Benefits of setting an app context

Setting an app context for a standard mode federated provider serves three purposes.

Purpose Details
Knowledge object scoping Provision of an app context ensures that federated searches that use the federated provider are limited to the knowledge objects that are associated with the named app.
Provision of workload management limits An app context allows administrators of the federated provider to set app-based workload management limits on your federated searches.
Logging and auditing The app context simplifies logging and auditing of the federated provider.