--- title: "Application Settings" slug: "application-configuration" description: "Learn how to configure Applications in Traceable by manually grouping assets or creating rule based associations. Organize APIs and AI assets into business aligned applications, assign ownership and severity, automate asset grouping, and enable application level visibility for security posture analysis and issue prioritization." updated: 2026-06-18T07:19:59Z published: 2026-06-18T07:19:59Z canonical: "traceabledocs.document360.io/application-configuration" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://traceabledocs.document360.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Application Settings Application Settings (Configuration) in Traceable allow you to define how APIs and related assets are grouped into applications. By configuring applications, you can create an aligned structure that meets your requirements, helping you organize assets, assess your security posture, and prioritize issues across your environment. You can configure applications by manually selecting assets or by defining rules that automatically associate assets as they are discovered. These configurations are applied consistently across the platform wherever Applications are used. ## What will you learn in this topic? By the end of this topic, you will understand: - The types of methods available for configuring applications. - The steps to configure applications to logically group APIs or related assets. - The steps to manage and update application configurations over time. - The way to use these configured applications to enable application-level visibility across the Traceable platform. --- ## Application configuration methods Traceable supports two methods for configuring applications. You can use either method independently or combine them to configure up to *1000* applications. The following section highlights these methods: ### Manual creation You can create applications manually when you know which assets they contain. When creating applications manually, you can explicitly select the assets to include, such as APIs and MCP tools. This configuration gives you precise control and is ideal for stable or well-defined applications where asset membership changes are not frequent. ### Rule creation You can create rule-based configurations that automatically associate assets with an application based on matching criteria. This approach ensures that your applications remain accurate as new APIs are discovered. Currently, Traceable enables you to define rules using the *API context path* attribute. After creation, any asset that meets the defined rules is automatically included in the application. --- ## Configure applications and rules Traceable enables you to configure applications and rules according to your requirements. To configure an application and/or rule, complete the following steps: > [!NOTE] > Note > > You must have the *Settings* level permission under **Module Level Access** → **Discovery** to configure an application and rule. Additionally, your role must be scoped to *All Environments*. For more information, see [Teams and roles - RBAC](/v1/docs/rbac). ### Step 1 — Navigating the page Before you configure an application or rule, complete the following steps: 1. Log in to your Traceable platform and click the **Settings** (![](https://cdn.document360.io/24f14f07-13d1-4684-8fae-6d8f811768ee/Images/Documentation/traceable_icon_settings.png)) icon in the page’s bottom left corner. 2. Under **Discovery**, click **Applications**. 3. Based on your requirements, complete Step 2 below. ### Step 2 — Configuration In the **Application Configuration** page, navigate to the tab for the application or rule you wish to configure. The following tabs outline the configuration steps: **Manual Creation** 1. In the **Manual Creation** tab, click **Add New Application**. ![Manual Application Configuration](https://cdn.document360.io/24f14f07-13d1-4684-8fae-6d8f811768ee/Images/Documentation/traceable_settings_discovery_application_manual.png) Manual Application Configuration 2. In the **Details** section of the **Add New Application** slide-out panel, complete the following steps: ![Manual Application Details](https://cdn.document360.io/24f14f07-13d1-4684-8fae-6d8f811768ee/Images/Documentation/traceable_settings_discovery_manual_step_1.png) Manual Application Details 1. Specify a **Name** for the application, for example, *Payments*. Traceable uses this name in the [Applications](/v1/docs/applications) page. 2. (Optional) Specify a **Description** for the application, for example, *The application handles all payment-related assets*. 3. (Optional) Specify the **Severity** of the application based on the assets you wish to assign to it, for example, *High*. 4. Click **Next**. 3. In the **Asset Selection** section, complete the following steps: ![Manual Application Asset Selection](https://cdn.document360.io/24f14f07-13d1-4684-8fae-6d8f811768ee/Images/Documentation/traceable_settings_discovery_applications_manual_step_2.png) Manual Application Asset Selection > [!NOTE] > Note > > Traceable adds one asset group by default, however, you can add any number of asset groups according to your requirements. To do this, click **+ Asset Group** in the page’s top right corner. 1. Select the **Asset Type** according to your requirements, for example, *API*. 2. (Optional) Click **+ Add condition** to filter the asset type selected above according to various parameters, for example, *Service* (Attribute) *In* (Operator) *paymentservice* (Value). 3. Click **Next**. 4. In the **Ownership** section, complete the following steps: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/24f14f07-13d1-4684-8fae-6d8f811768ee/Images/Documentation/traceable_settings_discovery_manual_application_step_3.png) Manual Application Ownership 1. (Optional) Specify the **Application Owner** you wish to assign, for example, *john.doe@traceable.ai*. 2. Click **Submit**. **Rule Creation** 1. In the **Manual Creation** tab, click **Add New Rule**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/24f14f07-13d1-4684-8fae-6d8f811768ee/Images/Documentation/traceable_settings_application_settings_rule_creation.png) Rule-based Application Creation 2. In the **Add New Application Rule** slide-out panel, complete the following steps: ![Application Settings Rule Creation](https://cdn.document360.io/24f14f07-13d1-4684-8fae-6d8f811768ee/Images/Documentation/traceable_settings_discovery_application_settings_rule_creation.png) Application Settings Rule Creation 1. Specify the **Rule Name**, for example, *Payment API Rule*. 2. (Optional) Specify a **Rule Description**, for example, *Rule for Payment-related APIs in the platform*. 3. (Optional) Select the **Environment** to which Traceable should assign the application, for example, *fintech-app*. 4. (Optional) Select the **Services** to which Traceable should assign the application, for example, *user-service*. 5. Define the **API Context Path** that Traceable should use for adding the application, for example, */payments,* ensures that Traceable groups all payment-related APIs under a single application. > [!NOTE] > Note > > Traceable uses this API context path for extracting the application name. For example, if you specify *^[A-Z]+\s+/workshop(/.*)?$* as the context path, Traceable extracts *Workshop* from the regex and uses it as the application name. 6. Click **Save**. After creation, Traceable displays the application and/or rules in their respective tabs. --- ## Leverage applications After you create an application or rule, Traceable uses it across the platform to group assets. This helps you gain application-level visibility across the platform. To explore the configured applications and analyze associated assets, issues, and security posture, see [Applications](/v1/docs/applications). Further, on the Inventory and Issues page, you can **Filter** and/or **Group By** *Application Name* to drill down into applications and perform the necessary actions, according to your requirements. --- ## Manage applications Traceable enables you to manage existing applications and/or rules along with their configurations. You can: - View all configured applications and rules. - View and edit the application or rule details, severity, ownership, and rule conditions. - Delete applications, assets, or modify rules as applications evolve. > [!NOTE] > Note > > An application, once deleted, cannot be recovered. Any changes you make to the Application Settings tabs are reflected across the Traceable platform within some time. ## Related - [Applications](/applications.md)