Platform Features

Overview#

The Platform Features module provides centralized control over feature availability across your entire deployment. Through a hierarchical feature model, administrators manage which capabilities are accessible at the platform, partner, tenant, and user levels, enabling controlled rollouts, beta programs, and tiered feature access.

Key Features#

• Hierarchical Feature Control - Features are managed through a cascading hierarchy where platform-level settings flow down through partners, tenants, and users. Disabling a feature at any level removes it from all levels below, while enabling features at lower levels is constrained by what the parent level permits.

• Feature Categories - Capabilities are organized into logical groups including core platform features, advanced analytics, administrative tools, and specialized modules. Each feature can be independently enabled or disabled with clear visibility into its current status and adoption.

• Beta and Early Access Programs - Run controlled beta programs with opt-in access, gradual percentage-based rollouts, and geographic targeting. Monitor adoption rates, collect user feedback, and track stability metrics before promoting features to general availability.

• Feature Configuration - Set usage limits, performance tiers, and access parameters on a per-feature basis. Tailor feature behavior to match licensing tiers and organizational requirements without code changes.

• Feature Analytics - Track feature enablement rates, active usage, engagement trends, and adoption patterns across your deployment. Identify underutilized features and make data-driven decisions about feature investment and deprecation.

• License-Based Entitlements - Tie feature availability to license tiers (Free, Standard, Professional, Enterprise, Custom) with automatic enforcement. Manage license allocation, track active usage, and monitor license expiration.

• Dependency Management - View and manage feature dependencies to understand which features require others to function. Impact analysis shows the downstream effects before disabling any feature.

• Controlled Deprecation - Retire features through a structured process with advance communication, migration support, graceful transition periods, and automated notifications to affected users and administrators.

Use Cases#

• Tiered product offerings with different feature sets for each subscription level, enforced automatically through the feature hierarchy.
• Safe feature launches using gradual rollouts that start with internal testing, expand to pilot users, and progress to general availability with monitoring at each stage.
• Partner customization allowing each partner to select which features are available to their customer base, supporting diverse market needs from a single platform.
• Compliance-driven access where features involving sensitive data processing or regulated activities can be restricted to organizations that meet specific requirements.
• Cost management by disabling unused features to optimize resource consumption and simplify the user experience.

Getting Started#

1. Review Feature Catalog - Browse the complete list of available features organized by category.
2. Define Feature Strategy - Determine which features should be available at each level of your hierarchy.
3. Configure Entitlements - Map features to license tiers and set appropriate usage limits.
4. Enable Monitoring - Activate feature analytics to track adoption and usage patterns.
5. Plan Rollouts - Use beta programs and gradual rollouts for new feature introductions.

Availability#

• Enterprise Plan: Included (all features, beta programs, advanced analytics, custom entitlements)
• Professional Plan: Core feature management included; beta programs and advanced analytics available as add-on

Last Reviewed: 2026-02-05