Managing apps
An app is an installable component that supplements or enhances the functionality of Crucible in some way. For example, the Automatic Review Creator automatically creates a Crucible review each time a commit is made to a Fisheye repository.
Crucible comes with many pre-installed apps (called system apps). You can install more apps, either by acquiring the app from the Atlassian Marketplace or by uploading it from your file system. This means that you can install apps that you have developed yourself. For information about developing your own apps for Crucible, see the Crucible Developer documentation.
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You may notice that the terms 'app', 'add-on' and 'plugin' all appear in the Atlassian documentation and tools. While the terms are often used interchangeably, there is a difference. A plugin is a type of app (formerly known as an add-on) that can be installed into an Atlassian host application. Plugins are what developers create with the Atlassian SDK.
About the Universal Plugin Manager (UPM)
You administer apps for Crucible using the Universal Plugin Manager (UPM). The UPM is itself an app that exposes app administration pages in the Crucible Administration Console. UPM works across Atlassian applications, providing a consistent interface for administering apps in Crucible, Confluence, Fisheye, Jira, Bitbucket Server and Bamboo.
UPM comes pre-installed in recent versions of all Atlassian applications, so you do not normally need to install it yourself. However, like other apps, the UPM software is subject to regular software updates. Before administering apps in Crucible, therefore, you should verify your version of the UPM and update it if needed.
Administering apps in Crucible
You can update the UPM, or any app, from the UPM's own app administration pages. Additionally, you can perform these tasks from the UPM administration pages:
- Install or remove apps
- Configure app settings
- Discover and install new apps from the Atlassian Marketplace
- Enable or disable apps and their component modules
To manage apps, go to the Crucible admin area, and click Manage apps, under 'System Settings'.
For information on performing these app administration tasks, see the Universal Plugin Manager documentation.