2.7. Applications Panel

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## 2.7. Applications Panel

The Applications panel is a dashboard for launching applications. In EKM, applications are tools that launch a job or process. The following built-in applications are included in the EKM installation:

Figure 2.4: Applications Panel with Built-in Applications

Note: The Interactive job application is only available if EnginFrame is installed and correctly configured to work with EKM. The same applies to any custom interactive job templates that have been created. See Installing and Configuring EnginFrame in the Installation Guide for details.

### Displaying the Applications Panel

You can display the Applications panel at any time by clicking the Applications icon on the title bar:

Note: The Applications icon is not available if you have been assigned `Basic` access, or if you are working in a job-only view.

### Filtering the Display of Applications

By default, the Applications panel displays all available applications (job templates, process templates, and custom applications).

You can filter the type of applications displayed by making a selection from the drop box. Options are:

- All

- Job Templates

- Process Templates

- Custom Applications

Your display choices will be remembered and automatically reapplied the next time you display the Applications panel.

### Starring Applications

You can star (bookmark) applications that are of particular interest to you. Starred applications will appear first in the list of applications, and you can also choose to display only Starred applications if you wish. To star an application, hover over the application and then click its star icon. The star will become yellow in color. You can revert an application’s starred status by clicking the star again.

Note: When starring applications, the list will not immediately update to show starred applications first. The list will be updated the next time you display the Applications panel, or when you refresh the view.

### Launching Applications

You can launch any application on the Applications panel by simply clicking on it.

The following predefined applications are available to all users:

- Batch. Lets you set up and execute a batch job. You are prompted to upload files to the working directory and specify job submission settings.

- Interactive. Starts a remote desktop session so that you can run jobs interactively.

- CFX Batch. Runs a CFX batch job.

- Electronics Batch. Runs an electronics simulation batch job through Electronics Desktop.

- Fluent Batch. Runs a Fluent batch job.

- MAPDL Batch. Runs a Mechanical APDL batch job.

- LS-DYNA. Runs an LS-DYNA batch job.

- Workbench Batch. Runs a Workbench project update, or design point update.

### Managing Applications

Admin users can create and edit applications on the Administration/Shared Applications page.

You can create and edit your own applications on the Home/My Applications page.

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