EA - IT Business Management > Managing IT Assets > Drawing up an Application Inventory > Defining the Properties and the Environment of an Application System
Defining the Properties and the Environment of an Application System
 
Prerequisite
Accessing Application System Properties
Application System Characteristics
Responsibilities
Application system Gantt chart
Evaluating Application Systems
Similarly to applications, the inventory phase consists of collecting information on application systems from different viewpoints: descriptive, functional, financial, technical.
Prerequisite
Application systems are not visible by default To use them in HOPEX IT Portfolio Management:
1. On the desktop, click Main Menu > Settings > Options.
The options window appears.
2. In the tree on the left, click the HOPEX Solutions > IT Portfolio Management folder.
3. In the right pane of the window, select the option Use of Application Systems.
4. Click OK.
5. Save the modification and restart HOPEX IT Portfolio Management.
Accessing Application System Properties
To access application system properties:
*In the list of repository application systems, click the required application system.
its properties pages appear:
• Characteristics. See Application System Characteristics.
• Evaluation. See Evaluating Application Systems.
Application System Characteristics
To access characteristics that enable identification of an application system:
*In the application system properties, select the Characteristics page.
You can specify:
• the Identification (name, internal code, etc.)
• the Service Legal Agreement: displays the indicators that define the application quality level.
• theFunctional Scope. See Defining Application Functional Scope.
• the Responsibility: see Responsibilities.
• the application system Gantt chart. See Application system Gantt chart.
• associated Attachments. See Attaching Documents to an Application.
Responsibilities
Owner
An owner should be defined on the application system. He/she is responsible for application system technical and functional information He/she can be application owner or portfolio manager.
Financial Controller
A financial controller should be connected to an application system. He/she is responsible for defining application system financial information, in particular at time of evaluation.
Business User
A business manager can be specified if necessary, but this is not mandatory.
Application system Gantt chart
The application system has its own life cycle. It is confronted with the life cycle of its components so that possible conflicts in reports can be detected. The application system Gantt chart therefore displays life cycle of the application system with that of its components.
Evaluating Application Systems
Similarly to applications, the application manager can evaluate application systems for which he/she is responsible on three criteria: business, functional and technological. For more detailed information, see Evaluating Application Criticality.
The Portfolio Manager can evaluate the application assets he/she supervises by creating an application portfolio and associating with it additional evaluation criteria. See Evaluating Application Assets.