Areas type

Use the Areas type to add a tab to the IBM® QRadar®.

The following table describes the areas block fields in the manifest.json file.

Table 1. `Areas` block fields
Field	Required	Type	Description
id	Yes	String	A unique ID.
text	Yes	String	Concise text to display that describes the area. This field can optionally point at a resource bundle key if the application is globalized.
description	No	String	Detailed text to display that describes the area. This field can optionally point at a resource bundle key if the application is globalized.
url	Yes	String	A URL to load, relative to the application root. Only URLs that live within the QRadar application can be referenced.
required_capabilities	No	Array of String	A set of capabilities that a user must affiliate with their user role to access this area.

The following code is a sample areas block from manifest.json:

...

areas: [
		{
			"id":"QHelloWorld",
			"text":"Hello World",
			"description":"A Hello World app",
			"url":"index",
			"required_capabilities":["ADMIN"]
		}
	],

...