Configuring web applications
Once you select the Web application type on the application configuration page, a Web Configuration section appears with several tabs containing various configuration options:

Configuring general settings for web applications
From the application configuration page of the selected web application, under the Application Settings > General tab:
Optionally, import a matching application default configuration to use as a template. This feature requires Nexthink Adopt.
Define URL patterns.
Optionally, enable the Digital adoption toggle button to configure and deploy in-app guides. This feature requires Nexthink Adopt.
Confirm or disable the Collect URLs option.
Confirm or disable Soft navigations.
Connect to an existing campaign.
Devel into each step below.
Importing built-in default configurations as templates—optional
Nexthink offers the possibility of importing default web application configurations with predefined key pages and CSS selectors—necessary for correctly displaying Adopt in-app guides.
The web application configuration does not display key pages from the application templates. Still, these application-template key pages are available when configuring guide-related conditions and Adopt Editor settings.
To import default application templates, from the application configuration page of the selected web application:
Open the Applications settings > General tab.
Select the built-in application configuration template from the dropdown under Configuration mode.
Export your current application configuration before selecting built-in template configurations, as choosing built-in defaults is irreversible.
Built-in default configurations are only available for a specific set of applications.

Adding URL patterns
Add URL patterns of your web application you wish to monitor. Consider the following:
The URL match patterns have the following structure:
<scheme>://<host><path>
The URL match patterns can contain wildcards, but a port number cannot be specified.
The system forces the use of a wildcard for the scheme
*://<host><path>
, so it always matches both HTTP and HTTPS.Users administrating business applications, view and enter URL patterns with a simplified structure:
<host><path>
Internally, all the software components must handle the full URL match patterns, including the scheme:
<scheme>://<host><path>

Find below examples of URL patterns:
Collecting URLs
The Collect URLs option is enabled by default, facilitating the configuration of application key pages.
When deciding to whether collect URLs or not, consider the following:
Enabling Collect URLs enables Nexthink users accounts with appropriate permissions to view the individual URLs that employees visit.
Disabling Collect URLs prevents the system from collecting any URLs at the extension level.
The system renders a truncated URL to preserve data privacy using a sanitizer.

Activating Soft navigations
The Activate soft navigations measurements option is enabled by default. Disable this option for web applications with unstable pages—resulting in extended page load times.
Soft navigations enable measuring the speed of asynchronous page loads where the browser does not load a new page. They are very common in single-page applications (SPA). Soft navigations measure the time it takes a page to stabilize.
Connecting with existing campaigns
Nexthink Applications makes it possible to connect with existing campaigns. To make the connection:
Pick the unique identifier (UID) from the target campaign and paste it into the Engage campaign UID field.
An Engage campaign license is required.
Alternatively, you can access the UID value by navigating to Campaigns using the Nexthink main menu and selecting the campaign you wish to connect to from the list. Locate the campaign's UID as part of the URL.
Once the campaign is linked to the application, the Sentiment tab on the specific applications page becomes visible. You must have the proper permissions to access it. By clicking on the Sentiment tab you can open the relevant Campaigns dashboard in a new tab.
RELATED TASKS
After configuring the fields in the General tab described on this page, you can set up the remaining configuration tabs for the web application:
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