OutSystems Application Reference Hub

Overview

OutSystems Application Reference Hub is a centralized technical governance and discovery control that provides a complete view of the technical components available across an OutSystems environment.

It enables developers, technical leads, architects, and support teams to quickly review application metadata without opening each application individually.

The control provides visibility across:

• Applications

• Modules

• Tables

• Table Attributes

• Site Properties

• Timers

Users can filter the information based on the required application, module, table, or name and export the displayed results to Excel for further analysis and documentation.

Key Features

1. Centralized Application Inventory

Provides a single location to review applications available within the OutSystems environment.

Users can identify:

• Application Name

• Related Modules

• Application components

• Technical dependencies available through the control

This provides a high-level understanding of the application landscape.

2. Module Overview

The Modules view allows users to identify the modules belonging to each application.

Users can use the relationship:

Application → Module

to quickly understand how the solution is structured.

3. Tables & Attributes Review

The control provides visibility into the database structure used by applications.

Users can review:

Application → Module → Table → Attribute

This allows technical teams to identify tables and inspect their attributes without manually navigating through individual modules.

4. Site Properties Review

The Site Property view provides centralized visibility of application configuration.

It can be used to review:

• Site Property Name

• Application

• Module

• Configuration-related information

This is particularly useful for configuration analysis, technical documentation, and governance activities.

5. Timers Review

The Timers tab provides visibility into scheduled OutSystems processes.

The displayed information includes:

• Application Name

• Module Name

• Timer Name

• Default Schedule

• Priority

• Last Run

• Number of Tries

This helps teams review scheduled processes and identify important timer configurations.

Filtering

The control provides multiple filtering options to quickly locate the required technical information.

Application

Users can select a specific application to display only information related to that application.

Example:
AppReferenceHub

Module

Users can select a module to further narrow the displayed results.

The Module filter can be used together with the Application filter to provide more precise results.

Example:

Application = AppReferenceHub
Module = AppReferenceHub

Table

Users can select a specific table to review the related technical information.

This is particularly useful when investigating database structures or specific entities.

Name

The Name field allows users to search for a specific component by name.

This provides a quick way to locate:

• Tables

• Attributes

• Site Properties

• Timers

• Other available technical components

Combined Filters

Multiple filters can be applied together to reduce the result set and locate the required information faster.

Example:

Application → Module → Table → Name

This makes the control suitable for large OutSystems environments where manually searching through applications can be time-consuming.

Excel Export

The Excel button allows users to export the currently retrieved information for external use.

The exported data can be used for:

• Technical documentation

• Architecture reviews

• Application inventory

• Database analysis

• Governance activities

• Auditing

• Team sharing

• Offline analysis

The export functionality allows teams to continue analyzing the information without accessing the OutSystems environment.

Use Cases

Architecture Review

Review the technical structure of applications, modules, tables, and related components from one centralized control.

Technical Governance

Support governance activities by providing standardized visibility into OutSystems technical assets.

Application Inventory

Maintain an overview of the applications and modules available across the environment.

Database Analysis

Quickly identify tables and attributes associated with specific applications or modules.

Configuration Review

Review Site Properties centrally to support configuration analysis and technical documentation.

Timer Review

Review scheduled processes, their schedules, priorities, and execution information.

Troubleshooting & Investigation

Use filtering to quickly locate a specific technical component during an incident or support activity.

Documentation & Reporting

Export the collected information to Excel for documentation, reporting, and sharing.

Benefits

• Centralized Visibility — One place to review the OutSystems technical landscape.

• Faster Discovery — Find applications and technical components without navigating through individual modules.

• Better Governance — Improve visibility and consistency across the environment.

• Simplified Architecture Review — Understand relationships between applications, modules, and database components.

• Efficient Troubleshooting — Quickly locate specific technical assets.

• Easy Reporting — Export information to Excel for further analysis.

• Reduced Manual Effort — Minimize repetitive inspection of applications and modules.

Recommended Asset Description

A centralized OutSystems technical governance and discovery control that provides visibility into Applications, Modules, Tables, Attributes, Site Properties, and Timers. Users can filter technical metadata by Application, Module, Table, and Name, review the information through dedicated views, and export the results to Excel for architecture analysis, governance, documentation, auditing, and troubleshooting.