Overview of the Cisco Spaces - Partner Ecosystem

Cisco Spaces

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Cisco DNA Spaces is now Cisco Spaces. We are in the process of updating our documentation with the new name. This includes updating GUIs and the corresponding procedures, screenshots, and URLs. For the duration of this activity, you might see occurrences of both Cisco DNA Spaces and Cisco Spaces. We take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support.

The Cisco Spaces location-based platform aims at digitizing your physical business spaces by integrating with your existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to provide actionable insights and drive your customer's business outcomes. Cisco Spaces enables multi-channel engagement that enables you to connect, know, and engage with visitors at their physical business locations. It also provides solutions for monitoring and managing the assets in your premises.

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The documentation set for this product strives to use bias-free language. For purposes of this documentation set, bias-free is defined as language that does not imply discrimination based on age, disability, gender, racial identity, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and intersectionality. Exceptions may be present in the documentation due to language that is hardcoded in the user interfaces of the product software, language used based on standards documentation, or language that is used by a referenced third-party product.

Partner Dashboard

The Cisco Spaces - Partner Dashboard offers Cisco Spaces partners a single location to view, update, add, and test their applications. It also provides the ability to extend the Cisco Spaces platform capabilities through the partner ecosystem. As a partner, you can access location data collected by the wireless access points and use this data to extend your business applications.
Cisco Spaces - Partner Dashboard

Partner Firehose API

The Cisco Spaces - Partner Firehose API provides a steady stream of real-time data as it happens. After the data is processed, it can be visualized, published, and graphed to suit your business needs.

Firehose APIs enable application developers to create and publish their applications to the Partner App Center using the partner ecosystem. This allows independent software vendors to enable vertical-relevant, pre-validated, and tested location-based solution applications as well as publish their live applications to the Partner App Center.

After an app is approved and made live in the Partner App Center, it is available for activation by all Cisco Spaces customers. When a customer activates the app, their data starts to flow to your app as events over the Partner Firehose API.

The Partner Dashboard provides the ability to work with third-party application developers to build customized applications for individual businesses and customers by leveraging the power of Cisco Spaces and the Partner Firehose API.

Partner App Center

Note

Cisco DNA Spaces is now Cisco Spaces. We are in the process of updating our documentation with the new name. This includes updating GUIs and the corresponding procedures, screenshots, and URLs. For the duration of this activity, you might see occurrences of both Cisco DNA Spaces and Cisco Spaces. We take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support.

The Cisco Spaces - Partner App Center showcases apps created by partners like you. The Partner App Center allows customers to browser through the available partner apps, activate the desired apps, and leverage the power of the available partner apps.
Cisco Spaces - Partner App Center
Partner App Center - Activate App

After an app is approved and made live in the Cisco Spaces - Partner App Center, it is available to all Cisco Spaces customers for activation. When customers activate your app, their data starts flowing to your app as events over the Partner Firehose API.

When you add a new event to an already activated app, data is sent over the Partner Firehose API only if you subscribe to the new event and accept the permissions. If the New Permission Required notification message is displayed on the app tile, click the tile. Accept the new app permission to subscribe to the new event for the selected app.

Partner Onboarding

The Partners Onboarding Helper page contains videos and documents that explain how to use the Partner Dashboard. It also contains information on integrating the Partner Dashboard with Cisco Spaces.

To access the Partners Onboarding Helper page, go to https://partners.dnaspaces.io/partner/onboarding/PartnerModel.

You can also access the Partners Onboarding Helper page from the Partner Dashboard through the following ways:

  • On the Cisco DNA Spaces Partner Onboarding pop-up window that is displayed at login, click Get Started.

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    If you do not want the Cisco DNA Spaces Partner Onboarding pop-up window to appear again at login, choose the Do not show this again option in this pop-up window.

  • In the partner dashboard, click the Partner Onboarding tile as described below:

    1. In the partner dashboard, under the BUILD, LEARN & ANALYZE section, click Partner Onboarding > More.

    2. Click the link corresponding to the option for which you need information. The available options are:

      • Partner Dashboard

      • Onboarding Process

      • IoT Service Marketplace