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Business Engines

This section assumes you’re familiar with the concept of a Business Engine. If not, review the platform architecture and the Business Engine documentation for context.

Adding and Deleting Engines​

Business Studio enables you to add multiple Business Engines as required, each preconnected to a Grafana instance.

Add a new business engine in Business Studio
Add a new business engine in Business Studio

Adding a New Engine​

To add a Business Engine:

  1. Click the + Add button on the main screen
  2. Provide the following details:
    • Engine Name: A unique identifier within Business Studio
    • Engine URL: The URL for accessing the Business Engine API
    • Production or Community Token: Unique to each Business Engine cluster; request additional Production tokens via the Support menu in the bottom-left corner
New business engine configuration
New business engine configuration

After adding, click the engine’s name in the list to review its configuration settings.

Business Engine Overview​

The Overview page displays key statistics—version, status (OK/Error), alert rule count, and action count—along with Alert History and high-availability (HA) status.

Business Engine Overview Page
Business Engine Overview Page

High Availability Status:

  • Disabled: Single Business Engine in the cluster
  • Enabled: Multiple Business Engines in the cluster

Alert Rules​

The Alert Rules page integrates with the Business Alerting feature, available across all Business Engines. For details, see the Alert Rules section.

Actions​

The Actions page allows configuration of actions—steps triggered by specific events, most commonly alert rule violations, though other scenarios are supported. Learn more in the Actions section.

Environment​

The Environment page lists all environment variables. The Grafana -> Version detail enhances transparency for version compatibility.

Environment Variables for Charlie Engine 1
Environment Variables for Charlie Engine 1

Grafana Connection​

Connect a Business Engine to a Grafana instance directly in Business Studio:

  1. Scroll to the Grafana section
  2. Click Edit
  3. Enter the Grafana instance URL
  4. Provide the service account token
Connecting a Business Engine to a Grafana Instance
Connecting a Business Engine to a Grafana Instance

This updates the grafana_token column in the environments table.

High Availability

For multiple Business Engines linked to a single Grafana instance, updating one engine’s settings applies to all others automatically.

Settings​

The Settings page includes the initial configuration details plus an Update Engine License option. Business Engines start with a Community license by default.

When Update Engine License is enabled, the Business Engine’s license token syncs with Business Studio’s token. To apply a new token:

  1. Paste it into the Token field
  2. Click Save
Settings for Charlie Engine 1 with Update Engine License Option
Settings for Charlie Engine 1 with Update Engine License Option