Design

Design your application forms, lookups, fields to fit your business requirements.

Once you have connected your ReST API to data source requests, you can now commence the design of your web and mobile application, before publication.

This is done by opening the App Studio and using the following configurators:

• App Toolbar: Configure the application toolbar

• Activity Metrics: Specify what KPI's are displayed after login

• Navigation Bar: Configure your menus and items

• Custom Variables: Configure your own custom variables to share data securely amongst parts of your app

• Forms: Generate and customise CRUD data entry forms for your data sources

• Security: Set security of all system-wide objects per user account

• User/Company Accounts: Manage your end-user accounts and your company account.

Recommended Process

The design process begins after connecting and testing one or more data source requests. This is the recommended order to design your application.

Create Lookup Forms

Create blank lookup forms so you can put together a skeletal application to understand the various tools.

Navigation Bar

Build the navigation bar to open your forms when items are clicked to understand the user workflow.

Create Data Entry Forms

Create data entry forms to allow drill down from lookup forms.

Custom Variables

Create custom variables for each field in each ReST API request for all CRUD methods.

Design Forms with Data

Once your navigation is operating, connect your lookup forms to ReST API data sources via components to display data and allow drill down. Then design data entry CRUD forms to create, read, update and delete data.

Add Menu

In order to allow users to add new records, configure the app toolbar add menu.

History Menu

In order to allow users to locate previously opened records, configure the history menu to show the correct data.

Activity Metrics

To display KPI's, configure the activity metrics.

User Accounts

Invite your end-users to login using this configurator.

Security

Set up which functions and UI elements are visible or enabled for specific users or teams using this configurator.

Final Touches

Add custom F1 help for each form, and write a user guide similar to this one you are reading.