How do I add apps to the Apps tab?

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Simpplr allows you to customize your Apps Launcher by adding your organization's most commonly used applications directly to your Simpplr Home dashboard.

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To set up the Apps Launcher with your own apps, you're able to use your SSO solution if you have Okta or OneLogin. Otherwise, the App manager must connect the applications via JSON with the instructions below.

Begin by adding custom JSON to your Simpplr intranet. To do so: 

1. Navigate to the Manage > Application menu and select Setup. Then choose Apps & links.
   
   
2. Select Custom JSON in the Apps integration dropdown.
3. Enter your custom JSON code in the box. Below is a sample of what your code should look like. Copy & paste this into the box, or download the attachment at the bottom of this article to use as your template.

   [{    "name": "Google Mail",    "url": "http://google.com",    "img": "https://www.abc.xyz/text.jpg"}, {    "name": "Google",    "url": "http://google.com",    "img": "https://www.abc.xyz/googleicon.jpg"}, {    "name": "Simpplr",    "url": "http://simpplr.com",    "img": "https://www.abc.xyz/simpplricon.jpg"}, {    "name": "Another App",    "url": "http://google.com",    "img": "https://www.abc.xyz/icon.jpg"}, {    "name": "Workday",    "url": "http://workday.com",    "img": "https://www.abc.xyz/workdayicon.jpg"}]

4. Replace the "name" and "url" components with your own app name(s). For example, if you user Microsoft 365, your line of code may look like this: {
   "name": "Microsoft 365",
   
   "url": "https://office.com",
   
   "img": "https://affinityit.co.uk/uploads/images/content/_large/Microsoft_365_-_New_Website.png"
   
   },
5. When replacing the "img" component to show the app's logo/icon, you'll want to make sure you're hosting the image file on a dedicated server. This will allow you to copy the image endpoint and enter it into your JSON. If the image source file is already hosted on a platform, simply copy & paste the file url to your JSON (as in the example above).

Note that the maximum total apps that can be added via JSON is around 100, depending on the length of characters you input.

We've provided links to some of the most common company logos/icons used by our customers in the Apps launcher. Feel free to download the images and upload them to your hosting server. These images are in the optimal size to work on the Apps launcher, so you won't need to edit them before placing them on your hosting server.

• ADP
• Atlassian
• Basecamp
• Box
• Cerner
• Confluence
• Dropbox
• Expensify
• Greenhouse
• Jira Software
• Lattice
• LinkedIn
• Salesforce
• SAP
• SAP Concur
• Sequoia One
• Servicenow
• Slack
• Smartsheet
• Trello
• UKG
• Welltok
• Workday
• Zendesk
• Zoominfo

To ensure the app icon visibility across the intranet, we recommend hosting the image file either on a Simpplr's site file folder, then set the file sharing settings to allow visibility to anyone with the link.

To save images on a site's file folder:

1. As an App manager or System admin, navigate to one of your intranet's sites. A good location to host your icons may be an IT site or Marketing site. 
2. Go to the Files section of the site and create a new folder.
   
   
3. Name your folder Apps icons or something easily memorable, then assign Read only permissions. Click Create.
   
   
4. Click into your newly created folder and upload the icon image you want to use for your app.
   
   
5. From the image file, right click in the image and choose Copy image address.
6. Now, go back to Manage application > Setup > Apps & links and from your JSON code, paste the image address you just copied into the img src field.
   
   
7. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save.