Describing Technologies
A technology is a definition or format that has been approved by a standards organization, or is accepted as a standard by the industry.
Accessing technologies
To access the list of all technologies:
2. Click Asset Inventory List > All Technologies.
Defining Technology Characteristics
To specify technical characteristics of a technology:
In the properties pages of an application, select
Characteristics, then
Technology.
You can specify the Identification of the technology:
• the Name of the technology
• the internal Code
• the Vendor
Technology types
You can specify the Technology Type:
• application services
• operating system
• platform
• RDBMS
A technology can be connected to different technology types.
Only the functional administrator can create new technology types.
Risks and vulnerabilities of a technology
You can also connect the technology to:
• risks
• vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities are failures to control an IT asset that makes it vulnerable to a threat and can lead to a breach of confidentiality, lack of integrity or availability of this asset.