This section describes what an application is, how to create one, and how to configure it. In QNE, an application acts as a template, and from this template you can create any number of different experiments. In the application, you decide:

• How many separate roles there should be
• What kind of inputs it should have
• The actual functionality of the application - what it actually does.

The creation and configuration of your application is split into three parts. First, you will create your application; then, you will configure its contents; and finally, make it ready for an experiment.