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Edit application settings

You may need to access or edit settings for your application:

  • Application names: Each application in an organization must have a unique name.To change the name, select Applications in the header, then click on the application's name in the grid to go to its Overview page. Click on the name at the top of the page to update the text.

    Alternatively, select the Settings icon in the top right of the Overview page and update the name in the Application defaults window. 

    SuperAdmins can also edit application names by selecting SuperAdmin in the user menu, then Applications in the header, then clicking on the name in the grid.

  • Application ID: The application ID is the last URI segment in the URL of your browser. To locate an application's ID, select an application from the grid. The segment after applications/ is the application ID.

  • Application importance: This value appears in the application's metadata and may also be used in your organization's integrations settings. To set an application's importance level select an application name to view its Overview page and select the Settings icon. In the Application defaults window, use the Importance field to select a level from the dropdown.

  1. Select your application from the Applications tab. Your selected application overview displays.

  2. Select the settings baseline_settings_black_24dp.png icon in your application overview. The Application Settings popup displays.

  3. Edit any of the fields as required.

  4. Click Save to save your updated application settings.

Field descriptions

  • Application names: Each application in an organization must have a unique name.To change the name, select Applications in the header, then click on the application's name in the grid to go to its Overview page. Click on the name at the top of the page to update the text.

    Alternatively, select the Settings icon in the top right of the Overview page and update the name in the Application defaults window. 

    SuperAdmins can also edit application names by selecting SuperAdmin in the user menu, then Applications in the header, then clicking on the name in the grid.

  • Application Code: The identification code or number that’s internal to your organization and unique to the application or microservice. Use this field if you want to integrate these applications' unique identifiers into your usage of Contrast. This code can be configured upon application startup, in the application properties section of an agent configuration.

  • Override URL: This is the url used to replicate a vulnerability.

  • Importance: This value appears in the application's metadata and may also be used in your organization's integrations settings. To set an application's importance level select an application name to view its Overview page and select the Settings icon. In the Application defaults window, use the Importance field to select a level from the dropdown.

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