Archive and unarchive applications

If an application should no longer collect vulnerabilities, but you want to keep it in your organization for historical purposes, the best solution is to archive the application.

Archiving an application maintains the integrity of past application data, such as vulnerabilities and libraries, but the agent no longer reports vulnerabilities to Contrast.

Archived applications also improve your overall portfolio score, as they don't count against the total score.

To archive an individual application:

  1. Select Applications in the header, and find the application you want to archive.

  2. At the end of the application row, select the Archive icon. To archive multiple applications, use the check marks in the left column to select the appropriate rows. Then select the Archive icon from the batch action menu at the bottom of the page.

  3. In the window that appears, select Archive to confirm your choice.

  4. Once an application is archived, an administrator can restore the application. The application becomes visible by default, and all vulnerabilities and issues immediately impact the portfolio score.

    To unarchive an application, select the small triangle next to the Applications header at the top of the grid. From the drop-down menu, select Archived. This shows a list of archived applications.

    To unarchive an individual application, hover over the application's grid row, and select the Unarchive icon. To unarchive multiple applications, use the check marks in the left column to select the appropriate rows. Then select the unarchive icon from the action bar at the bottom of the page. In the window that appears, select Unarchive to confirm your choice.

Note

Archiving an application doesn't free up a license in Contrast. The only way to return a license back to the pool of available licenses is to archive, reset and then fully delete the application.