Public Apps

This tab contains an overview of all the public MARS app.

Available

MARS apps in Public Apps > Available are MARS apps that can be accessed by everyone who has a CLOUDFLOW installation with a MARS license. These MARS apps must comply with a set of predefined quality requirements. See MARS app design guidelines for more information.

The following action buttons are available in Public Apps > Available:
  • Install: to install the MARS app on your local system. The link between the original public MARS app and the installed MARS app remains, which means that the installed MARS app can be updated when a new version of the original public MARS app is published.
  • Details: to display the details of the MARS app.
    • Description: the description of the MARS app. This description is entered by the Maintainer when creating the MARS app.
    • Release Notes: the release notes of the MARS app.
    • Documentation: the documentation of the MARS app.
      Note: The Maintainer is required to provide clear and extended documentation in case of a Public MARS app.
    • Maintainer: the Maintainer of the MARS app. See User roles for more information.
    • Versions: the existing versions of the MARS app.
  • Copy to My Apps: to copy the MARS app to My Apps > Installed. The link between the original public MARS app and the installed MARS app is broken. If you copy a MARS app, you become the Maintainer of the MARS app.

Installed

MARS apps in Public Apps > Installed are MARS apps that you have installed from the MARS apps in Public Apps > Available.
Note: Installed public MARS apps should never be edited. If an installed public MARS app is edited, it will be impossible to update it to the latest version of the MARS app that is publicly available.
The following action buttons are available in Public Apps > Installed:
  • Delete locally: to delete the installed public MARS app from your local system. If you select the checkbox Remove local files and workflows, the files and folders on your local system are also removed.
  • Details: to display the details of the MARS app.
    • Description: the description of the MARS app. This description is entered by the Maintainer when creating the MARS app.
    • Release Notes: the release notes of the MARS app.
    • Documentation: the documentation of the MARS app.
      Note: The Maintainer is required to provide clear and extended documentation in case of a Public MARS app.
    • Maintainer: the Maintainer of the MARS app. See User roles for more information.
    • Versions: the existing versions of the MARS app.
  • Update: to update the installed public MARS app to the latest version of the MARS app in Public Apps > Available.