Get Started with Application Composer

Before you begin, read this chapter to learn about Application Composer, how to access the tool, and how you can test the application changes you make once you're done. You should also be familiar with how to work with sandboxes.

Sandboxes set apart untested configuration changes from the mainline environment. So, wherever possible, make changes to the application in a sandbox rather than making direct changes in the mainline environment, thus avoiding any impact on other users in the environment. See the Configuration Life Cycle chapter in the Configuring and Extending Applications guide.

This chapter includes:

• A brief introduction to Application Composer, and how to access the tool

• What you need to test your changes

• How to let administrators assign themselves the job roles they need for testing

• How to assign yourself any additional job roles required for testing