---
title: Updating applications
description: Update applications at any time.
component: pingcentral
version: 2.2
page_id: pingcentral:pingcentral_for_application_owners:pingcentral_ao_updating_apps
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingcentral/2.2/pingcentral_for_application_owners/pingcentral_ao_updating_apps.html
revdate: August 20, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Updating applications

Update applications at any time.

## About this task

To keep your applications secure, rotate certificates and client secrets on a regular basis and apply updated security configurations to applications built from templates if new configuration templates become available. You don't need to recreate your applications in PingCentral to apply new templates. Replace the templates associated with your applications and promote them again.

## Steps

1. Click the **Expand** icon associated with the application you want to update and click the **Pencil** icon.

   All of the editable information is shown on one page.

2. To update the name, description, and owners, change the information in the **Name**, **Description**, and **Owners** fields. Click **Save**.

3. To change the template used to create the application, click **Change Template** and select a new template from the **Select Template** page. Click **Save and Close**.

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   |   | You cannot apply a SAML template to an OAuth or OpenID Connect (OIDC) application nor apply an OAuth or OIDC template to a SAML application. |

4. **Optional:** To update OAuth or OIDC application information:

   * In the **Client** section, change the scopes associated with OAuth or OIDC applications. Select or clear the appropriate check boxes and click **Save**.

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     |   | You cannot edit scopes for applications created in PingCentral 1.2.0. However, you can update the template associated with an application to a template created in a later version, which allows you to update scope information. |

   * In the **Promote** section, change the information in the **Redirect URI** fields for the appropriate environments and click **Save**.

   * To change client secrets, return to the **Applications** page, promote the application again, and generate a new secret.

5. **Optional:** To update SAML application information:

   * In the **Attribute Mappings** section, add or remove attributes and expressions, or update attribute and expression values, and click **Save**.

   * In the **Promotions** section, upload a new `.xml` file that contains service provider metadata, such as the Entity ID, ACS URL, certificates, and attribute information, from another SAML application. Click **Choose File** or **Or Use URL** to provide the metadata file.

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     |   | If metadata is used, the attribute mapping section might also need to be updated to include new attributes from the metadata file. |

   * Change the information in the **Entity ID** or **ACS URL** fields and click **Save**.

   * To change the signing certificate, select the appropriate certificate in the **Signing Certificate** list and click **Save**.

   * To change the service provider (SP) certificate, click **SP Certificate** to upload a new certificate, or click **Remove** to remove it. Click **Save**.

6. **Optional:** To update PingAccess application information:

   * On the **Properties** tab, in the **Promote** section, update the **Virtual Hosts**, **Access Validation**, **Identity Mapping**, and **Site** or **Agent** names, as appropriate. Click **Save**.

   * On the **Resources** tab, update information regarding each resource and click **Save**.

   * On the **Policy** tab, click the **Pencil** icon associated with the policy you want to update. Make changes and click **Save**.