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Applications in use

An application in use records that your organisation uses an application: which version it runs, where it stands in its lifecycle, and who owns it on the business side and on the technical side. The portfolio views, the lifecycle roadmap and the end-of-support warnings all start from these records.

Specification: openspec/specs/application-usage-pages/spec.md.

Adding an application to your landscape​

Open the application's page under Applications and click Add to our landscape in the usages section. The application is already filled in. Pick:

  • Consumer: your organisation.
  • Version: the version you run. The list only offers versions of this application.
  • Status: Acquisition, Planned, In production, To be phased out or Phased out.
  • Business owner and Technical owner: contact persons of your organisation.

Browsing what you use​

Open Applications in the navigation menu, then Applications in use. The list shows each application with its version, status, owners and TIME classification. The tabs above the list filter on status. Your organisation's page lists the same records under Applications in use.

Moving through the lifecycle​

Open an application in use. The actions at the top follow its status:

  • Plan moves Acquisition to Planned.
  • Go live moves Planned to In production.
  • Phase out moves In production to To be phased out.
  • Retire moves To be phased out to Phased out.

Every change is kept in the History tab.

Who sees the owners​

The owners are contact persons of the organisation that uses the application. A supplier can read the usages of its own products, but it cannot open the contact persons of its customers.