Applications

This topic describes the concept of applications.

LN Studio uses applications to group software components created or modified during a software development project. This is performed by bundling one or more LN packages.

An LN Studio application comprises a consistent set of packages that functionally belong together. Each application is linked to a Base VRC. This determines the environment on the LN server in which the application's software components are stored.

For each application, you can define one or more projects, in which the software engineers can develop their software components.

The Base VRC of an LN Studio application corresponds with the Base VRC of a PMC module. Within the PMC module, the package VRCs are linked to the Export VRC of the PMC Base VRC. Therefore, all packages assigned to an application are linked to the Export VRC of the Base VRC of the PMC module and the other way around. Therefore, all packages that have the same VRC as the PMC Export VRC represent one application.

This diagram illustrates the relationships between applications, packages, and VRCs:

Note: You can only delete, modify or create components belonging to the packages linked to the application. Therefore, the Component Explorer shows the components from the packages linked to the application. The Create a New Infor LN Software Component wizards only allow you to create new components in these packages. This restriction also applies to the Duplicate an Infor LN Software Component wizard.