Applications Database ::Wiki

Scope

• What is the EGI Applications Database (AppDB)?
• What kind of software solutions are offered through the AppDB?
• How can I register a Software or a Virtual Appliance?

Access

• How to get access?

Usage

• I want to register a new software solution entry, but the name is already in use, or a warning comes up.
• What is the related country field in software entries about?
• Can I associate non-registered AppDB users as authors of a publication?
• I want to be included as a contact in an existing software solution contact list. What should I do?
• I need to refine my search results. Is there an advanced search feature?
• My software solution uses middleware X, but I cannot see it in the list of available middlewares.
• I want to use AppDB's dissemination tool. How can I gain access?
• How can I manipulate an AppDB statistics chart?
• What do 'connected items' stand for?
• How can i create/modify the list of the 'connected items' with my own item?
• What do 'suggested items' stand for?

Permissions & Privacy

• What are the different Access Groups for?
• How can i adjust the permissions users have on my entry?
• Can i give permissions to a person who is not in the contact points list?
• I would like to be granted the role of an AppDB Manager or NGI Representative. What should i do?
• Who are the so-called 'system users' and what rights do they have on my entry?
• How can I create a Personal Access Token?
• What are the Netfilters for?

Integration

• How can i integrate with AppDB?
• I am developing application X and want to integrate it with the AppDB. Is there an API I can use?

Feedback?

• How can I provide feedback?

• How to register a Software?
• What is the meaning of each software category?
• What is the primary category?

• How to register a Virtual Appliance?
• Who has write access to a Virtual Appliance?
• How can i make my Virtual Appliance private?
• How to add/modify a contextualization script?
• How to notify a VO manager for an addition or removal of a vAppliance?

VMCaster/VMCatcher

• What is the vmcaster/vmcatcher toolset?
• How can i update my Virtual Appliance image(s) using the AppDB portal (GUI)
• How can i update my Virtual Appliance image(s) using the vmcaster command line tool.
• How to locate an image list URI?
• How to subscribe to a public image list using the vmcatcher?
• How to subscribe to a private image list using the vmcatcher?
• How to get the VMCaster image list identifier using the AppDB portal?

Resource Providers

• How to get access to VO-wide image lists? (Temporary Solution)

Various

• What is the Autocheck image file metadata integrity?
• When should i reuse an image?

• What is the VMOps dashboard?
• Which VOs are supported by the VMOps dashboard?