Editing an application

You can edit the applications on your Application Dashboard in the IBM SmartCloud® Application Performance Management UI.

1. In the Applications window, select the application that you would like to edit.
2. Click the icon in the upper middle of the Applications window. The Edit Application window is displayed:
   Figure 1. Edit Application window
3. Edit the application components and roles as necessary. Templates cannot be edited, unless you want to change the template to a custom application template.
   • Refine the application structure with the plus sign(+), minus sign(-), and Edit buttons next to the Application components list.
   • You can change the Managed System Name of a component instance by using the Edit button.
     1. Select the component instance in the Application components list and click the icon. The Select Managed System Name window is displayed.
     2. Select the managed system name that you want and click Save. The Managed System Name is changed.
   • If some other instances are related to the existing components in Application components list, a blue button that shows the number of related instances is displayed beside the Application components list title. Do the following steps to add those related instances.
     1. Click the blue button, and the related instances are displayed in Select Related Nodes window.
     2. Select one or more instances to add into the Application components list.
     3. Click Save to add the components.
     4. The indicator that shows the related instances is updated. You can repeat step a, b, and c to add those related components.
4. Click Save.