Defining Applications

Create a new native, hybrid, or Agentry application definition. The definition enables you to manage the application using Management Cockpit.

1. In Management Cockpit, select Applications, and click New.
2. In the New Application window, enter:

   Field	Value
   ID	Unique identifier for the application in reverse domain notation. This is the application or bundle identifier that is defined or generated during application development. Reverse domain notation is the practice of reversing a registered domain name; for example, the reverse domain notation for an object in sap.com might be MyApp.sap.com). The application identifier: Must be unique. Must start with an alphabetic character. Can contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores (_), and periods (.). Must not include spaces. Can be up to 64 characters long. Formatting guidelines: SAP recommends that application IDs contain a minimum of two dots ("."). For example, this ID is valid: com.sap.mobile.app1. Application IDs should not start with a dot ("."). For example, this ID is invalid: .com.sap.mobile.app1. Application IDs should not include two consecutive dots ("."). For example, this ID is invalid: com..sap.mobile.app1.
   Name	Application name. The name: Can contain only alphanumeric characters, spaces, underscores (_), and periods (.). Can be up to 80 characters long.
   Vendor	(Optional) Vendor who developed the application. The vendor name: Can contain only alphanumeric characters, spaces, underscores (_), and periods (.). Can be up to 255 characters long.
   Type	Application type. Native – native iOS and Android applications. Hybrid – container-based applications, such as Kapsel. Agentry – metadata-driven application. Note: You can configure only one Agentry application per SAP Mobile Platform Server. Once configured, Agentry no longer appears as an option.
   Description	(Optional) Short description of the application. The description: Can contain alphanumeric characters. Can contain most special characters, except for percent signs (%) and ampersands (&). Can be up to 255 characters long.

3. Click Save. Application-related tabs appear, such as Back End, Authentication, Push, and so forth. You are ready to configure the application, based on the application type.
   Note: These tabs appear in Management Cockpit only after you define or select an application. The tabs used differ by application type.