Administering MobileFirst applications with MobileFirst Operations Console

You can administer MobileFirst applications through the MobileFirst Operations Console by deploying new versions of mobile and desktop apps, by locking apps or denying access, or by displaying notification messages.

In V6.1.0 and earlier versions of the product, MobileFirst Operations Console was deployed in the project WAR file. If two project WAR files were deployed, each one had its own administration console. Starting with V6.2.0, MobileFirst Operations Console is deployed separately and can administer all runtime environments in the same server.

You can start the console by entering one of the following URLs:

Secure mode for production or test: https://hostname:secure_port/worklightconsole
Development: http://server_name:port/worklightconsole

In either case, the list of all runtime environments is always present. Select the runtime environment that you want to administer to access the functions of the MobileFirst Operations Console.

Use the MobileFirst Operations Console to manage your applications.

To see all the applications that are installed and all the device platforms that are supported.
To disable specific application versions on specific platforms and force users to upgrade before they continue to use the application. When you implement direct updates to mobile devices and desktop apps, software updates are pushed directly to application web resources or users’ desktops
To send out notifications to application users and to manage push notifications from defined event sources to applications.
To install and manage adapters that are used by applications, and to inspect aggregated usage statistics from MobileFirst Server.
To lock apps to prevent them from being mistakenly updated and to prevent the redeployment of web resources for a particular application.
To display a notification message on app start to inform users without causing the application to exit.

Note: Deleting an application from MobileFirst Operations Console will remove all push subscriptions on that application as well.

For an easy way to upgrade an application, see Upgrading a mobile application in MobileFirst Server and the Application Center.