5.14 Managing Application Groups

Organize applications by assigning them to application groups. To use application groups, first create a group and then assign applications to it.

• About Using Application Groups
  Application groups are an ideal way to filter applications on the App Builder home page
• Viewing Application Groups
  View existing application groups on the Workspace Utilities, Application Groups page.
• Creating an Application Group
  Create application groups on the Workspace Utilities, Application Groups page.
• Assigning a Application to an Application Group
  Assign an application to application group on the Manage Application Group Assignments page.
• Removing an Application from an Application Group
  Remove an application from an application group on the Manage Application Group Assignments page.
• Deleting an Application Group
  Delete an application from an application group on the Manage Assignments page.

See Also:

Accessing Page Specific Utilities

5.14.1 About Using Application Groups

Application groups are an ideal way to filter applications on the App Builder home page

Adding the Group Column to the App Builder Home Page

Selecting View Report on the App Builder home page displays applications as an interactive report. By default, the Group column is hidden.

To add the Group column to the report:

1. Click View Report on the App Builder home page navigation bar.
2. Click the Actions menu and select Columns.
3. In the Select Columns dialog, move Group to Display in Report and click Apply.

Creating a Group Filter

Create filters on App Builder home page in either View Report or View Icon mode.

To create a filter that only displays the members of a particular application group:

1. Click the Actions menu and select Filter.
2. In the Filter dialog:
   1. From Column, select Group. Then use the Operator and Expression lists to create filter criteria and click Apply.

5.14.2 Viewing Application Groups

View existing application groups on the Workspace Utilities, Application Groups page.

To view application groups:

1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
2. Click Workspace Utilities.
3. Click Application Groups.

   The Application Group page appears, displaying the Search bar.

   Available controls include:

   • Select columns to search - Resembles a magnifying glass. Click this icon to narrow your search. To search all columns, select All Columns.
   • Text area - Enter case insensitive search criteria (wildcard characters are implied) to search for a group by name and click Go.
   • Go button - Executes a search or applies a filter.
   • View Icons (the default) displays each group as a large icon. To edit a group, click the appropriate icon.
   • View Report displays each group as a line in a report with the columns: Group Name, Description, Applications, Percent of Total, and Graph. To edit a group, click the name.
4. To edit a group or see the applications assigned to a group, click the group name.
   The applications assigned to the group display on the right side of the page.

5.14.3 Creating an Application Group

Create application groups on the Workspace Utilities, Application Groups page.

To create an application group:

1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon
2. Click Workspace Utilities.
3. Click Application Groups.
4. On the Application Group page, click Create.
5. Enter a name, a description (optional), and click Create.

5.14.4 Assigning a Application to an Application Group

Assign an application to application group on the Manage Application Group Assignments page.

Tip:

You can also assign an application to an application group by editing the application definition. Select the group from the Application Group list. See Editing the Application Definition.

To assign an application to a group:

1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
2. Click Workspace Utilities.
3. Click Application Groups.
4. On the Tasks list, click Manage Unassigned.

   The Manage Application Group Assignments page appears.

5. Filter the report:
   1. Application - Enter a case insensitive query for the application name, alias, or ID and click Set.
   2. Group - Select an application group and clicking and click Set.
   3. Show - Filter the display and click Set. Available options include All, Assigned, and Unassigned.
   4. Show - Select the number of applications to display and click Set.
6. From the New Group list, select a group.
7. Select the applications to be assigned and click Assigned Checked.

5.14.5 Removing an Application from an Application Group

Remove an application from an application group on the Manage Application Group Assignments page.

To remove an application from an application group:

1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
2. Click Workspace Utilities.
3. Click Application Groups.
4. On the Tasks list, click Manage Assignments.
   The Manage Application Group Assignments page appears.
5. Filter the report:
   1. Application - Enter a case insensitive query for the application name, alias, or ID and click Set.
   2. Group - Select an application group and click Set.
   3. Show - Filter the display and click Set. Available options include All, Assigned, and Unassigned.
   4. Show - Select the number of applications to display and click Set.
6. From the New Group list, select Unassign.
7. Select the pages to be unassigned and click Assigned Checked.

Tip:

You can also remove an application from an application group by editing the application definition. Select Unassigned from the Application Group list. See Editing the Application Definition.

5.14.6 Deleting an Application Group

Delete an application from an application group on the Manage Assignments page.

To delete an application group:

1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
2. Click Workspace Utilities.
3. Click Application Groups.
4. Assign all applications in the group to Unassign:
   1. On the Tasks list, click Manage Assignments.
   2. From the New Group list, select Unassign.
   3. Select the pages to be unassigned and click Assigned Checked.
5. Return to the Application Groups page.
6. Select the application group to be deleted.
7. On the Application Group page, click Delete.

   A confirmation page appears.

8. Confirm your request.