Creating an application by using MTA

You can create a new application by using the {ProductName} {ProductShortName} user interface.

Prerequisites

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

Procedure

1. In the {ProductShortName} user interface, select the Migration working mode.

2. Click Application Inventory in the left menu bar.

3. Click Create new. The New application dialog appears.

4. In the form, enter the following information:

   1. Name: A unique name for the new application.

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

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

   4. Tags: Software tags that characterize the application.

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

   6. Contributors: Contributors from the drop-down list (optional).

   7. Comments: Relevant comments on the migrated application.

5. Click Source code and enter the following fields:

   1. Repository type: Git or Subversion.

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

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

   4. 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.

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

   1. Group: The Maven group for the application artifact.

   2. Artifact: The Maven artifact for the application.

   3. Version: A software version of the application.

   4. 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.

7. Click Create. The dialog closes and the new application appears in the list of defined applications.