Managing applications
| Required Roles | Application Repository Manager and/or Import Operator |
| Required Rights (by category) |
Import Process Instances |
| Perspective |
 Operational Console Management |
| Access |
 DROPS Server →  Applications |
Applications that are defined in the Configuration Management perspective are displayed in the Operational Console Management perspective under the Applications node in the Console Explorer menu. If you have the rights to import artifacts, use the applications listed in this menu.
Initially, all of the applications are only listed under All Applications.
Managing Allow-to-Release applications
This list displays all of the applications for which your user has the Import Operator or the Release Manager role. These are all of the applications for which you can carry out the import process.
If you are not the Import Operator or Release Manager for any application, this list will be empty and you cannot import content.
For more information about assigning roles to applications, refer to Assigning entity-level roles or Roles.
Managing favorite applications
Each user can add any defined application to his list of favorites to easily find the application(s) he uses most often.
Right-click on an application in the list and select 
Add to favorites. Refresh the 
My Favorites node to access it from that menu. Any application that is in your favorites is marked by this icon in the Operational Console perspective: 
. To remove an application from your favorites, right-click on it and select 
Remove from favorites.
Viewing import history by application
To view the import history for an application, right-click on the application in the Console Explorer, then select 
Show Import History or Show Scheduled Import Processes.
The Import Processes view is displayed giving you access to all of the imports launched for the selected application.
For more information about this view, refer to Import process instances.
