This page defines the terms used in the Control Hub and its documentation. The terms are listed alphabetically. Each entry includes a brief definition and a link to the page where you can find more information on the topic.
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Agent |
A feature of a service component. An AI agent that answers questions and performs tasks on the platform. It is reached through the service that provides it and therefore has no endpoint of its own. |
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App |
A component type. A web frontend that users open in the browser. |
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Component |
A part of a project. A component is a service or an app. A service can additionally provide one or more agents. |
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Component Deployment Detail View |
The right-hand view of the deployment detail page. It shows the status, the type, the endpoint, and the configuration of the selected component deployment. |
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Configuration |
The runtime settings of a deployment, stored as JSON. Configuration exists at project level and at component level. |
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Configuration Editor |
The editor in which you view and change the configuration of a deployment. |
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Content Area |
The part of the interface to the right of the sidebar. It displays the current view and changes as you navigate. |
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Conversation |
All messages you have exchanged with the AI assistant since you last started a new conversation. |
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Deployment |
A running instance of a PAS project in an environment. Each deployment has its own name and its own configuration. |
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Deployment Detail Page |
The page on which you monitor and manage a single deployment. It consists of the deployment panel and the component deployment detail view. |
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Deployment Name |
The name that identifies a deployment. It must be unique within an environment. |
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Deployment Panel |
The left-hand panel of the deployment detail page. It identifies the project deployment, holds its actions, and lists its components. |
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Deployments View |
The landing page of the Control Hub. It lists the deployments running across your environments and is where you monitor and manage them. |
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Endpoint |
The address at which a running component can be reached. A component that has no endpoint shows a dash instead of a link. An agent has no endpoint of its own. |
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Environment |
The target a project is deployed to. Environments keep deployments separate from one another, for example a development and a production environment. |
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Legacy Standalone Service |
A deployed service that is not part of a project. It carries a Legacy badge and cannot be managed from the Control Hub. |
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Logout |
The sidebar option that ends your session and returns you to the sign-in page. |
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Multiple |
The status of a project deployment whose component deployments are currently in different states, for example some started and some stopped. |
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Navigation Header |
The bar above the content area. It holds the back button and the Ask Assistant button, which opens the AI assistant. |
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PAS CLI |
The tool developers use to build and publish projects. A project reaches the Control Hub through the CLI and the build pipeline. |
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PAS Resource Monitor |
The separate application in which the logs of a project or component deployment are displayed. The Control Hub links to it and does not display logs itself. |
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Platform Assistant |
The name of the AI assistant of the Control Hub. |
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Project |
A versioned, deployable unit made of one or more components. Definition of a PAS project. Published projects appear in the Projects Catalog. |
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Projects Catalog |
The view in which you browse the published projects and their versions, and from which you deploy them. |
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Quick Actions |
The actions in the last column of a row in the Deployments table, for example start, stop, delete, and open logs. |
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Readme |
The description of a project written by its author. It is displayed on the Readme tab of the project detail view. |
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Service |
A component type. A component that provides functions and data to apps and to other services. |
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Sidebar |
The panel on the left of the window. It holds your identity, the navigation between the two views, and the Logout button. |
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Status |
The state of a project or component deployment: Started, Starting, Stopped, Multiple, or Failed. |
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Type |
The classification of a component: service, app, or agent. |
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Version |
The result of publishing a project. Each time a project is published, it becomes a new version. You select the version when you deploy. |