Adding a new application

You can add a new application to the Application Inventory for subsequent assessment and analysis.

Tip	Before creating an application, set up business services, check tags and tag categories, and create additions as needed.

Prerequisites

• You are logged in to an {ProductShortName} server.

Procedure

1. In the Migration view, click Application Inventory.

2. Click Create new.

3. Under Basic information, enter the following fields:

   • Name: A unique name for the new application.

   • Description: A short description of the application (optional).

   • Business service: A purpose of the application (optional).

   • Manual tags: Software tags that characterize the application (optional, one or more).

   • Owner: A registered software owner from the drop-down list (optional).

   • Contributors: Contributors from the drop-down list (optional, one or more).

   • Comments: Relevant comments on the application (optional).

4. Click Source Code and enter the following fields:

   • Repository type: Git or Subversion.

   • Source repository: A URL of the repository where the software code is saved.

   • Branch: An application code branch in the repository (optional).

   • Root path: A root path inside the repository for the target application (optional).

   Note	If you enter any value in either the Branch or Root path fields, the Source repository field becomes mandatory.

5. Optional: Click Binary and enter the following fields:

   • Group: The Maven group for the application artifact.

   • Artifact: The Maven artifact for the application.

   • Version: A software version of the application.

   • Packaging: The packaging for the application artifact, for example, JAR, WAR, or EAR.

   Note	If you enter any value in any of the Binary section fields, all fields automatically become mandatory.

6. Click Create. The new application appears in the list of defined applications.