Connectors are used to connect to other 1E and third party systems, retrieve their data and populate repositories. Tachyon provides the following inventory connectors to populate the Tachyon inventory repository:

• BigFix connector — Connects to a BigFix Inventory database server.
• BigFixInv connector — Connects to a BigFix Inventory database.
• File Upload connector — Uploads inventory data from a folder containing tab (TSV) and comma (CSV) separated value file(s).
• Intune connector — Connects to an Intune application and collects inventory and usage data. 
• Microsoft Office 365 connector — Connects to an Office 365 application in InTune and pulls in inventory and usage data.
• Oracle LMS connector — Connects to Oracle LMS and queries it for inventory information.
• ServiceNow connector — Connects to a ServiceNow instance to import basic inventory data into SLA Platform.
• System Center Configuration Manager connector — Connects to a Configuration Manager database and pulls in inventory and usage data.
• Tachyon connector — Connects the Tachyon and SLA components to support Management group and Tachyon Powered Inventory features. The Tachyon Powered Inventory feature uses instructions to fetch inventory data from Tachyon clients, and is a prerequisite for Patch Success.
• vCenter connector — Connects to a vCenter server and pulls in inventory data.
• Windows Server Update Services connector — Connects to a WSUS database and pulls in patch data.

Use the links above to find more information about each type of connector. Please refer to Using Inventory for more information about viewing and exporting inventory repositories.

Additional connectors may exist for add-on Consumer applications that have been installed. For example, AppClarity 8.0 has the following connectors to populate its entitlement repository:

• AppClarity v5.2 connector — Exports entitlements from an AppClarity 5.2 database into a TSV file, which can then be reviewed and imported into .
• Entitlement .tsv connector — Uploads entitlements from a folder containing one or more tab or comma separated value file(s).

Repositories are used by applications to process and store information. Tachyon provides an Inventory repository out-of-the-box. Some consumer applications provide their own types of repositories.

A default repository is provided for each type of repository. You cannot delete a repository but you can change its details, clear its data or archive it. You can add further repositories for each type.

Repositories are populated using Connectors which are executed either manually or on schedule, and data is then processed by applications. In some cases you can manually enter data.

Providers can be used by applications to leverage external tools to perform specific operations. For example the reclaim provider enables software to be uninstalled, thereby extending the functionality of the platform to include uninstallation.

Device Tags are generally associated with Explorer and can be used when setting coverage to target Instructions to particular devices, but they can also be used to define Management Groups optionally used by all applications.

Device Tags must be defined by a Full Administrator before they can be used to tag devices or used to set the coverage of Instructions.

The Consumers page lets you register the consumers that can access Tachyon. To enhance the security of the Tachyon system, only consumers that have been registered on this page will be allowed to access Tachyon.

Tachyon can integrate with third-party applications to enable its instruction-based investigation and resolution capabilities to be leveraged by other products. Some examples include: the Nomad Content Pause and Tachyon Configuration Manager integration features.

The Components page displays the configuration options and activity for all the components that make up the Tachyon platform.

The Schedules page lets you add schedules for executing actions on repositories, and select the categories of data you wish to collect. 

The License information page shows details of the current license status and lets you reactivate your license if any changes have been made.

In the Products section, under Features, you can see which consumers you are able to use, and which type of instructions you can run according to their prefix pattern. Available consumers and prefixes are listed below under License requirements for consumer applications.

The System information page lets you review the configuration of Tachyon components used for Tachyon real-time features. There are no configuration options.

The Branding page lets you customize the appearance of the Tachyon Portal and emails to match your corporate style.