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Manage Applications

Admins install and manage OpenMetadata applications from Settings > Applications. Only admins see Applications and the marketplace.
This page describes AI mode, where Settings opens as a modal. For more information, see Profile Menu and Settings.
To open the page, click the Profile icon, select Settings, and then click Applications in the Features group.

Installed Applications

The page lists your installed applications.
  • Turn on Show Disabled to list disabled applications instead. The heading changes from Installed Applications to Disabled Applications.
  • Click Browse Apps to open the Marketplace.
Applications page listing installed applications with Show Disabled and Browse Apps Applications page with Show Disabled turned on, listing a disabled application

Install an Application

  1. Click Browse Apps and select an application. The application page shows an Overview and its Details. Marketplace page for an application with the Install button and the Overview section
  2. Click Install.
  3. Complete the wizard steps. The buttons in the footer change with each step:
    • Details: Review the authorization screen, which lists what the application can access, such as All Metadata. The footer has Cancel and Next.
    • Configure: Fill in the application settings. The footer has Back and Next.
    • Schedule: Choose how the application runs. The footer has Back and Install.
    Install wizard Details step with the authorization screen and the Cancel and Next buttons Install wizard Configure step with application settings, the Show Hint switch, and the Back and Next buttons
On the Schedule step, select one of the following:
  • Schedule: Runs the application repeatedly. Select a Frequency, then set the Day (for weekly runs) and the Time. The available frequencies depend on the application, for example Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Custom. A summary line shows when the next runs happen.
  • On Demand: Runs the application once, when you start it.
Install wizard Schedule step with Schedule and On Demand options, Frequency, and Time OpenMetadata skips Configure when the application has no configuration form or does not allow configuration. If the configuration form fails to load, OpenMetadata shows “No application schema found for” followed by the application name.

Application Details

Select an installed application to open its details. Application details page with the header, the Schedule, Configuration, and Recent Runs tabs, and the Edit and Run now buttons
  • Header: Shows Installed with a relative time, “Developed by” with the developer name, and Visit developer website when a website exists.
  • Tabs:
    • Schedule: Set when the application runs. This tab is hidden for applications without a schedule.
      • It shows the schedule type and interval, with Edit and Run now buttons.
      • A table lists each run with its run time, type, who triggered it, duration, and status, and links to the logs and configuration.
    • Configuration: Edit the application settings. It appears only for applications that have a configuration form and allow configuration. When none is available, the page shows No Configuration.
    • Recent Runs: Review past runs.
    • Live Indexing: Appears only for the Search Indexing application.
  • Show Hint: On the Configuration tab, turn on Show Hint to display field hints.

Disable, Restore, or Uninstall

Use the three-dot menu in the application header.
  • Disable: Turns the application off. A disabled application moves to the Disabled Applications list.
  • Restore: Appears instead of Disable for a disabled application. It turns the application back on.
  • Uninstall: Removes the application. It is not offered for system applications.
Each action asks you to confirm. Manage menu with Disable and Uninstall An application with no schedule, configuration, or runs shows only the header and No Configuration.

Permissions

Actions on an application depend on your permissions.
  • Delete: Shows the three-dot menu.
  • EditAll: Allows edits to the schedule and configuration.
  • Trigger: Allows Run now.
  • Deploy: Allows deploying the application.