Adding discrete applications to an application instance
A discrete application is an application upon which a complex application has a dependency. For example, IIS and SQL Server are discrete applications on which the complex application WhatsUp Gold is dependent. A discrete application is used when you are monitoring a complex application. Learn more about APM terminology.
To add a discrete application to an application instance:
- Create an application instance from a preconfigured application profile.
- In the Components section, click click , then select an application.

The discrete application appears in the Components section.

- Enter or select the appropriate information:
- . Select the application instance to be monitored for the component.
- . Select this option to enable or disable the discrete application.
- . Select an action policy for the discrete application.
- . Enter a unique name for the discrete application.
- . (Optional) Enter additional information about the discrete application.
- . Select this option if the discrete application is critical.
- Click to save your changes or click to complete your changes.