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Comidor Low-Code Hyper-Automation platform offers the ability to build your own Low-Code App through App Builder, without writing lines of code. Making simple or more complicated Apps is easier than ever, even for non-developer users. In this article, we will give two Low-Code examples of real business problems and we will see the step-by-step Low-Code App creation for the solution of them.

Low-Code Example 1. Internal Rules and Regulations Application

Business Problem

In this Low-Code example, we are members of the Administration Team. We need an Application that would allow us to submit important information regarding our internal Rules and Regulations. Those rules and regulations assist us in our internal auditing activities and in our ISO compliance. Members of the Administration Team, need to be able to insert rules and regulations and monitor them as per their status.
Additionally, all employees need to be aware of our internal regulations. Thus they need to be in a position of searching for a specific rule or have a clear overview of the whole list.

The solution

As we need only the members of the administration team to be able to initiate an entry we are going to limit the access of inserting rules to this team only. Also, all the employees of the company will be able to view the table and retrieve information, but they will be limited to a view-only mode, thus they will not have any right to make an entry or make any editing on it.

The fields that are needed in this App development would cover all the necessary information that employees needs to restore, such as the kind of rule or regulation, its status, its importance and if there are any penalties for not conforming to this rule.

We are going to use the App builder function of Comidor and follow 7 simple steps for our Low-Code App development.

1. Low-Code App Creation

We need to define the Entity which will be the name of the Application in the database and the Application Name.  We chose the database name “REGULATIONS” of this entity and “Internal Rules and Regulations” as the Application Name. Note that the Application Name is the name that would be displayed as a Header for our Application.

For this kind of application setup, we do not need a workflow. This business problem requires only a user to insert data without any tasks being connected. For this reason in the Basic Info step, In the field “Is process enabled” that defines if the Application would be connected to workflow, we keep the checkbox unticked. In the Access Rights field, we selected Everyone, since we want all users to have access in this App.

2. Data Model

In this step, we are going to create all the necessary fields that would be required when the user makes an entry of a new rule or regulation.
For our Application we are going to create:

  1. A number field that would be the Rule Number of our rules and regulations
  2. A text field that would be a Summary of our rule
  3. A paragraph-Memo field with the description of our rule
  4. A field that would indicate the Severity of the rule (List type). This is going to help users for categorizing them according to their Severity and provide information about which are the most important regulations in the organization.
  5. A field that would indicate the Status of the rules and regulations (List type). The options of this list would be Applied, Not Applied, Pending. This field will also help in the categorization of the rules. In addition, users could also see which rules are active in the organization, which are going to be implemented in the future and which will not be implemented at all.
  6. A drop-down list field that would indicate the penalties that employees are going to face in case they are not compliant with the internal rules and regulations.

3. Table

By organizing the table columns properly, we are going to provide all the necessary information to the employees. We are able to decide on the sequence of the columns by just drag-n-drop them and that would be displayed in the Application table.
The position of the table columns defines their order in the table from left to right and counting numbers start from 0.

By selecting those columns to be displayed, everyone who navigates to the Application may have an informative overview of the Internal rules and regulations of the company.

4. Forms

In Forms step, we are going to design the creation form of a new Rule or Regulation entry.

Firstly, we make sure that there is an Administration Team in the Organizational chart and that there are the proper members added.

Then, in the Access Rights field of App Builder, we select the group Administration Team, in order only members of this group to be able to initiate a new Regulation.

In order to make the form easily accessible to the users, we are going to place it in the Quick-Add menu. This setting will enable them to initiate an entry with just two clicks.

In the form designer, we are going to make a Section with all the fields that we created in the Data-Model step. By just dragging and dropping the fields in the Section we are able to design our form according to our preferences.

As we want to make sure that we will have data in those fields, we are going to mark them as Mandatory.

Additionally, we create a second form with the option to replace the existing form enabled. This form will be displayed to any user who wants to find more information about any rule by clicking on an entry of the table.

For this form, we will use two parallel sections. In this way, all information will be visible easily without any need of scrolling. The first section will contain all the fields that the members of the Administration Team should insert and will be named as Rule and Regulation information. The second is going to provide general information with regards to the Status information of the rule, who was the creator and when it was created.

5. Configuration

In step Overview, we have to set up the configuration of our Application. As we need to limit the access to the Administration team, we are going to deactivate Insert Mode. By unchecking this option, employees that do not belong to the Administration team would not be enabled to make a submission of a new rule or regulation. Also, as Level 1 Categorization we will select Status. This way, the rules and regulations that are inserted in the Application will be categorized according to the value that it is provided in the Status field.

As Primary Field, the Summary field is selected. As a result, the title that would be given to each rule or regulation will be the Summary of it.

6. Publish

Finally, we need to press the Publish button in order to save the settings that we have set in our Application.

7. Run the Low-Code App!

Members of the administration can start the Application easily by clicking on the Quick-Add icon and then on New Internal Rule / Regulation. The form that needs to be filled with the information about the new rule or regulation opens and they are able to submit data in the mandatory fields. By clicking on Save, the new entry is created in the Internal Rules and Regulations table.

The visualization of our Low-Code Application table would enable all employees to retrieve all the necessary information with regards which rules and regulation are applied to the company, which are not applied and which are on pending status. Also, It is clear which one is of High or Low severity and which are the penalties to the employees if they are not compliant to any internal rule.

If employees want to retrieve more information regarding one rule or regulation, all they have to do is to click on the respective rule that they want to navigate. In the Rule or Regulation card which is displayed, the employee can view on the left section the information that the Administration Team submitted and on the right section some information about the status of the rule.


Low-Code Example 2. Meeting Room Booking

Business Problem

In this Low-Code example, we are a company that wants an Application to handle our meeting rooms booking processes. Currently, there are 3 meeting rooms available in the company, but several meetings should take place at the same time. Employees should be able to book any of the meeting rooms and every booking request should be approved by the Meeting Room Booking Manager.
All the employees in the company can initiate booking request and they should specify when they want to book, the reason for booking, the duration and which meeting room they would like to book. If the Meeting Room Booking Manager rejects the request, requestors should have the option to reschedule the booking or Cancel their Application.

The solution

For this business problem, the solution that we will develop would be a process-enabled Low-Code Application. Every employee in the company would have access to the initiation of the process.

The fields that would be created would cover the necessary data that the Meeting Room Booking Manager may need for the booking approval and enable him to organize meetings better. Those fields would be lists that the requestor would select the preferred meeting room, the reason of the booking, and some information about the duration and the period of time that the meeting is going to last.

Additionally, in workflow designing, we are going to use gateways which would determine the different paths that the procedure would follow based on the Manager’s decision or approving or rejecting a request.

1. Low-Code App Creation

We need to define the Entity which will be the name of the Application in the database and the Application Name.  We chose the database name “MEETINGROOMBOOKING” of this entity and “Meeting Room Booking” as the Application Name. Note that the Application Name is the name that would be displayed as a Header for our Application.

Due to the fact that this Application will require a workflow, the Application should be process enabled (we tick the checkbox). If the checkbox is ticked we will be available to set up a workflow during the Application development. Also, we select Everyone in the Access Rights so that all employees would have access to the Application.

2. Data Model

The fields that are necessary to cover the business needs and for our Application development are:

  1. The Booking No. which will be the incremental number of our meeting room booking requests (Number type)
  2. The Title which will explain the reason for booking a meeting room (Text type)
  3. The list with the Meeting Rooms that the company owns (List type)
  4. Date of the Meeting that will define which day the meeting is going to take place (Date type)
  5. Duration which will describe the number of hours that the meeting is going to last (Number type)
  6. Starting hour of the meeting (Time type)
  7. Ending hour of the meeting (Time type)
  8. The decision of the Manager that would define is he approves or rejects the request (List type)
  9. The requestor’s option of rescheduling or canceling his request in case of rejection by the Manager (List type)

3. Table

By drag-n-drop, we are going to organize the table columns of our Application. We are going to place the State of the request first, followed by the Booking Number and the reason for booking the meeting room. The State column is going to depict the Approval request status: Completed, Canceled or Pending.
Then, we select the column which will show which meeting room is booked followed by the information about the date and the duration of the booking.

4. Forms

For our Application, we will need four forms.

First of all, we will design the creation form, which will be the form that the employees will initiate their requests, thus Everyone is going to have access to this form. We will place it in the Quick-Add menu for easier accessibility.
In this form, employees are going to provide to the Manager all the necessary information that he needs to take into consideration before approving or rejecting a request.

The fields that we included in the creation form will be Mandatory. Given that, requestors will have to fill them all, in order for their request to proceed for approval.

Additionally, a form that will include all the information about the request is essential. This form will be the Main form and will replace the existing form. Hence, when someone clicks on a Meeting Room Booking request, he will view this form with all the information about the Booking request and its status.

We are going to need two more forms. The first form that will determine the Manager’s decision, whether to approve or not a request. The second form will inquire an input of requesting a booking again or not (in case of rejection). The decisions that would be submitted on these form, are necessary for the workflow designing on the next step.

5. Workflow

The workflow needs to depict the process and the decisions that need to be taken from the Manager and the requestor.

When a user initiates a request, the system sents a notification in order to notify the Meeting Room Booking Manager. Then, the Manager needs to decide whether to approve the request or not.

If the manager approves the request, a notification will be sent to the requestor to inform him respectively. If the Manager decides to reject the request, the requestor would have the option to reset his booking request. Otherwise, they can cancel his request and end the process.

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6. Configuration

In the configuration of our Application, we are going to use the incremental functionality that Comidor offers to us. This functionality enables an automatic incremental counter and it doesn’t require from the user to provide any value.
The incremental number along with the Prefix will replace the title of the process. The primary field will be the Booking No. field. We have to state it as Incremental No. field as well. As Prefix we will insert “No.” and we will set the process to start automatically.

7. Publish

Finally, we need to press the Publish button in order to save the settings of our Application.

8. Run the Low-Code App!

Employees can start the Application easily by clicking on the Quick-Add icon and then on Reserve a Meeting Room. In the pop-up window that appears users should fill in all mandatory fields for their booking request. By clicking on Save, the new entry is created in the Meeting Room Booking table.

The visualization of our Application table would provide information about the status of each request along with a link to the respective process. The entries in the table are categorized according to each meeting room.  This would enable the manager to have a better overview of which meetings take place in each meeting rooms. More filters can be applied for specific periods of time or more detailed searches with advanced search option.

If you wish to retrieve all the information regarding the request, just click on the respective request and navigate. In the request that is displayed, there are two sections: Booking Information, and Status Information. Here, the employee can view information regarding the booking and check the status of the request(like we built it in step 4).


You can find more information on how you can use the App Builder to create Low-Code Apps here.

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App Creation in 4 steps with NLP https://www.comidor.com/help-center/application-builder/app-creation-4-steps/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:02:21 +0000 https://www.comidor.com/?p=31147 In order to build an application for your business, you no longer need highly skilled developers. Comidor platform enables everyone to build apps within seconds with Natural Language Processing (NLP); the capability to understand language. Get your feet wet with Low-Code App Creation in 4 steps with NLP. In order to start an App Creation in 4 […]

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In order to build an application for your business, you no longer need highly skilled developers.

Comidor platform enables everyone to build apps within seconds with Natural Language Processing (NLP); the capability to understand language.

Get your feet wet with Low-Code App Creation in 4 steps with NLP.

In order to start an App Creation in 4 steps with NLP, click on the “+” at the top bar of your screen. A pop-up window will appear with the 4 steps to follow.

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Step 1

  • In the first step, you can describe your application by giving details of your App. App creation with NLP | Comidor Platform
  • Make sure you include information about the type and name of the application, the forms, and the fields you wish to include, and then click Next.
  • For example, you can type: Create an application called Remote working policy. The application will contain 3 forms. Form 1 is Deliver policy document by an external consultant. It will contain one binary field with a title policy document. Form 2 is named Review document by the legal team. Form 3 has the title Share document internally.

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Step 2

  • The system using NLP will identify and suggest the name of the app, the number of steps, and names of fields and forms based on your description.App creation step2 | Comidor Platform
  • You can then confirm the suggested steps and apply the following actions:
    1. Add more steps by clicking on the “+” icon
    2. Expand each step to view the name of the form and fields of this step
    3. Remove a step by clicking on the “-” icon
    4. Rename the step.
  • In each form you can apply the following actions:
    1. Add more steps by clicking on the “+” icon
    2. Rename the label of the field
    3. Choose the field type (text, number, binary, etc)
    4. Remove a field by clicking on the “-” icon

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  • After defining all steps, forms and fields, click on the Next button.

 

Step 3

  • In step 3, you can create the quick add form of your application.

App creation step3 | Comidor Platform

  • Give the name of your quick add form. Note that this form will be added to the Quick add menu
  • Add one or more fields and define their label and type.
  • Click on the Next button to proceed.

Step 4

  • Finally, define the primary field of your recordsApp creation step4 | Comidor Platform
  • A new record has been added to App Builder. After clicking on the Submit button you will be re-directed to App Builder.
  • Click on Publish and your application is ready to be used!

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  • A workflow has been automatically created, with all sequential steps. You can click on the Edit Workflow button to apply any change to your workflow design.

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  • You can edit and enhance the App you just created in the App Builder.

 

Edit Apps

If you want to edit an existing User App, go to the menu on the left side of your screen > App Factory>Application Builder> App Builder. From the list of the Applications, select the one you wish to edit.

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  • You can navigate through steps 1-10 by clicking on the respective step and apply any change you wish. Do not forget to go to step 10, to publish your changes.

You can delete one or more User Apps if you wish. Go to the menu on the left side of your screen > App Factory>Application Builder> App Builder, select one or more User Apps and click on Delete.

Run Apps

In order to view the User Apps, go to the menu on the left side of your screen, and select the Custom Apps Icon. A list of all the published apps will be displayed here. Select the one you wish to access and it will open in a new tab.

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In order to run your app, go to the Quick add menu and choose the quick add form of your app. A new window will open with the form that was created in the App Builder. Fill in the fields and click on Save to add this entry.Run App builder | Comidor Platform

Since the App is process enabled and linked with a workflow it will have State (Opened, Scheduled, Running, etc.) and also some more Tabs in the left-side menu, such as Workflow tasks, attachments, and workflow audit.

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If you have selected the primary form of the app to be also visible in the quick add menu, you can easily initiate this App, from quick add and by clicking on the name of this form.

To learn more about App Builder capabilities click here.

 

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No-Code / Low-Code App Builder https://www.comidor.com/help-center/business-automation/app-builder/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 07:57:13 +0000 https://www.comidor.com/?p=18057 Comidor platform offers you the ability to build your own table apps through Low-Code App Builder, without using coding. Making simple or more complicated Apps is easier than ever, even for non-developer users. Comidor guides you with simple steps, in order to publish your idea. Through App builder you can design the following app types: […]

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Comidor platform offers you the ability to build your own table apps through Low-Code App Builder, without using coding. Making simple or more complicated Apps is easier than ever, even for non-developer users. Comidor guides you with simple steps, in order to publish your idea.

Through App builder you can design the following app types:

  1. Table applications
    1. Process enabled
    2. Non-process enabled apps (Data driven)
  2. Report applications
  3. Kanban applications

Table Application

There are two types of table applications:

  • Process enabled: Choose this type when you want to monitor process-enabled records, with scheduling, state, workflow steps, completion, etc.
  • Non-process enabled: Choose this type of table application when you want to create a table of data-driven records. No workflows can be related to this type.

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Users can apply the following actions in table applications:

  • Access the table (access rights are specified by the designer)
  • Print or export the table results
  • Apply filters, categorize and search within each table
  • Access, edit, or delete each record
  • View records in table or graph views
  • In the graph view, pie, bar, or stack charts can be easily created with real-time data and the desired filtering.

Create Apps

In order to access the Comidor No-Code App Builder go to the main menu on the left side of your screen and select the icon App Factory > Application Builder > App Builder.

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In the new tab that opens, click on the “+” icon to open the creation form. In the creation form you can see 10 steps:

1. Basic Info

  • In the Application Type select Table Application.
  • Start typing a name for the Entity you are creating in the database.
    • You can check if this is an Existing Entity and choose from existing Units or other Apps
  • Give the Application Name and Description
  • You can also make this App Process enabled, by clicking on the respective checkbox. By doing so, you are able to link a Workflow to your App in step 6.
  • Access Rights is the field where you determine which users will be able to see the application in the User Apps menu.
  • You can lock your app by checking on the Locked option. With this option, only the user that locks the app will be able to edit the app (in all steps). All the rest users will just be able to view the app, but can not edit it.

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  • By checking the Has customizations option, the application will not be exportable.
  • Put a flag to remember if this application
  • Block from mobile option disables this application to be used on mobile.
  • Click on Save to Save this App. (Check Quick Reference Guide for saving options). After saving, you will be re-directed to Applications and you can click on the new App you have just created to move to step 2.

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2. Data Model

In the Data Model, you can add all fields that you want to be used in the App. You can either click on the “+” to create your own custom fields from scratch or import an Excel/CSV file.

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Note that, if you have selected this app to be process enabled, you can also use all process-related fields in the forms (step 4). If you left the option “is Process enabled” unchecked, you can only use the fields displayed in the Data model.

After adding all the fields you need, click on the top right of the screen “Next: Table” button, to move on to step 3. In the pop-up window that will appear, click Yes in order to reload the database so as for the new fields to be added.

3. Table

In step 3, you can determine which columns you wish your App to have in the main table. By default, all fields that were added to the Data Model will be displayed in this table. You can add more Columns, by clicking on the “+” icon and selecting the desired field.

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  • You can select one or more columns and delete them from Table Columns if you wish.
  • Furthermore, you can drag-and-drop the Table Columns, in order to re-arrange their position in the Table.
  • Click on the edit button to make any changes you need to each column
    • Add label
    • Prefix or Suffix to be displayed before or after the value of each entry
    • Select the preferred alignment
    • Define the preferred width in percentage to be displayed as default in the summary table
    • Other options like set as Not sortable and Hidden are available too

Click on the “Next: Forms” to continue with step 4.

4. Forms

In this step, you can see all the forms involved in this App. You can easily create a new form, by clicking on the “+” icon. You can follow the instructions on how to create forms in User Forms.App builder | Comidor Platform

  • If you link a workflow to this App, all forms included in this workflow will be also visible at this step.
  • You can also make a form Main, which means it will be visible in the left-side menu as a tab. State the position of each form that you want to display.
  • For the form, you want to start the App with, select the option “Replace existing form” in the field Primary, if you wish to initiate your app from the “+” icon of the summary table of the App.
  • In the Quick field, you can choose the form to be visible in the quick add menu or in the process templates list, if you wish to initiate your app from the Quick add menu.
  • Design your form easily; drag-and-drop fields and group them with Sections. Don’t forget to Publish your form after finishing your design.

You can select one or more forms and delete them from Table Forms if you wish.

Click on “Next: Tabs” to move to step 5.

5. Widgets

Comidor Widgets are the ideal choice for data visualization. Get the most updated data on the visualization format you define.

  • Create your own personalized dashboard in seconds.
  • Combine multiple views of data to get richer insight.

You can easily create a new Widget, by clicking on the “+” icon.

App builder widgets | Comidor Platform

Find out more about all types of Widgets and how to create them.

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6. Tabs

Get the most out of the Comidor No-Code App Builder with this new 6th step. Use tabs to have complete control over the accessibility of your application.

  • The tabs appear inside records (as a tab at the left part of the record) or at the summary table of the application.
  • A tab can be a table from any Comidor entity, HTML, or widget.

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  • You can easily create a new Tab, by clicking on the “+” icon
  • The Record type is by default the name of the App and disabled
  • Select the Type of Tab you wish to create (Table, HTML, or Widget)
    • In Type Table:
      • Give a Title to the Tab
      • In the Data Type choose Data record
      • Select Query: the query to define which fields to be fetched as columns from which tables
      • Where Clause: type a specific condition to be met
      • Access Code defines who can access this tab
    • Select Type HTML when you want to add guidelines or other important information for a specific app:
      • Give a Title to the Tab
      • In the Data Type choose Data record or Data set
      • Access Code defines who can access this tab
      • Unit-action – insert the HTML here

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    • Type Widget: a tab to monitor all the widgets (general or application widgets)
      • Give a Title of the Tab
      • In the Data Type choose Data record or Data set
      • Access Code defines who can access this tab
      • After saving this tab, click on Add widget button to Select the widget you would like to be display
      • All added widgets will be displayed on Linked widgets. You can click on the ‘-‘ to remove a widget form this tab.

7. Workflow

You are able to link a workflow to the App at this step. The workflow will be triggered with every entry a user creates in this app. Workflow relates tasks, run diagram, and workflow audit will be visible there too, in order for the users to get real-time information about the workflow stage.

Step 7, is only available if you had checked is Process Enabled, in step 1.

App builder workflow | Comidor Platform

  • You can select an existing workflow to attach to your App. Click on the respective button and select from the list of Workflow designs the one you wish.

App builder workflow | Comidor Platform

  • Then, you will be able to see a preview of the selected workflow design.
  • If you wish to perform any changes to the workflow design, just click on Edit Workflow and you will be re-directed to another tab with the design. There you can apply any change and the workflow will be automatically updated in the App as well.

For more information on how to create Workflow go to Workflows and Workflow Automation.

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  • At any point, you can click on the “Change Workflow” button, at the top left of the screen, to select another one from existing workflows.
  • Click on the “Next: Event Scripts” button on the top right, to move to the next step.

8. Event Scripts

In this step, you are able to write scripts for a certain Data Type to be executed before/after/on a specific event.

Click on the “+” icon to create a new Event script:

  • Add the Procedure Name.
  • Choose the Data Type (apprec, task, process, dataset) and define where you want the script to be applied.
  • An Event Type can be inserted, updated, deleted, etc.
  • In the Procedure Body add your code.
    •  This is for advanced users to write their procedures.

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9. Overview

In this step, you can make the configuration of the Application.

  • Decide what you would like to include from the Basic options
    • Notes, Tags, and Links
    • The ability to create, edit and/or delete an entry
    • Decide if you want to have the print/export options in the summary table of this app
  • Customise your data by:
    • Setting a Prefix and Suffix to the app and an Incremental No Field; select a number field from Data Model for which you want to auto-populate a number. eg. for this app the requests will get SR.1, SR.2, etc.
    • Defining a Primary Field (Record Identity: Appears in lists, etc). From the drop-down list, choose one of the fields you created in step 2 (Data Model).
    • Selecting a default categorization for the table view based on a specific field (Title, Priority, etc.)
    • Choosing a specific field to display the Summary table ordered by ascending or descending order.
    • Defining to whom each entry is assigned, send notifications, Admin 1,2, and Supervisor. Choose users, groups, or dynamic options such as Creator, creator’s manager, etc.

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  • Setting up to 3 numeric fields, to be displayed in the table as Totals (Sum field 1, 2, 3).
  • For Process-enabled apps with workflow, you can set the app to Automatically start the process, which means the state of the app will be set to running and the workflow will start as well.
  • You can fully customise the app layout, by selecting font sizes and colors in CSS Design options.

When you have finished the configuration step, click on the “Next: Publish” button on the top right, to move on to step 10.

10. Publish

In the final step, click on the Publish button in order to Publish your app.

Your app is ready to use!

Note that you can also create an Application with NLP in just 4 steps. Find out more here.


Edit Apps

If you want to edit an existing User App, go to the menu on the left side of your screen > App Factory > Application Builder > App Builder. From the list of the Applications, select the one you wish to edit.

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  • You can navigate through steps 1-9 by clicking on the respective step and apply any change you wish. Do not forget to go to step 10, to publish your changes.

You can delete one or more User Apps if you wish. Go to the Quick Add menu on the left side of your screen and select the last icon App Factory, select one or more User Apps and click on Delete.

Run Apps

In order to view the User Apps, go to the menu on the left side of your screen, and select the Custom Apps Icon. A list of all the published apps will be displayed here. Select the one you wish to access and it will open in a new tab.

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By clicking on the “+” icon you can create a new entry of this app. (In order to see the “+” icon, you should have checked first the respective option in the Overview step of App builder). A new tab will open with the form that was created in the App Builder. Fill in the fields and click on Save to add this entry.Run App builder | Comidor Platform

If the App is process enabled and linked with a workflow it will have State (Opened, Scheduled, Running, etc.) and also some more Tabs in the left-side menu, such as Workflow tasks, attachments, and workflow audit based on the configuration of the App in the App Builder.

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If you have selected the primary form of the app to be also visible in the quick add menu, you can easily initiate this App, from quick add and by clicking on the name of this form.

Import/Export Apps

Comidor provides you the functionality to Import and Export User applications that are created in the No-Code App Builder.

1. Export

You can export an application by visiting the App Builder table and select the application you want to export.

In the actions button, by clicking on “Export Application” a .xml file is going to be downloaded.

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This file will be used in importing steps to other accounts.

2. Copy

You can make a copy of an application by visiting the App Builder table and select the application you want to export.

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In the actions button, click on the option Copy, and in the pop-up type the Title of the copied app.

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3. Import

In order to Import an application, you have to navigate to the App Builder unit.

  • Click on the burger button and select “Import Comidor Application document

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  • Choose the respective .xml file for the application you want to import and click on Save.

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You can correlate the involved parties, by typing their name or choose from the pre-defined options in the drop-down list. The group mapping is available for:

  • Groups
  • Users
  • Roles

After that, you have to reload the Database, by clicking on the “Reload DB required” red button on the bottom right corner of your screen.

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If the Database is reloaded, go to the App Builder and publish the imported application.

Your app is ready to use!


Report Application

Comidor platform offers the ability to build easily your own Report applications through the No-Code/Low-Code App Builder. Simply follow 3 steps, as presented below.

In order to access App Builder go to the main menu on the left side of your screen and select the icon App Factory > Application Builder > App Builder.

In the new tab that opens, click on the “+” icon to open the creation form. In the creation form you can see 9 steps:

1. Basic Info

  • In the Application Type select Report application.
  • Select the Entity you wish to create the report for.
    • You can choose among the default Comidor units (Processes, Accounts, Tasks, etc.) or a custom table application that was already created.
  • Give the Application Name.
  • Access Rights is the field where you determine which users will be able to see the application in the User Apps menu.
  • You can lock your app by checking on the Locked option.
  • By checking the Has customizations option, the application will not be exportable.
  • Put a flag to remember if this application
  • Block from mobile option disables this application to be used on mobile.
  • Click on Save to Save this App. (Check Quick Reference Guide for saving options). After saving, you will be re-directed to Applications and you can click on the new App you have just created to move to step 3.

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2. Table

In this step, you can determine which columns you wish your App to have in the report table and which filters should be included. Simply add Columns, by clicking on the “+” icon and selecting the desired field. The column list will display all fields related to the Entity that was selected in Basic info.

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  • Check the option Is filter if you wish this field to be included in the report’s filters.
    • If you want one field to be displayed both as a column of the report and as a filter, make sure to add it twice.
  • You can select one or more columns and delete them from Table Columns if you wish.
  • Furthermore, you can drag-and-drop the Columns, in order to re-arrange their position in the Table.
  • Click on the edit button to make any changes you wish to each column
    • Add label
    • Prefix or Suffix to be displayed before or after the value of each entry
    • Select the preferred alignment
    • Define the preferred width in percentage to be displayed as default in the summary table
    • Other options like set as Not sortable and Hidden are available too.

3. Publish

Finally, click on the Publish button in order to Publish your app.

Your report app is ready to use!

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Note: if you wish your report to have the Print and Export buttons, go to Overview and check the respective options.

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