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## Switchboard
*Purpose*: GitLab customers using the Dedicated single tenant SaaS offering have access to a customer console called [Switchboard](https://about.gitlab.com/direction/saas-platforms/switchboard/). Switchboard is used by customer teams to maintain and configure their own Dedicated tenant. Metrics from the Switchboard application are collected to help GitLab better understand how Dedicated customers are using Switchboard. In turn, these Metrics will assist in driving further development of the Switchboard application.
*Purpose*: GitLab customers using the Dedicated single tenant SaaS offering have access to a customer console called [Switchboard](https://about.gitlab.com/direction/platforms/switchboard/). Switchboard is used by customer teams to maintain and configure their own Dedicated tenant. Metrics from the Switchboard application are collected to help GitLab better understand how Dedicated customers are using Switchboard. In turn, these Metrics will assist in driving further development of the Switchboard application.
*Applicable Software*: Switchboard Metrics are collected only from Dedicated users with access to the Switchboard application.
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## Overview
Switchboard is a portal customers use to manage their GitLab Dedicated instance. Select GitLab team members have access to Switchboard.
Read more about what the goals of Switchboard are on the [Category Direction page](https://about.gitlab.com/direction/saas-platforms/switchboard/).
Read more about what the goals of Switchboard are on the [Category Direction page](https://about.gitlab.com/direction/platforms/switchboard/).
## Accessing Switchboard
GitLab Support Engineers can access the [Switchboard](https://about.gitlab.com/direction/saas-platforms/switchboard/) application via [Okta](/handbook/security/corporate/end-user-services/okta/).
GitLab Support Engineers can access the [Switchboard](https://about.gitlab.com/direction/platforms/switchboard/) application via [Okta](/handbook/security/corporate/end-user-services/okta/).
1. Log in to Okta at `https://gitlab.okta.com`
1. Search for and click on the **Switchboard (production)** app
|Self-managed| Customers manage the configuration for their self-managed instances. Depending on the deployment method, the configuration will be in `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`, `docker-compose.yml`, `values.yaml` or similar.|
|DotCom| [The GitLab.com configurations](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/gitlab_com/) is managed by the infrastructure team and cannot be modified to meet individual customer's needs.|
|Dedicated|[GitLab Dedicated](https://docs.gitlab.com/subscriptions/gitlab_dedicated/) customers can configure their tenants via [Switchboard](https://about.gitlab.com/direction/saas-platforms/switchboard/) and via the **Admin Area**. GitLab Support team members can get access [Switchboard](dedicated_switchboard.md) through Okta by [following these steps](/handbook/support/workflows/dedicated_switchboard/#accessing-switchboard). Some [configuration changes](/handbook/support/workflows/dedicated/#configuration-changes) must be done via a [Request for Help issue](/handbook/support/workflows/how-to-get-help/#how-to-formally-request-help-from-the-gitlab-development-team). |
|Dedicated|[GitLab Dedicated](https://docs.gitlab.com/subscriptions/gitlab_dedicated/) customers can configure their tenants via [Switchboard](https://about.gitlab.com/direction/platforms/switchboard/) and via the **Admin Area**. GitLab Support team members can get access [Switchboard](dedicated_switchboard.md) through Okta by [following these steps](/handbook/support/workflows/dedicated_switchboard/#accessing-switchboard). Some [configuration changes](/handbook/support/workflows/dedicated/#configuration-changes) must be done via a [Request for Help issue](/handbook/support/workflows/how-to-get-help/#how-to-formally-request-help-from-the-gitlab-development-team). |