diff --git a/reporting-analytics/tables.mdx b/reporting-analytics/tables.mdx index b0ddd09..1fe06e2 100644 --- a/reporting-analytics/tables.mdx +++ b/reporting-analytics/tables.mdx @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ OpenOps tables are fully integrated with OpenOps workflow capabilities: there ar Tables help you perform multiple tasks, such as: * Map **cloud resources to owners** based on tags and business units. This is an essential stage for workflows that include [human-in-the-loop](/workflow-management/human-in-the-loop/) steps. For every resource that provides cost-saving opportunities requiring human intervention, the workflow needs a way to determine who to send an approval request to. * Log **opportunities and anomalies** in a central location, with options to approve, dismiss, mark as false positive, or snooze. -* Compile a list of unused or idle **resources to delete**. +* Compile a list of unused or idle **resources to delete**, such as Idle EBS volumes. * Generate **spend reports** broken down by business unit, owner, or cloud service. ## Preconfigured tables @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ OpenOps comes with multiple [workflow templates](/workflow-management/workflow-t This means that when you decide to create a workflow based on a template, you don't need to create the tables that your workflow uses: they're already available. If you’re using workflows from templates, make sure not to modify the structure of preconfigured tables to avoid breaking the workflows. -Let's take a look at two tables that come preconfigured and are used in many workflow templates: **Opportunities** and **Tag-owner mapping**. +Let's take a look at preconfigured tables that are used in many workflow templates, such as **Opportunities**, **Tag-owner mapping**, and **Business units**. ### Opportunities @@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ The preconfigured **Opportunities** table is used in multiple workflow templates By default, this table has 20 fields (columns): **ID**, **Status**, **Owner**, **Estimated savings USD per month**, **Snoozed until**, **Workflow**, **Resource ID**, **Follow-up task**, **Account**, **Region**, **Service**, **Opportunity source**, **External opportunity ID**, **Opportunity type**, **Resolution notes**, **Opportunity details**, **Complexity**, **Risk**, **Creation time**, and **Last modified time**. -Here's a sample of the **Opportunities** table in an active OpenOps installation: +In each OpenOps project, the **Opportunities** table is automatically created in that project's OpenOps Tables database. +Here's a sample of the **Opportunities** table in an active OpenOps installation: ![Sample Opportunities table](/images/tables-opportunity.png) ### Tag-owner mapping @@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ The preconfigured **Tag-owner mapping** table is used in workflow templates to r This table has three fields: **Owner tag value**, **Owner email**, and **BU**. The latter connects it to another preconfigured table, **Business units**, which stores more details about each business unit. +### Business units + +The preconfigured **Business units** table stores information about business units used in your workflows. By default, this table includes fields such as **BU name**, **BU code**, and **Notes**. + ### Example of usage in a workflow template To better understand how the two tables described above are used in real-life workflows, here's what the **Idle RDS Instances in Staging, Terraform Remediation** workflow template does with them: