Registering the Application

Application registration provides full application integration.

A registered application:

• Has its own application group.

• Has its desktop configuration files gathered under a single location. This group of desktop configuration files is called the registration package.

• May have a registered help volume.

There are two ways an application can become registered:

• When you install a desktop-smart application, registration occurs automatically. See To Add a Desktop-Smart Application to Application Manager.

• An existing application can be registered by creating a registration package. See To Register an Existing or Non-Desktop Smart Application.

The use of a registration package makes the application easier to administer on the desktop. The registration package is created somewhere in the file system other than the locations used for desktop configuration files.