Software AG Products 10.5 | Administering API Portal | Managing Apps | Creating an App
 
Creating an App
You must have the privileges of an API Portal Administrator, an API Provider or a Consumer to create Apps.
*To create an App
1. Click in the right top corner of the API Portal window to display the menu options.
2. Click Manage apps.
3. Click Create in the Manage apps page.
4. In the Overview section, provide the following information:
a. In the Name field, provide a name for the app to identify it.
b. In the Description field, provide a short description about the app.
c. In the Features field, elaborate the features of the app.
d. In the Icon field, attach a image that is displayed as an icon for the app in the app gallery. Click Browse through the available icons and upload it.
Note:
The format and size is as mentioned in the configuration settings page.
e. In the Version field, provide a version for the app. If no version is mentioned, it automatically gives the version number 1.0.
f. In the Company field, provide the name of the company developing the app.
g. In the Tags field, provide tags for the app.
Tags are used as keywords to denote the app, such as an app predicting the weather could have tags like weather, and so on.
5. In the APIs section, perform the following to associate APIs to the app:
a. Click + Add.
b. Select the required APIs
c. Click OK.
The selected APIs are displayed as a list. If you want to remove the APIs, click Unlink for the corresponding API and it gets deleted from the App.
6. In the Screenshot section, do the following:
a. Click + Add.
b. Select the required image.
c. Click Open.
The screenshot is uploaded and is listed. The format and size is as mentioned in the configuration settings page.
7. In the Platforms section, type the URL to your App available in the respective platforms.
The URL provided is that of your app in the App Store, like https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=en
8. Click Save.
The App is created and listed in the Manage apps page.