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Specifying the Technologies of an Application
To specify technical characteristics of an application:
1. Open the application properties.
2. Click Characteristics.
3. Expand the Technologies section.
You can:
• connect existing technologies to the application
• create new technologies.
*A technology is a definition or format that has been approved by a standards organization, or is accepted as a standard by the industry.
*A report covers the list of applications by technology. See Portfolio Analysis Reports.
For more details on technologies, see Drawing up an Application Inventory.