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Configure application EPG contract inheritance by using the GUI

Updated: April 15, 2026

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Create an application endpoint group that inherits the provided and consumed contracts of a contract master endpoint group.

Before you begin

  • Configure the tenant and application profile for the endpoint groups (EPGs).

  • As required, configure the bridge domain for the EPG that will inherit the contracts.

  • Configure at least one application EPG to serve as the contract master EPG.

  • Configure the contracts to inherit and associate them with the contract master EPG.

You can configure contract inheritance for an application EPG in the Basic or Advanced mode of the APIC GUI.

Procedure

  1. In the Navigation pane, choose Tenants > tenant-name > Application Profiles > application-profile-name .

  2. Right-click Application EPGs, and then choose Create Application EPG.

  3. In the Name field, enter a name for the EPG that will inherit the contracts.

  4. From the Bridge Domain drop-down list, choose the common or default bridge domain, choose an existing bridge domain, or create a bridge domain for the EPG.

  5. For EPG Contract Master, click +, choose the application profile and EPG that will serve as the contract master, and then click Update.

  6. Click Finish.

    The application EPG is created and inherits the contract associations of the contract master EPG.

  7. To verify the contract master, choose Tenants > tenant-name > Application Profiles > application-profile-name > Application EPGs > epg-name > General, and then verify the EPG Contract Master value.

  8. To view the inherited contracts, expand epg-name , and then click Contracts.