Creating Applications

Before you create an Application, you must create at least the following objects in the Topography workbench:

• CommNetwork
• Host

To create an Application:

1. Select the Folder where you want to create the Application.
   If you define a Channel between Applications located in sibling Folders (at the same level in the Folder hierarchy), the Channel is only visible in the Folder where you created it. A user who connects to the WorkFolder where the other Application is defined cannot see the Channel.
   It is therefore recommended that you create and store all Applications in a parent Folder that is accessible to all users.
2. In the Integration-Services workbench, select File >New > Infrastructure > Application.
3. Complete the General tab.
   View field descriptions

   Field	Description
   Name	Enter a name for this Application. The name you enter here is used to reference a given Application throughout the software.
   Label	Enter an optional free-text description for this Application.
   Status	This field displays the current status of the Application, set to ToBeChecked by default. You cannot directly change the status in this field.
   Host	From the drop-down list, select a Host. An Application is always located on a specific Host. If you select a Host where a Axway Server is defined, the Application CommPoint can reuse the properties of the Axway Server CommAdapter on the same Host. For details, see the Communication tab.

4. Open the Communication tab. This is where you define the communication parameters required depending on whether or not your Application communicates via the services of a Axway Server located on the same Host.
5. You can use either of the following methods:

• Define all communication parameters inside the Application - CommNetwork, CommAdapter and CommPoint as described in steps 5 to 7.
• Use the CommNetwork and CommAdapter parameters defined in a Axway Server located on the same Host, and only define the CommPoint parameters inside the Application as described in step 8.

5. Add a CommNetwork to define the network parameters specific to the Application. For example, TCP/IP, X.25 and so on. An Application can use any CommNetwork defined on the Host where it is located.
   View details
   1. Click on the toolbar. A new CommNetwork node is added to the tree in the left pane.
   2. Enter a name for the CommNetwork in the left pane. For example TCP1. You can enter up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
   3. In the right pane, the CommNetwork drop-down list displays the set of CommNetwork types defined on the Host where this Application is located. Select a CommNetwork from the list. If no CommNetwork is available in the list, make sure you defined a CommNetwork on the Host.

   The remaining fields on this tab depend on the Axway Server that you are using.  For details, refer to the product-specific documentation.

6. Add a CommAdapter to define the protocol parameters for the Application. For example, Email, HTTP and so on.
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   1. In the left pane of the Communication tab, select the CommNetwork to which you want to add a CommAdapter.
   2. Click on the toolbar to add a new CommAdapter node below the selected CommNetwork node in the left pane.
   3. Enter a name for the CommAdapter in the left pane.

   4. In the right pane, select a CommAdapter type from the drop-down list. This list provides all CommAdapter types (protocols) that are compatible with the: OS type of the Host selected CommNetwork type

   5. Optionally, select a CommAdapter Template from the Template drop-down list. Alternatively, drag-and-drop a CommAdapter Template from the left pane. The Template values are applied to this CommAdapter definition.

   The remaining fields on the CommAdapter sub-tab depend on the Axway Server type. For details, refer to the product-specific documentation.

7. Add at least one CommPoint to define the user access parameters to the Application. The CommPoint defines how to access the software, that is, which communication protocol to use and the identification parameters specific to that protocol.
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   1. In the left pane, select the CommAdapter to which you want to add the CommPoint.
   2. Click on the toolbar to add a new CommPoint below the selected CommAdapter in the left pane.
   3. Enter a name for the CommPoint in the left pane. (Use this name to specify the CommPoint to use in a Channel.)
   4. Complete the product-specific fields, such as login and password, on the CommPoint sub-tab. For details, refer to the product-specific documentation.
8. Define an External CommAdapter to use the CommNetwork and CommAdapter parameters defined in a Axway Server. The Application must be located on the same Host as the Axway Server.
   View details
   1. Select the External CommAdapter node in the left pane and click on the Communication tab toolbar.
      A new CommPoint node is added below the External CommAdapter node in the left pane.
   2. Enter a name for the CommPoint in the left pane.
   3. In the right pane, select a CommAdapter from the CommAdapter drop-down list.
   4. Complete the login and password for the CommPoint.
9. Complete the Attributes tab to add your own user attributes to the Application.
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   1. Click on the toolbar to add a new attribute to the table. The left column displays the attribute name and the right column displays the attribute value.
   2. Position the cursor in the Name field and enter an attribute name. You can enter up to 32 alphanumeric characters.
   3. Position the cursor in the Value field and enter a value. To define multiple possible values for the same attribute: save, delete the value in the Value field, enter the new value and press enter.

   You can then use the Find feature in the Entity Browser to search for objects based on their user attributes. For example, you could search for all objects with the user attribute c = UK. In addition, depending on the Axway product, you can also use an attribute name in a DML expression.

After you define an Application, you can use the object in an Integration-Services-Diagram.

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