The Business Application Page

The Business Applications page is where you view all your Business Applications and their health in a sortable table. The health of the Business Application is determined by the aggregated health of the underlying objects. The
Health
column in the table displays the status.

Where You View the Business Applications Page

From the left menu, select
Environment
Business Applications
to view the Business Applications page. All the available Business Applications and applications are displayed in the table.
The table displays the following types of objects:
Business Applications Page
Business Applications Source
Business Applications Type
Auto discovered and monitored applications which have more than one node
  • Imported through VMware Aria Operations for Networks.
Manually created Business Applications.
  • Can contain custom groups.
  • Can contain any object to tier relationships.
  • Can contain applications.

Columns in the Business Application Table

The Business Applications table displays the following columns:
Column Name
Description
Vertical Ellipses
Offers options for the user to perform actions on the Business Application.
Health
Displays the health of the Business Application by showing different icons. On hovering the cursor over the icon, you can see the health percentage.
Name
Displays the name of the Business Application and an icon indicates the type of Business Application.
Description
Displays the description of the Business Application you entered when creating it.
Application Tags
Displays the application tags you entered when you created the Business Application.
Business Criticality
Displays one of the following criticality states for the Business Application:
  • Medium
  • Critical
  • Low
Environment
Displays the environment where the Business Application resides in.

Actionable Options on the Business Applications Page

Actionable Options on the Business Applications Page
Option
Description
Vertical Ellipses
Click the vertical ellipses beside a Business Application to perform one of the following actions:
  • Edit (Not available for
    vRealize Operations Manager
    created Business Applications)
  • Delete
  • Go to Details. This opens the Business Applications Summary tab in the Object Browser.
  • Troubleshoot with Workbench
Filter
Filter the objects in the table by name.
Add Business Application
Click to create a new Business Application
Show Columns
Click to hide/show columns in the table.
Preview
Click on a Business Application name in the table to see a visual preview of the objects and their relationships.