Thread: What is an application profile and how can I create one?

I see that you can specify application_profile_file as a parameter to soamdeploy command. What is exactly an application profile? What is it for.
It seems I cannot create the profile through Eclipse. How can I create one?

Hi Southpaw,

The application profile is an XML file that defines the properties of a Symphony application. It can be created through application wizard.
After you start Sym DE, you can launch a browser on the master host (or change localhost to the master host if the browser isn't local) and navigate to the following links to get the application wizard and the GUI. Just follow the instructions.

http://localhost:18080/soamgui/loginDEAction.do
http://localhost:18080/platform/index_de.jsp

You can do the same thing from Eclipse as well, since the plug-in [1] is bound with the application wizard. Once you created a deployment package go to the Package Explorer and right-click on your project. Select Symphony Operations > Add/Remove Application. Select Add an application and Click Continue.

[1] Developing a Symphony application with Eclipse

Originally Posted by Southpaw

What is exactly an application profile? What is it for.

The Symphony Foundations Document has an overview: Application profile