Solution Groups on SmartFlow
Solution Groups Basics
A Solution group defines the lifecycle & governance parameters for the pool of solutions assigned to them. Once created on EWX, Solution groups will appear on the EW Marketplace app.
Solutions groups come in different settings:
Groups subject to audit: Audited groups will be labeled as such in the EW Marketplace app, offering them better visibility and attractiveness to subscribers.
No audit groups: These Solutions groups can be published immediately without audit.
Open: Any user can request to add their solution to these Solution groups. This will lead to an audit by the Solution group owner. Currently, only Energy Web can publish Open groups.
Creation
The number and type of groups you can create is dependent on your subscription. Make sure to select the right subscription level for your needs.
You can create a Solution group via the Create new menu or under Manage with the "+ Create New Solution Group" button.
You will enter all of your Solution group details during the creation process, including whether it's subject to audit or not and if subscribing to the group is limited by whitelisting of the Worker Node Operator account. What you fill in will define the lifecycle & governance parameters for the pool of solutions assigned to your group, as well as the group reward information.
These details cannot be edited later, it is therefore essential that you enter them carefully.
Solution groups subject to audit will not be created at submission but only after the audit is passed and the group rewards are paid.
Audit
The audit process brings value as if passed, it grants Solution group the "Audited" label on Marketplace and therefore offers better visibility.
Both the auditor and the submitter can use the Auditor console to review submission details and take any required actions.
The Auditor console showcases the requests as well as the user's EWT wallet console for reward payments.
Request review
You can review your request and add/respond to comments by clicking under Action > "Details" in the requests table.
You will be notified in-app if you receive a comment from the Auditor.
Audit result
The Auditor can approve or reject your request. You will receive an in-app notification in both cases.
Request approved
Once your request is approved, you can go back to the "Details" under the submission in the Operator Console to make the payment for the group rewards. This will create the Solution group on EWX and you will be able to manage it under the Manage menu.
Request rejected
You will receive the decision and reasoning as a comment. You Solution group is not created on chain. You cannot submit your group again, but the rejected group will not count towards your account's subscription limits.
Management
You can manage your group and review which solutions are added to it under the Manage menu > Solution Group.
Deletion & Expiry
Solution groups expiry
Solution groups will expiry when they have reached the Operation end block defined in the Solution Group Reward Details page of the group creation flow.
The Operation end block is calculated by adding the block duration (defined by the user during group creation) to the operation start block (calculated as the block height at group creation + the length of a reward period which is 7200 blocks).
After expiration, the Solution group becomes inactive. Solutions cannot be added to it and Worker nodes cannot be subscribed.
Solution groups deletion
After creation, a Solution group can only be deleted under the following conditions:
The group is expired
The groups is active but has no subscribers and no external solutions added to it
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