User-Interface
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The default view of the platform is always displayed immediately after logging in. It is also the view of the end users (e.g. customers) of the applications, who then only have this view available.
User settings
Notifications
Chat
Search
Activity log
Apps
Workspaces
User area
Button to switch to edit mode (see Edit Mode)
Install published apps in this workspace (see Publishing the Application)
The user's account is managed in the user settings, for example the password, the photo, working time, the look of the interface and the background of the platform, the mode of delivery of notifications, etc.
Not only the settings of your profile can be made in the User settings, but also other useful actions:
Remove auth token: the authentication token is removed
Restart application: restart the platform
Clear repository cache: the serversite repository cache is cleared
Account: the profile settings
Notifications: opens the notification list
Full screen modus
Logout: log out from the platform
This opens the notifications list, in which the latest notifications for the logged on user are shown, for example
a task has been assigned to the user.
another person has shared information with the user.
As per the user settings selected, notifications are also sent via email and as browser pop-up, if configured accordingly. Notifications are also displayed with a small red mark on the notification symbol.
Via Chat, the notified user can communicate with other platform users of the same organisation in real time. Chats can be organised in self-defined channels (=topics) or into files. The user, who has created a channel or a file chat, can decide which other users or user groups should be allowed to participate in that.
The database of the platform can be searched by entering a text. With a click on the input line, the search area can be determined as:
either All elements: all data of files/terms/contacts etc. is searched, but not via full text search in the documents.
or Documents: a full text search is executed in the documents.
There is no differentiation between upper case and lower case in both instances.
In both cases, several search terms can be specified, separated by spaces. The platform only provides those results in which all search terms appear.
It is also possible to explicitly exclude terms during search. This is done with a prefixed minus (-).
Example: The search text Alpha Bravo -Charlie searches for joint appearance of the words Alpha and Bravo, in which Charlie does not appear.
If the Activity logs has been enabled in the Admin Center, you can see here who has made which changes and when.
All applications of the selected workspace are listed in the app area. Active apps that are also visible are highlighted in color.
When you click on one of the apps to open it, the app landing/start page is shown. Opening another page from the landing page or another app while the already opened page(s) is/are pinned will order opened pages from left to right.
You can reorder the pages by drag and drop of the page tabs.
The vertical panel on the far left shows the workspaces that the logged-in user has access to. The active workspace is highlighted in color.
Workspace name cannot contain an URL.
In the user area all users assigned to the active workspace are listed. Users can also be invited here for their own workspaces.
In this mode all applications are listed vertically.
The versions of multiple applications in the same workspace can be set together and multiple applications can be downloaded in one archive.
When the version of multiple applications is to be set, then the new version is validated for each chosen application (with the existing validation).
When multiple applications are to be downloaded, then the chosen applications are downloaded as an archive.
In the config view, apps are created and configured. This is done in different areas and with different designers.
Displayed when you are in Config Mode
Name of the application you are currently in
App section: General settings of the app are made here
Data section: Configuration of the sources, the structures and the access of data
Views section: Creating the app layouts and templates
Execution section: Executable elements such as functions, workflows or triggers can be created and edited here
Button to leave the Config Mode
App settings and configuration are made in the App section.In addition to managing the life cycle of the application, you can create documentation for the app. More details in Application Setup.
These options are available in the section:
General: General settings of the application
Documentation: Editor for creating documentation for this app. This is published together with the app
Licence: Managing the licensing for this app (see License management)
Advanced configuration: Special configurations can be entered here directly as text in an editor (see Advanced Settings)
In the section Data everything that has to do with data can be configured and edited. The data sources can be set up, data structures created and queries configured. The access to the data can be controlled here in detail. More details in Data.
These options are available in the section:
Data source: View the available data sources
Sources: Adding and renaming adapter (sources)
Classes: Designer for modelling the data structure (see Data Modelling)
Queries: Designer to manage queries and define the data selection (see Query Data)
Rights: Allows to granularity specify the access rights of single users on specific data fields (see Roles & Permissions)
ACL: Access Control Lists, regulates the access to objects of a class (see Access Control Lists)
Interface design on the platform is done in section Views.
These options are available in the section:
Layouts: Designer to create graphical user interfaces (or layouts) for your application (see Design UI)
Templates: Designer to create standardized documents like letters or reports and fill them dynamically with information (see Document Templates)
The Execution section contains all elements that can be executed at runtime. This includes functions, workflows and triggers. The settings can be made comfortably in the respective designers. It should also be mentioned that there is a certain hierarchical dependence. Workflows can be executed in triggers. And functions can be executed in workflows.
These options are available in the section:
Right to the configurable apps (green frame) there are actions represented by toothed wheels . In dependance of for which app you want to do the configuration, you can get into the Config Mode of the particular app by clicking on the toothed wheel next to it.
On the top right corner of the Edit Mode there is an option to export multiple apps. Clicking on it opens new page where you can select apps which you want to export.
