Create a default private catalog
and provide access to a public catalog created by Google.
Enable the following required APIs:
App Design Center:
Design and share deployable application architectures on a canvas or
through chat.
Infrastructure Manager:
Automate the deployment and management of Google Cloud
infrastructure resources using Terraform.
App Hub: Organize your
Google Cloud resources in an application-centric way.
Service Usage: List and manage
Google Cloud APIs and services.
Before you begin
You must have the following roles:
To enable application management on a folder and create an underlying
management project, you must have the Folder Admin (resourcemanager.folderAdmin)
role on the parent resource.
To enable billing on the management project, you must have the required
billing permissions
on the billing account and management project.
To complete the App Design Center setup, you must have the
following roles on the management project:
Application Design Center Admin (roles/designcenter.admin).
You use App Design Center in an app-enabled folder, which lets
you define, group, and manage applications. In your app-enabled folder, you can
create a resource hierarchy and control access based on your organizational
structure and team responsibilities.
When you enable application management, a new management project is created in
the folder. You use the management project to manage quota and billing for
descendant projects associated with the app-enabled folder. You can create
additional projects in the app-enabled folder to store the resources that you
create with App Design Center.
For more information and steps to enable app management, see the following:
Before you and your development team start using
App Design Center, you must complete an automated initial setup
to create a space and make sure that the required APIs are enabled.
Go to the Application Design Center Overview page.
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In your app-enabled folder, you can\ncreate a resource hierarchy and control access based on your organizational\nstructure and team responsibilities.\n\nWhen you enable application management, a new management project is created in\nthe folder. You use the management project to manage quota and billing for\ndescendant projects associated with the app-enabled folder. You can create\nadditional projects in the app-enabled folder to store the resources that you\ncreate with App Design Center.\n\nFor more information and steps to enable app management, see the following:\n\n- [Managing applications in a folder](/resource-manager/docs/manage-applications).\n- [Enabling app management and APIs on a folder](/resource-manager/docs/manage-applications#enable-app-management).\n- [Link a billing account to the management project](/resource-manager/docs/manage-applications#billing).\n\nCreate a space and enable APIs\n------------------------------\n\nBefore you and your development team start using\nApp Design Center, you must complete an automated initial setup\nto create a space and make sure that the required APIs are enabled.\n\n1. Go to the **Application Design Center Overview** page.\n\n [Go to Overview](https://console.cloud.google.com/products/design-center/overview)\n2. To select an app-enabled folder, do the following:\n\n 1. If you haven't already, [enable application management on a folder](#enable-app-management).\n\n 2. [Link a billing account](/resource-manager/docs/manage-applications#billing)\n to the management project in your app-enabled folder.\n\n 3. On the **Application Design Center Overview** page, click\n **Select folder** and select your app-enabled folder.\n\n3. Click **Set up ADC**.\n\n4. In the **My space name** field, enter a name for your space. You can't edit\n this name later.\n\n5. Click **Complete setup**. The APIs are enabled, and the storage bucket and\n space are created.\n\n6. [Provide access to space users](/application-design-center/docs/manage-spaces#manage_space_users).\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- [Learn more about Application Design Center](/application-design-center/docs/overview).\n- [Provide access to space users](/application-design-center/docs/manage-spaces).\n- [Manage catalogs](/application-design-center/docs/manage-catalogs).\n- [Design templates](/application-design-center/docs/design-application-templates)."]]
