Managing components

A component is a logically distinguishable part of an application. An application can be composed of several components, some of which might be optional (for example, an application might not need a load balancer to function). You must create a component with the application that you created.

An application might have a three-tier architecture. In this case, an example of a component could be an application server, a database, or a load balancer.

Because the order of components is often significant, you can control the order of components within an application.

This topic describes how to manipulate components in an application:

• • To create components for an application
  • To reorder components in an application
  • To edit a component name
  • Related topics

To create components for an application

1. In BMC Release Process Management, click the relevant application name.
2. Click the add/remove components link.
    The Add/Remove Components dialog box is displayed.
3. Click create new component — click multiple times to add more than one component.
4. Enter a name for each component in the displayed fields.
5. Click Save.
    The new components are added to the list of components.

To reorder components in an application

1. Click the application for which you want to reorder components.
2. Click the Reorder Components link on the right.
3. In the Reorder Components page, click and drag each component to the correct position in the order and release it there.
4. When you are finished adjusting the order, click done grouping.

To edit a component name

1. From Environment > Component, click the relevant component.
2. In the Name field, change the name of the component.
3. Click Update.
    The Components page displays the new name of the component.

Related topics

Associating-components-with-environments
Managing-environments
Managing-servers