Create and manage applications - Dataphin - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Applications facilitate the management of tags and groups in the marketplace and enable the creation of services. They are categorized into My Applications and All Applications. Users have the option to either create a new application or request to join an existing one. Once an application has requested tags or groups from the marketplace, its members can then create services. This topic provides guidance on creating an application.

Prerequisites

Offline services within an application require computing resources. To create offline tag services for this application, it must be linked to a tag project. For details on how to create a tag project, see: Create a tag project.

Application management overview

The application management interface primarily features a functional area and an application list. On this page, users can carry out various management tasks for their applications.

Section

Description

①Feature area

View: Enables users to view created applications from two perspectives: My Applications and All Applications.
- My Applications: Displays applications created by the current user.
- All Applications: Displays all applications created within Tag Factory.
Search: Allows users to filter applications by entering the application name or code.
Create new application: Users can create a new application by clicking Create New Application. For step-by-step instructions, see Create an application.
Refresh: Users can refresh the current application list by clicking .

②Application list

The application list displays created applications, including details such as Application Name, Description, Requested Tags, Number Of Requested Groups, Used Services, Administrator, Created At, and available Actions. The following management operations are supported:

Note

Note: Management operations are not available under the All Applications view.

Edit: Users can edit an application by clicking .
View details: Application details, including basic information, requested tags, requested groups, and used services, can be viewed by clicking . For more information, see View and manage application details.
Delete: An application can be deleted by clicking .

Create an application

Navigate to the top menu bar of the Dataphin home page, select Tag > Tag Application.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Application Management > Application Management.
On the Application Management page, click Create New Application.

In the Create Application dialog box, enter the following parameters:

Parameter	Description
Application Name	Specify the name for the new application. Accepts Chinese and English characters, numbers, underscores (_), and hyphens (-), up to 64 characters.
Application Code	Enter a unique identifier for the application. It must start with a lowercase letter and can include lowercase English letters, numbers, and underscores (_), up to 64 characters.
Application Administrator	Select the administrator for the application.
Application Members	Select the members who will be part of the application.
Associate Project	Offline services within the application require computing resources, which are provided by associated projects. For instructions on creating a tag project, see Create a tag project.
Description	Provide a brief description of the application, up to 1000 characters.

Click OK to finalize the creation of the application.

View and manage application details

The application details page provides a comprehensive view of the application's basic information and management options, including requested tags, requested groups, and used services. Users can execute various management tasks from this page.

Section	Description
①Application basic information	Basic information of the current application, including application name, application administrator, application members, creation time, and application description.
②Application management	Requested tags list Displays a list of tags requested by the application from the asset market. Users can search for tags using the Tag Name or Tag Code and have the option to remove or view more details about the tags. To view tag details, click the View icon in the Actions column of the desired tag . Remove: Click the Actions icon next to the target tag. If the current tag has no dependencies, click OK in the pop-up dialog box to finalize its deletion. Should the current tag have dependencies, the system will initiate dependency detection. Dependencies associated with the current tag can be reviewed in the Dependency Detection dialog box, and must be eliminated prior to proceeding with the deletion. Batch Remove: Select multiple tags or use the select all option at the bottom of the list, then click Batch Remove. If the selected tags have no dependencies, click OK in the dialog box to remove them in batch. Should any selected tags have dependencies, the system will conduct a dependency check. Dependencies for each tag can be reviewed in the Dependency Detection dialog box, where you can click Remove Tags Without Dependencies to batch remove those without dependencies. Requested groups list This section lists the groups requested by the application from the asset market. Users can search for groups by Group Name or Group Code and have options to download, remove, or view the groups. Download: To download the group file to your local computer, click . This file can then be used to import the group during the creation process. To view details of a specific audience group, click the View icon in the Actions column . Remove: Click the Actions icon next to the target group. If the current group has no dependencies, click OK in the dialog box to finalize its removal. Should the current group have dependencies, the system will initiate dependency detection. Dependencies associated with the group can be reviewed in the Dependency Detection dialog box, and must be eliminated prior to proceeding with the deletion. Batch Remove: Select multiple groups or use the select all option at the bottom of the list, then click Batch Remove. If none of the selected groups have dependencies, click OK in the pop-up dialog box to proceed with batch deletion. Should any selected groups have dependencies, the system will initiate dependency detection. You can examine the dependencies for each group in the Dependency Detection dialog box and select Remove Groups Without Dependencies to batch delete those without dependencies. Used services list Lists the tag, group, and profile services created for the application in the asset application. Users can create new services or view the service list. Create New: To create a service associated with the current application, click . View Service List: To see the corresponding list of services, click . Go To Select Service: In the tag service, group service, or profile service tab, click Go To Select Service to jump to the tag offline service list page, group offline service, or profile service list page respectively.

What to do next

After creating the application, you can proceed to create services such as tags, groups, and profiles for the application. For more information, see Tag application.