# Application Management Guide on the Elven Platform

With an optimized **interface** and advanced **features**, the **Application Center** is an essential tool to ensure your applications remain healthy and aligned with organizational goals. As shown in the **Product Management Guide**, we can access the **Application Center** directly from the **Product Center**. However, **application management** on the **Elven Platform** has its own flow, as we will see later.

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## **Accessing** the **Application Center**

* Navigate to the **main menu** and click on **Monitoring Aggregators**.
* In the **submenu**, select **Applications**. You will be redirected to an **interface** that displays all applications organized in an intuitive way.

## **Managing** **Applications**&#x20;

### **Creating a New Application**

* Click the **“+ Application”** button.
* Fill in the application details:
  * **Name**: Choose a clear and representative name.
  * **Description**: Explain the purpose of the application.
* Define the **Monitored Resources**:
  * Add elements such as instances, endpoints, or specific integrations that are part of the application.
* Associate with **Product** (optional):
  * Link the application to an existing product in the **Product Center** or keep it as a standalone application.
* Configure **Metrics** and **Custom Alerts**:
  * Define key metrics.
  * Set up personalized notifications for critical events.

### **Editing or Deleting Applications**

* Select the desired application.
* Click the **Edit application** or **Delete application** icons to:
  * Modify the application.
  * Remove the application as needed.

### **Analytical View**

* **Real-Time Monitoring**:
  * The application's main page displays dynamic charts showing real-time performance for each application.
* **Problem Identification**:
  * Visual alerts such as **status icons** or **highlighted notifications** help quickly identify applications with issues or critical status.
* **Filters and Customization**:
  * Use **filters** to:
    * Locate specific applications.
    * Focus on higher-priority metrics on the main page of the **Application Center**.

## **Benefits** of the **Application Center**

* **Granular Control**: Manage applications with specific **configurations** for each **resource**.
* **Detailed Monitoring**: View **real-time performance metrics**.
* **Flexibility:** Work independently or integrated with the **Product Center**.

**Quick Actions**: Identify and resolve issues with **customizable notifications** and **alerts**, making direct reference to the **Incident Center**.

## **Glossary of Technical Terms**&#x20;

**Application Center:** Area of the **Elven Platform** dedicated to managing and monitoring applications, offering an overview with **performance indicators** and **status**.

**Product Center:** Section of the platform where **products** are managed, allowing direct integration with the **Application Center** for linking applications.

**Monitored Resources:** Elements associated with the application, such as **instances**, **endpoints**, or specific **integrations**, configured for **monitoring**.

**Real-Time Monitoring:** Functionality that displays **dynamic charts** with the current performance of applications on the main page of the **Application Center**.

**Status:** Column indicating the current **state** of the application on the platform.

**Application Main:** Main name assigned to each application, allowing quick identification and organization in the **monitoring list**.

**Dependency State:** Indicator showing the **status** of dependencies associated with the application. May include **charts** or **icons** representing dependencies and **state trends**.

**MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures):** Metric representing the average time between **application failures**. Provides insight into **operational stability**.

**MTTA (Mean Time to Acknowledge):** Average time the team takes to **acknowledge** the occurrence of a problem in the application. Measured in **seconds** or **minutes**.

**MTTRecovery (Mean Time to Recovery):** Metric indicating the average time needed to **recover** the application after a failure. Represented in **minutes**.

**Uptime – 1H:** Percentage of **application availability** over the last 60 minutes, indicating **performance** and **stability** during that period.

**No Data: Status** displayed when there is no **information** or **metrics** available for the application.