CONTENTS
Mavim Connect Center
Logging in to the Mavim Connect Center
Mavim iMprove
Logging in to Mavim iMprove
What needs to be installed?
What is the Mavim Connect Center (or MCC)?
It is an administration hub that allows an IT admin or application manager to execute various administrative tasks for the Mavim Online environment.
The Mavim Connect Center was originally developed to give our customers the ability to create a federative link to their Mavim Portal. This is a typical and specialized task for an IT administrator. Once this link has been created; the IT administrator is essentially done and the necessity to log in to the MCC is no longer needed.
Currently there is functionality available in the MCC; that includes the execution of more administrative tasks for the Mavim Manager. Tasks such as creating invitations for Manager users and assigning licenses; providing access to certain databases for Manager users and creating new databases.
Very typical tasks for a Mavim application manager within a customer organization.
LOGGING IN TO THE MAVIM CONNECT CENTER
Now that we know what the MCC can be used for; the following questions may arise:
• Who has access?
• How do I log in?
We will start with who has access.
Upon delivery; there are two accounts that can be used to log into the MCC.
The account that is delivered for managing the Mavim Portal (in our documentation we refer to this account as the First Admin account).
It will have the following format: azuread@customername.onmicrosoft.com.
Note: This is a temporary staging account!
The second account that has access is the customer’s technical contact person known by Mavim.
This doesn’t necessarily need to be an IT administrator. Often is the case that this is an application manager on the customer’s side. This is also the person to whom all delivery information is sent.
He or she can forward the login details to the organization’s stakeholders if needed or even better: add colleagues to the list of MCC users within the MCC to provide them access.
How do I log in?
For the initial MCC user: login with your own work account.
If this does not work?
For some organizations; policies are in place that hinder or even completely block the ability to log in. In such a case; you can use the previously mentioned staging account:
(First Admin azuread@customername.onmicrosoft.com) to log in and execute and necessary administrative tasks.
Mavim Connect Center is a multitenant website application (all users have the same entrance point and use the same URL)
In conclusion: if you want to login with your organization’s account credentials; the Mavim iMprove Enterprise app needs to be added to your Azure Active directory.
Mavim discourages using the temporary staging account for longer than necessary.
From a security and governance point of view we advise that identities should be managed by the customer; in their tenant.
MAVIM IMPROVE
What is Mavim iMprove?
Mavim iMprove enables users to easily edit; improve and update data. Working together with process owners. It shares the database with Mavim Manager.
This means that if you want to use Mavim iMprove; you need the Mavim Manager software.
Mavim iMprove is fully developed with a cloud native approach in mind. It relies heavily on the services and infrastructure provided by the Microsoft Azure platform.
Currently; we only support organizations that use Azure Active Directory as their identity provider. More identity providers will be added in the future.
A Microsoft 365 (Office 365) license is required to view and edit descriptions. In the future; this license will only be required if you want to edit descriptions.
LOGGING IN TO MAVIM IMPROVE
Mavim iMprove is also a multitenant application.
If you want to start working in Mavim iMprove (https://improve.mavimcloud.com); the Mavim iMprove Enterprise app needs to be added to your Azure Active Directory first!
Note: contrary to the Mavim Connect Center; there’s no temporary staging account available for Mavim iMprove.
WHAT NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED?
The Mavim Enterprise app can be installed from Microsoft Azure Market place by an administrator.
Information from Microsoft about the used sign-on method:
https://docs.microsoft.com/nl-nl/azure/active-directory/manage-apps/add-application-portal-setup-oidc-sso
ADDING THE MAVIM IMPROVE APP TO AZURE ACTIVE DIRECTORY
Navigate to https://aad.portal.azure.com/ and log in with the administrator account and select
Enterprise applications
Select New application
In the search field enter: Mavim and wait until Mavim iMprove appears
Click Mavim iMprove and then Sign up for Mavim iMprove
This message will appear.
Be sure to enable the checkbox to provide access for the organization and click Accept.
The browser will open https://improve.mavimcloud.com; so you can check if you have access.
(in this example there’s no database connected)
Navigate to https://connectcenter.mavimcloud.com and you should have access here too with your organizations account.
You may close the browser as the installation is now complete.
If additional access restrictions to the application are desired this also can be accomplished in Azure Active Directory.
Check these sources for reference:
Assign users and groups - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn
Tutorial: Manage application access and security - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn