Global Settings
The Global Settings page is the administrative hub for Beak ELM. A left-hand menu groups every configuration surface — platform defaults, data integrations, identity and access, organization structure, communications, and operational tooling — into a single workspace. Each entry below opens a dedicated settings tab; this page is the map.
Platform
Baseline platform behaviour and the tuning knobs behind the optimization engine.
- General Settings — Login security, endpoint-inventory ingest toggles, integration status snapshot, and application info
- Optimization Thresholds — Tune the thresholds the optimization engine uses to flag waste
- Branding — Platform name, tagline, and login-page identity
Integrations & Connectors
The data sources that feed the license inventory.
- Integrations — Configure CMDB (BeakITSM), Microsoft 365 (M365Lite), and FinOps sync
- Connectors — Configure and sync the available vendor connectors
- Software Cost Catalog — Reference unit costs used to value licenses
- Software Classification — Schedule, enrichment source, and LLM provider behind the classification engine
Identity & Access
Who can sign in, and what they can do.
- SSO / OAuth — Single Sign-On with Microsoft or Google
- Azure AD Sync — Import users and assignments from Azure AD
- Employee Directory — The roster of people licenses can be assigned to
- User Management — Platform user accounts
- Roles & Permissions — Role definitions and access control
Organization
Tenant and company structure.
- Tenants & Companies — Manage tenants and the companies scoped within them
Communications
Outbound email configuration.
- Email Settings — SMTP / provider configuration for outbound mail
- Email Templates — Templates for alerts and notifications
- Scheduled Reports — Recurring report delivery
Operations
Audit and demonstration tooling.
- Audit Log — Immutable record of configuration and data changes
- Demo Data — Reload the curated sample dataset into the demo company
Best Practices
- Start a new deployment under Integrations — most ELM modules degrade until at least one data source (CMDB or M365) is connected.
- Configure SSO / OAuth and Roles & Permissions before inviting users so accounts land with the right access from the first login.
- Treat Audit Log as the source of truth when reconciling unexpected configuration changes.
Related Pages
- General Settings — The default landing tab within Global Settings
- Integrations — Connect CMDB, M365, and FinOps
- Connectors — All available vendor connectors
- Overview — Beak ELM platform overview