> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.opsmx.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.opsmx.com/opsmx-1/opsmx-context-engine/additional-resources/previous-releases/isd-3.10/data-and-intelligence-module-autopilot/informed-approval/overview.md). # Overview {% hint style="info" %} This is an older version of the document. To view the most recent version of the document, click [here](https://docs.opsmx.com/products/data-and-intelligence-module-autopilot/informed-approval/overview). {% endhint %} With the industry moving towards DevOps, adoption to pipeline based development methodology is the key. A pipeline provides a set of stages (tasks/activities) defined in a sequential order that essentially serves as a means for code promotions from the version control tool to the production deployment.
Often, there needs to be a verification/validation gate, an activity involved in these pipelines is to gatekeep what was completed in the previous stage before moving to the next stage. These gates ideally should be acting as a point of verification with all the required information for the stakeholder to be able to decide whether to proceed to the next stage or terminate the pipeline. It wouldn't be wrong to call these gates as control points for the software delivery.
Usually these gates are the verification step between two stages of the pipeline. Hence there could be multiple gates in a single pipeline. At each gate the stakeholder assesses the information of the previous stages and either stops the pipeline or proceeds to the next stage. The time taken by the stakeholder to reject / approve is directly proportional to the amount of information to be collected & verified. If it is a production deployment then the verification time within which the stakeholder should decide is much critical.
OES 3.3 introduced the Visibility feature which allows you to provide information for decision approval gates. With this feature, the user can make an informed decision regarding the pipeline execution, as to whether the pipeline would proceed to the next stage or will terminate. In order to be able to take the right decision, the user would be provided with all the information that is required from all / any of the previous stages.
Visibility feature fetches all the information you need in a consolidated view to enable the user make the right decision. You need to initially configure all the data sources from which OES is supposed to fetch the data. The next step would be to then connect the services of the application to these connectors. Next, we will learn how to configure and set up visibility for different connector tools. OES supports the following data sources: * Jira * Jenkins * GitHub * Autopilot * SonarQube * Aqua Wave * HCL AppScan​​​ * JFrog Xray * Service Now * Bamboo CI * Prisma Cloud * Bitbucket * ServiceNow * Artifactory --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.opsmx.com/opsmx-1/opsmx-context-engine/additional-resources/previous-releases/isd-3.10/data-and-intelligence-module-autopilot/informed-approval/overview.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.