Application groups

An application group is a collection of reports that is stored in Content Manager OnDemand.

The reports in an application group have common indexing and storage management requirements. An application group represents both the input data that is stored in Content Manager OnDemand and the indexing information that is used to search and retrieve documents.

Content Manager OnDemand maintains a table that describes each application group. The application group table contains the characteristics and properties that you assigned when you created (and updated) the application group. For example, when you define the users that can access the reports that are stored in an application group, Content Manager OnDemand stores the information in the application group table.

Content Manager OnDemand also maintains tables of index data in the application group. When you load a report into the application group, Content Manager OnDemand stores the index data for the report into a table in the application group.

When you define an application group, you specify the properties of the application group, such as the database organization, storage characteristics for the reports that are contained in the application group, and the names and characteristics of the database fields that are common to the applications that are assigned to the application group. You can also specify the users and groups that can access the data contained in the application group by using Content Manager OnDemand client programs. You can specify the types of functions users can perform, such as viewing and printing. You can also assign authority to administer the application group to a user. The administrator authority allows a user to update and delete the application group.