How Applications are Activated

Applications' resources are assigned only once the initial in-bound connection is registered, and the user becomes a formal application user, and recognized by SAP Control Center.

Connection registration:

Pairs the initial inbound connection with a user and an application instance by registering this information with SAP Mobile Server
Triggers formal entry into the SAP Mobile Platform runtime with the assignment of connection and customization resource bundles. Once assigned, the application is considered activated as it is directly linked to SAP Mobile Server and interacts with its services, thereby allowing it to consume required data.

Application Connections
(Not applicable to Agentry applications) Application connections define the manner in which the application connects to SAP Mobile Server and interacts with the runtime services the application requires. Connections are defined by the properties that are configured for it, frequently saved as a reusable template.
Application Customization Resource Bundles
(Does not apply to Hybrid App or Agentry SDK clients) For supported application types, customization resource bundles enable you to associate deployed client applications with different versions of customization resources.

Parent topic: The Activation Process