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title: Custom application record
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# Custom application record

The custom application record defines and identifies an application and all its associated artifacts.

It is similar to a system dictionary record for a table or column in that it stores the most current configuration of an application. The system automatically creates a custom application record during the application creation process. Application developers can use this record to perform the following tasks.

-   Change the application name
-   Change the application version
-   View the scope the system uses to identify application files and configuration records
-   Enable scoped administration
-   Manage design and runtime access to the application
    -   Select what JavaScript standards the application supports
    -   Select how the system tracks runtime API operations
    -   Permit or restrict access to tables from other applications
-   Monitor or enforce subscriptions
-   Select the default menu in which to display application modules
-   Set the user role required to access the application
-   Add or update a logo
-   View all application files
-   View resources from other applications on which the application depends
-   View the run-time resource to which the application has been granted access
-   View the design-time resources to which the application has been granted access