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Application An application is a pack of the VCS -records records united by the same value in the application_id fieldcolumn. Applications are intended to hoard store some business worthy functionality that can be contributed into the system as a single entity. In fact, this Each application is an individual system module that can be packed in the. SOP file in order to install it on other instances. For example, you can have your SimpleOne platform with the base functionality, and you can expand it by installing the ITSM, HRM, CRM and other developed applications that may be developed and delivered.

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Role required: admin.

Creating

Create an application


To create an application and to add it into the repository, complete the steps below:

  1. Click on the gear icon icon  at the top right to enter the admin preferences menu.
  2. Click on the icon Image Modifiedon the right to the Application choice field.
  3. Click New and fill in the fields.
  4. Click Save or Save and Exitexit to apply the changes.
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Another way to create a new application is the following:

  1. Navigate to Configuration → Applications.
  2. Click New and fill in the fields.
  3. Click Save or Save and Exitexit to apply the changes.

Application form fields

FieldMandatoryDescription
NameYThe Specify the application name.
Table PrefixprefixNPrefixes Specify the prefixes of the tables created within of in this application.
SlugNUnique A unique identifier combined from the application name and the table prefix. This field is populated automatically.

After that, switch to the created application. To do so, in the Admin Preferences menu, select the created application in the Application choice list. Make sure that a local pack for storing changes is created and available for the selection (the value in the Local Pack choice list is not empty).

When creating an application, a configuration pack is automatically created and named Default 1. It is bound to this application and contains one or more VCS records.

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It is recommended to use the Default 1 local pack ONLY for irrelevant or erroneous records. To store new or updated ones, create another local pack. To do so, do the following:

  1. Navigate to Configuration → Local Packs.
  2. Click New, and and fill in the fields.
  3. Click Save or Save and Exitexit to apply the changes.
Configuring

Configure the structure and logic


Developers responsible for this application have to configure its structure and set up the logic. The developers , to do so they should create:

See the Developer Tools articles to learn more.

Completing local packs

To complete local packs, complete the steps below:
  1. Click on the gear icon Image Removed at the top right to enter the Admin Preferences menu.
  2. Select your application in the Application choice list.
  3. Click the icon Image Removed on the right to the Local Pack choice field.
  4. Change the value of the State field to Completed.
  5. Click Save or Save and Exit to apply the changes.
  6. Click the Export Local Pack button to download the application, so it can be installed on different instances. See the Configuration Packs article to learn more.
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Another way to open a local pack record is the following:

  1. Navigate to Configuration → Local Packs.
  2. Open the record you need to complete and export.
  3. Change the value of the State field to Completed.
  4. Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.
  5. Click the Export Local Pack button to download the application, so it can be installed on other instances.
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Note

Note that, when you develop an application, the records created in the pipeline of another application are unavailable for updating (either editing or deleting). Any attempt to modify a record related to another application causes results in a warning message.

To perform any actions with a record, switch to the application it belongs to.

For more information about switching between the applications, see the Admin PreferencesPanels and Navigation article.


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