Glossary
Assurance: the safety, security, and correctness of software
Assurance Artifact: the output from Assurance Tool Plugins run in Tangram Pro™ Workflows
Component: reusable elements used to design, build, and manage system architectures; the building block of system
Component Type: the external view of a component where its interface ports that exchange data or events are defined
Component Implementation: the internal view of a component where its structure and function is defined
Component Software Interface (CSI): the code generated by Tangram Pro that connects Components
Dependency: a task that needs to be completed before another can begin
Implementation: the way a Component is put to use
Job: an individual run of a Component Workflow where status and outcome of each Workflow step is shown
Member: a non-administrative Team Role
OAuth: an open-standard authorization protocol used to grant applications secure access to resources
Owner: an administrative Team Role
Permission: a user's ability to access resources and perform tasks
Plugin: third-party tools in Tangram Pro™ that can be configured and used as Workflow tasks
Port: the way a Component sends and/or receives messages
Public: a resource that can be viewed by any Tangram Pro™ user
Role: a set of permissions assigned to a user
Subcomponent: a Component used as part of the implementation of another Component
System Administrator: a user with the ability to manage all of a Tangram Pro™ instance's users
Tasks: customized Workflow steps
Team: a central area where resources are shared and maintained among a group of users
Transform: code that enables messages to get from one format to another
User: a person who has a Tangram Pro™ account
Webhooks: how source code repository platforms communicate with Tangram Pro™ to trigger an automatic Workflow run in response to a change in source code
Wildcard Character: a symbol that can replace or represent a character
Workflows: a series of tasks created to be run against Components
Workflow Engine: under-the-hood technology where Tangram Pro™ runs user-defined Workflows
Workflow Tree: a diagram of Workflow tasks and dependencies
Workspace: where users access the tools to manage and edit Components, add and connect subcomponents to build new system architectures, and access Component Workflows