Generating and managing an ApplicationID

At some point in HealthVault development, you will want your own ApplicationID. The most common case for doing this is when you want to trim down your data access rights to what your application needs (the sample ApplicationIDs all have full rights for online access).

Generating and managing your own ApplicationID is made simple by using the HealthVault Application Manager included in the latest HealthVault SDK combined with the online Application Configuration Center. You can read more about these utilities in this blog post - http://blogs.msdn.com/healthvault/archive/2008/05/28/healthvault-application-configuration-center.aspx and here are some high-level steps to get you going.

1. Start by opening the HealthVault Application Manager installed along with the HealthVault SDK which helps you create, install and manage your local HealthVault web certificates. Read through the included User Guide to learn more about this utility.
   
2. You can right-click on the newly created certificate and upload the public key to the HealthVault Application Configuration Center - https://config.healthvault-ppe.com/Default.aspx. This center gives you full access to the branding details, data type access levels, method access and more. It allows configuration of all the variables leading up to your successful launch into production.
   
3. When you are ready to move into the HealthVault production environment, you need to submit a request to go live directly from the HealthVault Application Configuration Center.