Business Impact Assessment Application!

This application is designed to facilitate Business Impact Assessments (BIAs) within organizations. It's built using Python and Flask. Update 19-06-2025 : The application can now also be deployed with a "real" SQL backend, so it can be run for an entire organisation.

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• pip (Python package installer)

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/fstelte/business-impact-assessment.git
cd business-impact-assessment

2. Create and Activate a Virtual Environment

On MacOS and Linux

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

On Windows (I do recommend running WSL on Windows..)

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set environment variables

Create a .env file in the root directory of the project and add the following:

DATABASE_TYPE=sqlite
#DATABASE_TYPE=mariadb

# Enter your admin credentials here
ADMIN_EMAIL="[email protected]"
ADMIN_PASSWORD="aVerySecurePasswordSh0uldBeUsedH3r3!"

# .env - MariaDB Database Credentials
# Be aware: do no use quotes around the values

DB_USER=<db_username>
DB_PASSWORD=<db_password>
DB_HOST=<db_host>
DB_PORT=<db_port>
DB_NAME=<db_name>

# Keep secret key here
SECRET_KEY=een_andere_geheime_sleutel_voor_flask

Replace your_secret_key_here, [email protected], and secure_password_here with your actual secret key, admin email, and admin password. Also choose the database type, you can choose between sqlite or mariadb/mysql

If you choose to use mariadb/mysql you should also fill you the variables DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_NAME the application assumes you have setup the server and empty database already.

5. Initialize the database

Make sure you have the instance folder created in the root of the application

flask db init
flask db migrate -m "Initial migration"
flask db upgrade

6. Creat the admin user

flask create-admin

This command will use the ADMIN_EMAIL and ADMIN_PASSWORD from your .env file to create an admin user.

7. Run the application

python run.py

The application will start and be accessible at http://localhost:5001.

Usage

1. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5001.
2. Log in with the admin credentials you set up.
3. Use the navigation bar to manage BIAs, components, consequences, and availability requirements.

Additional Information

For more detailed information about the application's features and how to use them, please refer to the application's documentation or contact the development team.