mind that in the beginning, violations will likely be high, and the perception of quality low. This is OK and natural; it will reverse over time. Don’t get discouraged, and as with all things, a little bit of time can make all the difference.