Chapter 6. Working with Applications

You can use the Migration Toolkit for Applications (MTA) user interface to do the following:

  • Add applications
  • Assign application credentials
  • Import a list of applications
  • Download a CSV template for importing application lists

6.1. Application attributes

You can add applications to the Migration Toolkit for Applications (MTA) user interface manually or by importing a list of applications.

MTA user interface applications have the following attributes:

  • Name (Free text)
  • Description (Optional; free text)
  • Business service (Optional; chosen from a list)
  • Tags (Optional; chosen from a list)
  • Source code (Path entered by user)
  • Binary (Path entered by user)

6.2. Adding applications

You can add an application to the Application Inventory for assessment and analysis.

Tip

Before creating an application, it is helpful to set up business services, check tags and tag types, and create additions as needed.

Procedure

  1. In Developer view, click Application Inventory.
  2. Click Create new.

  3. Enter the following information or choose from a list:

    • Name
    • Description (optional)
    • Business service (optional)
    • Tags (optional; one or more)
    • Comments (optional)
  4. Click the arrow to the left of Source Code.

  5. Enter the following information or choose from a list:

    • Repository type
    • Source repository
    • Branch
    • Root path
  6. Click the arrow to the left of Binary.

  7. Enter the following information:

    • Group
    • Artifact
    • Version
    • Packaging
  8. Click Create.

6.3. Assigning application credentials

You can assign credentials to one or more applications.

Procedure

  1. In Developer view, click Application inventory.
  2. Click the Analysis tab.
  3. Click the Options menu kebab to the right of Analyze and select Manage credentials.
  4. Select one credential each from the Source credentials list and from the Maven settings list.
  5. Click Save.

6.4. Importing a list of applications

You can import a .csv file containing a list of applications and their attributes to the Migration Toolkit for Applications (MTA) user interface.

Note

Importing a list of applications only adds applications, it does not overwrite any existing ones.

Procedure

  1. Review the import file to ensure it contains all the required information in the required format.
  2. In Developer view, click Application Inventory.
  3. Click the Options menu kebab to the right of Review.
  4. Click Import.
  5. Browse to the desired file and click Open.
  6. Optional: Select Enable automatic creation of missing entities. By default, this option is selected.
  7. Verify the import has completed and check the number of rows accepted or rejected.

  8. Review the imported applications by clicking the arrow to the left of the checkbox.

    Important

    Rows accepted may not match the number of applications in the Application inventory list because some rows are dependencies. To verify, check the Record Type column of the CSV file for applications defined as 1 and dependencies as 2.

6.5. Downloading a CSV template for importing application lists

You can download a CSV template for importing application lists.

Procedure

  1. In Developer view, click Application inventory.
  2. Click the Options menu kebab to the right of Review.
  3. Click Manage imports to open the Application imports page.
  4. Click the Options menu kebab to the right of Import and then click Download CSV template.





Revised on 2023-03-06 11:44:47 UTC