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Defining the Application Overview with the App-Info.xml Editor

Launch the App-info.xml editor using Junos Space > Edit AppInfo.xml.

The app-info.xml file contains meta data about the application you are developing with the Junos Space SDK. Like the Module.xml editor, the AppInfo.xml editor has an editor view providing a user interface for editing the file.

The editor is shown below and the fields in the editor are described in the following table.

The AppInfo.xml editor is organized into these major sections:

The fields in each section are described in the following table.

AppInfo.xml Editor Fields
General Information
Title Application Title
Description Application Description (write a few paragraphs about your application).
Versioning
Version Application Major/Minor Version Number (for example, 12.1)
Release Type
 Application Release Type: One of B1, B2, B3 or R1, R2, R3 or P1, P2, P3 where:
  • B: Beta Release
  • R: Customer Release
  • P: Patch Release
Vendor Information
Vendor ID The vendor ID for the developer's company, department or, individual. This field displays the vendor ID that was entered when installing the Junos Space SDK or one which was provided with an imported certificate.
Company The name of the company. This field displays the company name that was entered when installing the Junos Space SDK.
Department The name of the department. This field displays the department name that was entered when installing the Junos Space SDK.
Property Details
Application Name The EAR name.
RPM Name The name of the RPM package containing the Junos Space application EAR file. This RPM is also included in an image file that can be uploaded to the platform.
API Context Path The path specified for the Web service project in the application.xml file. API Context Path is used by th EJB-REST wizard when you a RESTify java interface, and it is applied as a context root path for the created REST resources. The application.xml file is created in the EAR project's EarContent/META-INF/ directory and it contains a list of all the modules included in the Junos Space Application EAR project.
UI Context Path The path specified for the Web project in the application.xml file. The application.xml file is created in the EAR project's EarContent/META-INF/ directory. This file contains a list of all the modules included in the Junos Space Application EAR project.