The definition of an application is discussed in this section and the process of loading and updating applications is discussed in more detail in the RED Installation Guide. Only the concepts of the use of applications are covered here.
An application is defined for our purposes as a group of objects. An application is a method of loading objects into a metadata repository. It can be used to upgrade or provide patches to an existing metadata repository. As such, an application can be used to distribute and remotely maintain a specific data warehousing solution.
An application consists of a series of Windows files, which can be distributed to remote sites.