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description: Create an app to organize and contain any combination of lenses, dashboards, and datasets.
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  - CRM Analytics
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# Create an App

Create an app to organize and contain any combination of lenses, dashboards, and datasets.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience.</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available with CRM Analytics, which is available for an extra cost in <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions. Also available in <strong>Developer</strong> Edition.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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              <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d65079e72 ">To create an app:</td>

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1. On the home page, click **Create**.
2. Select **App**.
3. Click **Create Blank App**, and then click **Continue**.
    
    To start from a template, see [Create Apps from CRM Analytics Templates](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_app_prebuilt_getting_started.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Follow these general procedures when you create Apps from any CRM Analytics Template. Before you create an app, see the help for the CRM Analytics Template you want to use for requirements and instructions specific to that template.").
4. Enter the name of your app, and click **Create**.
    
    Your app is created and displayed in a new tab. You can now save lenses, dashboards, and datasets in the app.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note App names have a 40 character limit.
5. Click the **Details** sub-tab.
6. Add a description of the app’s purpose and contents so that your colleagues understand how to use the data.
    1. Click the pencil icon in the description field.
    2. Type a description.
        
        The description is automatically saved.
7. Change the app’s default icon to make it easier to distinguish from other apps.
    1. Click the default icon.
    2. Select an icon from the gallery.
        
        The new icon is automatically saved.

![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/images/icon_important.png)

Important When users are deactivated, they lose share and delete access to all apps they manage. To avoid "stranding" an app, be sure that manager access is assigned to at least one active user BEFORE deactivating the user who's the manager of the app.