Edge Applications

You can choose to create a new Edge Application, or to deploy one of the pre-existing Apps provided by Altair to your Assets.

Add an Edge Application from the Marketplace

  1. Click + From Marketplace to access the Marketplace section.


  2. Select the App to add and click Add to Space. The app ECP Virtual Meter is used in this example.
    Figure 1.


  3. Click Confirm to confirm the action.
    The selected application is moved from the Marketplace to Edge Applications.
    Note: If you are adding multiple Edge Applications at once, select them and click + Add to Space on the top-right.
  4. Access Edge Applications and click on the ECP Virtual Meter Edge Application. The latest version is set by default, but you can choose to deploy any other version.
  5. Access the configuration section to set the required parameters if there are any. Enter a name and click Save.
    The Edge Application is ready to be deployed.

Create a New Edge Application

  1. To create your own Edge Application, click + New Edge App.


  2. Enter the new Edge App's name and it's description (optional). Fill in the name for the version.
  3. If you haven't defined any Resources yet, the following message appears. To continue with the process to create a new resource, click Go to Resources. Learn more about resources here.
    Figure 2.


    To continue with the process of creating a new Edge App, go back to the Edge Applications section and click + New Edge App.

  4. If some resources are already available, enter the new Edge App's name and its description (optional). Fill the name for the version and select the resources to add.
    1. To add new Resources, click the + New Resource button.
      A new tab opens with the Resources section available to create a new one.
      Figure 3.


    2. After creating the resource, go back to the main screen and click the Refresh button.
      The Resources list is updated.
    3. Click Save.
      The new Edge App is now available at your Space.
  5. Access the configuration section to set the required parameters if there are any. Enter a name and click Save.
    The Edge Application is ready to be deployed.

Create an Edge Application Version

  1. To create a new version of an Edge Applications that you are the owner of, click the + New Version button in the Version dropdown menu.
    Figure 4.


  2. Fill in the Version name and add the appropriate resources. A description can be added for clarity.
    Figure 5.