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Manage applications

Learn how to manage the applications in your Private Application Catalogue in Snow Atlas. For field descriptions, see Add applications to the Private Application Catalogue: Reference.

Search for applications in SAM Core on Snow Atlas​

Before you create a local application in the Private Application Catalogue, verify that it does not already exist in SAM Core on Snow Atlas. For information on how to search for applications in SAM Core, see View applications, Search for applications, or Advanced search for applications.

Search for applications in the Private Application Catalogue​

  1. On the Snow Atlas settings menu, select Private Application Catalogue.

  2. On the Private applications page, select Applications.

  3. In the table header, select the funnel of the column you want to use for your search, and then do the following:

    1. Select operator: Contains, Does not contain, Equals to, Not equals to, Starts with, Ends with, Is empty, or Is not empty.

    2. In Filter, enter the search criterion.

  4. Optionally, in the table header, select a column name to sort by that column. Select the column name once again to reverse the sort order.

Add applications​

When you add an application to your Private Application Catalogue, the new application will be available in SAM Core and you can add licenses to it.

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You cannot add an application with the same name and manufacturer as an application that already exists in the Private Application Catalogue.

  1. On the Snow Atlas settings menu, select Private Application Catalogue.

  2. On the Private applications page, on the Applications tab, select Add application.

  3. On the Application details tab, do the following:

    1. In Application name, enter the name of the application as you want it to appear in SAM Core.

    2. In Manufacturer, search for and select the manufacturer of the application. The search results appear as you enter text. If the Data Intelligence Service does not provide the manufacturer globally, you get an option to create it locally.
      For more information, see Add manufacturers.

    3. Optionally, in Application family, search for and select the family that the application belongs to. The search results appear as you enter text. If the Data Intelligence Service does not provide the family globally, you get an option to create it locally.
      For more information, see Add application families.

    4. Optionally, enter the Edition name, Edition index, Version name, and Version index, for the application.

    5. If the application requires a license:

      1. Turn on License required.

      2. In Preferred metric, select the preferred, or default, metric of the application.

    6. In Operating system type, select which operating system the application is developed to run on.

    7. Optionally, if this application is an operating system, turn on Operating system.

    8. Do one of the following:

      1. If you want to add recognition rules for the application and also select filters to run these rules against, select Save and continue and then see Add rules to applications, Step 4.

      2. If you want to save the application without rules and filters, select Save and finish.
        The new application appears in the list on the Applications tab.

Add rules to applications​

A rule is a search parameter used for identification of an application and for collection of usage information. For on-premise applications, the purpose of a rule is to identify one or more files which are the unique key identifiers of the application.

  1. On the Snow Atlas settings menu, select Private Application Catalogue.

  2. On the Private applications page, on the Applications tab, select the application you want to add rules to.

  3. On the Actions menu, select Edit.

  4. On the Edit application page, select the Application discovery tab.

  5. To add rules:

    1. Under Rule, use one or more of the Name pattern, Manufacturer pattern, Version pattern, and Executable path pattern parameters to add search criteria that will recognize the application. Use % as a wildcard character.

    2. Select Add.
      The new rule appears in the Added rules list.

    3. Repeat if you want to add more rules.

  6. To add one or several application filters to run the rules against:

    1. Under Filters, turn the toggle on for each filter you want to use.

    2. To review what the rules will recognize in the filters, select Preview.

  7. Select Save.

Edit applications​

  1. On the Snow Atlas settings menu, select Private Application Catalogue.

  2. On the Private applications page, on the Applications tab, select the application you want to edit.

  3. On the Actions menu, select Edit.

  4. On the Edit application page, add or edit the applicable information, and then select Save.

Delete applications​

  1. On the Private applications page, on the Applications tab, select the application you want to delete.

  2. On the Actions menu, select Delete.

  3. Select Delete to confirm.