HP VAN SDN Controller Software Products manual Submitting an application to the App Store

3 Submitting an application to the App Store

3.1 Concepts

Concept	Description
catalog	The entire collection of items intended for display in the App Store.
catalog item	An instance of a single active version of an application. A catalog item might
	also contain older versions that are not available in the App Store.
category	An identifier for a group of catalog items.
management portal	The interface you use to submit and manage your applications.
App Store	The interface customers use to find and download applications, services, and
	other catalog items.
3.2 Supported web browsers
Browser	Versions	Operating System
Chrome	Version 30 or later	Windows 7 or later

3.3 Arranging for payments

Currently the HP SDN App Store does not collect payment for downloaded files. HP recommends that the software you post be a free, trial, or otherwise feature-limited demo version, and that you provide an independent method that customers can use to purchase and install a license to unlock the full functionality of the application.

3.4Log in to the management portal

1.Using a supported web browser to access the management portal at: https://mp.hpwsportal.com

2.For Catalog Name, enter: hpn

The HP WebID screen is displayed.

3.Enter the email address and password assigned to your Developer account and click OK. The management portal screen is displayed.

3.5Upload and submit the application

1.Log on to the management portal (see “Log in to the management portal” (page 9)).

2.Click Catalog Items.

The Catalog Item Management – Completed page is displayed.

3.Click Add Item.

The Catalog Item Management dialog box is displayed.

4.Drag and drop the new file in the Drop files here box under Item File. After the file uploads, the dialog box prompts you to enter the Item Version.

5.In Item Version, enter the version number.

The version number you must conform to the pattern #.#.#, where # is a number.

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