Maintaining the Application Library

Application Library provides a number of features that will help you maintain the library as its contents change.

Over time, Application Library's content will change as new software is adopted and older software is dispensed with. You will need to create new applications and delete old ones. Organizations also change, so you may need to modify application groups to reflect new departmental structures and software usage. Application Library allows you to rename, edit, delete, and move applications and application groups.

Maintaining Applications

Using the Application Browser's contextual menu, you can rename and delete applications.

You cannot modify either the top-level predefined APPLICATIONS container or the Ungrouped Files container.

Renaming an Application

You can rename an application in Application Browser.

  1. Select Manage > Application Library.
    The Application Library page is displayed.
  2. In Application Browser, right-click the application that you want to rename.
  3. Select Rename.
    The application name becomes editable.
  4. Type the new name for the application.

Be careful not to use the name of any existing application. All application names must be unique, even when nested.

The application has been renamed.

Deleting an Application

You can delete an application from Application Browser when it is no longer required.

  1. Select Manage > Application Library.
    The Application Library page is displayed.
  2. In Application Browser, right-click the application that you want to delete.
    A confirmation dialog appears.
  3. Click Yes.
    • The selected application is deleted.
    • If the application has any child applications, those children are deleted as well.
    • Any files in the deleted applications are moved to Ungrouped Files.

If the application being deleted contains files that are also used by another application, those files are not moved to Ungrouped Files.

Maintaining Application Groups

Using the Application Browser's contextual menu, you can rename and delete application groups.

You cannot modify either the top-level predefined APPLICATION GROUPS container or the Ungrouped Applications container.

Renaming an Application Group

You can rename an application group if required.

  1. Select Manage > Application Library.
    The Application Library page is displayed.
  2. In Application Browser, right-click the application group that you want to rename.
  3. Select Rename.
    The application group name becomes editable.
  4. Type the new name for the application group.

Be careful not to use the name of any existing application group. All application group names must be unique, even when nested.

The application group has been renamed.

Deleting an Application Group

You can delete an application group from the Application Browser when it is no longer required.

  1. Select Manage > Application Library.
    The Application Library page is displayed.
  2. In Application Browser, right-click the application group that you want to delete.
    A confirmation dialog appears.
  3. Click Yes.
    • The selected application group is deleted.
    • If the application group has any child applications group, those children are deleted as well.
    • Any applications in the deleted applications group are moved to Ungrouped Files.