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articles/iot-central/concepts-architecture.md

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description: This article introduces key concepts relating the architecture of Azure IoT Central
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author: dominicbetts
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ms.date: 03/26/2019
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ms.date: 05/31/2019
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## Data export
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In an Azure IoT Central application, you can [continuously export your data](howto-export-data-event-hubs-service-bus.md) to your own Azure Event Hubs, and Azure Service Bus instances. You can also periodically export your data to your Azure Blob storage account. You can export measurements, devices, and device templates
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## Batch device updates
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In an Azure IoT Central application, you can [create and run jobs](howto-run-a-job.md) to manage connected devices. These jobs let you to do bulk updates to device properties or settings, or run commands. For example, you can create a job to increase the fan speed for multiple refrigerated vending machines.
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## Role-based access control (RBAC)
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An [administrator can define access rules](howto-administer.md) for an Azure IoT Central application using the predefined roles. An administrator can assign users to roles that determine what areas of the application the user has access to.
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The UI shell is a modern, responsive, HTML5 browser-based application.
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An administrator can customize the UI of the application by applying custom themes and modifying the help links to point to your own custom help resources. To learn more about UI customization, see [Customize the Azure IoT Central UI](howto-customize-ui.md) article.
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A operator can create personalized application dashboards. You can have several dashboards that display different data and switch between them.
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## Next steps
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articles/iot-central/overview-iot-central-tour.md

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description: As a builder, become familiar with the key areas of the Azure IoT Central UI that you use to create an IoT solution.
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![Dashboard](media/overview-iot-central-tour/homepage.png)
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The dashboard is the first page you see when you sign in to your Azure IoT Central application. As a builder, you can customize the application dashboard for other users by adding tiles. To learn more, see the [Customize the Azure IoT Central operator's view](tutorial-customize-operator.md) tutorial. Users can also [create their own personal dashboards](howto-personalize-dashboard.md).
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* The dashboard is the first page you see when you sign in to your Azure IoT Central application. As a builder, you can customize the application dashboard for other users by adding tiles. To learn more, see the [Customize the Azure IoT Central operator's view](tutorial-customize-operator.md) tutorial.
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* As a operator, you can create personalized dashboards and switch between them and the default dashboard. To learn more, see the [Create and manage personal dashboards](howto-personalize-dashboard.md) how-to article.
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The jobs page allows you to perform bulk device management operations onto your devices. The builder uses this page to update device properties, settings, and commands. To learn more, see the [Run a job](howto-run-a-job.md) article.
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![Device Templates page](media/overview-iot-central-tour/templates.png)
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The device templates page is where a builder creates and manages the device templates in the application. To learn more, see the [Define a new device type in your Azure IoT Central application](tutorial-define-device-type.md) tutorial.
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The device templates page is where a builder creates and manages the device templates in the application. A device template specifies device characteristics such as:
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The administration page contains links to the tools an administrator uses such as defining users and roles in the application. To learn more, see the [Administer your Azure IoT Central application](howto-administer.md) article.
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The administration page contains links to the tools an administrator uses such as defining users and roles in the application and customizing the UI. To learn more, see the [Administer your Azure IoT Central application](howto-administer.md) article.
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