28.2 Configuring an Add-on Application

Roles that Can Perform This Task: Cloud Administrator, Catalog Manager

You can configure an add-on application to change its setup and monthly costs or to edit the text that asks the user for specific configuration information for the application. Changing a application might impact the cost of business services currently using the application. For more information, see Section 50.0, Displaying or Hiding Business Service Costs.

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Catalog.

  2. On the Add-ons tab, click Applications, select an application from the list, then click Edit to open a Configure Add-on Application dialog box.

The following table lists the tasks and actions that you might want to perform as you configure an add-on application in Cloud Manager.

Task

Steps

Change the name or description

  1. In the General section, modify the following details:

    Name: Specify a name for the application. The name should be different from any other application name.

    Description: Provide any additional information to further identify the application.

Change the one-time setup cost or the monthly operating cost

  1. In the Monthly Cost field, define the cost (per month) to use the application associated with the workload template.

  2. In the Setup Cost field, define the one-time cost to install and configure this application associated with the workload template.

Change the application configuration instructions

Change the text you provide to the user that instructs him or her to provide configuration instructions to the build administrator. The user cannot add the application to a workload if he or she doesn’t provide this information.

If you leave the field blank, the user is not required to provide any information.

Associate the application to workload templates

  1. In the Workload Templates list, click Add to display the Add Workload Templates dialog box.

  2. Select the workload templates to add.

    You can Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple workload templates.

  3. Click OK.

Associate the application to legal agreements

  1. In the Legal Agreements list, click Add to display the Add Legal Agreement dialog box.

  2. Select the legal agreements to add.

    You can Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple legal agreements.

  3. Click OK.

View an add-on application associated to a workload template

  1. In the Workload Templates list, select a workload template you want to view.

  2. When you are finished viewing the workload template, click Close.

View a legal agreement associated to a workload template

  1. In the Legal Agreements list, select a legal agreement you want to view.

  2. When you are finished viewing the legal agreement, click Close.

Lock the application to a workload templates, making it required

  1. In the Workload Templates list, select a workload template you want to lock.

  2. Click Lock to lock the application to the workload template. This makes the application required for this template.

Remove the application from workload templates

  1. In the Workload Templates list, select the workload templates you want to unassociate from the application.

    You can Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple templates.

  2. Click Remove.

Remove the application from legal agreements

  1. In the Legal Agreements list, select the legal agreements you want to unassociate from the application.

    You can Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple agreements.

  2. Click Remove.