18.10 Managing Application-Level Items
Application-level items do not display, but are used as global variables to the application. You can use an application item as a global variable.
- Creating an Application-Level Item
Create a application-level item on the shared Shared Components page. - Viewing Application Item Usage
You can view a list of where application items are used by clicking the Utilization tab at the top of the Application Items page. - Editing Application-Level Item Attributes
Once you create an application-level item, you can edit it on the Create/Edit Application Item page. - About Creating an Application-Level Item that Functions as a Global Variable
You can create a global variable by creating an application-level item with the same name across all applications and setting the scope to Global.
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Parent topic: Managing Shared Components
18.10.1 Creating an Application-Level Item
Create a application-level item on the shared Shared Components page.
To create an application-level item:
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18.10.2 Viewing Application Item Usage
You can view a list of where application items are used by clicking the Utilization tab at the top of the Application Items page.
To view the Utilization report:
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18.10.3 Editing Application-Level Item Attributes
Once you create an application-level item, you can edit it on the Create/Edit Application Item page.
To edit application-level item attributes:
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18.10.4 About Creating an Application-Level Item that Functions as a Global Variable
You can create a global variable by creating an application-level item with the same name across all applications and setting the scope to Global.
Large applications are often separated into several physical applications that reside in the same workspace. These applications often share session state by configuring the same cookie name in each application.
Another requirement of this type of architecture is the need to share a few global variables. While the number global variables should be kept small, global variables function as an effective means to facilitate communicate between the applications. For example:
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Properties of the current user (such as email address, employee number, and so on).
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Current company in a multitenant application.
To create an application-level item that functions as a global variable:
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Create an application-level item with the same name in each application to share session state.
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For Scope, select Global.
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For Security, Session State Protection, select Restricted.
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Parent topic: Managing Application-Level Items