Getting Started with the Designer of Business Applications Extension

To create a new business application in the object navigator execute one of the operations:

• Click the New Object > Custom Objects > Business Application on the Home ribbon tab.

• Select the Create > User Objects > Business Application context menu item of the object navigator.

The Create Object - Business Application dialog box opens, where enter name of the created application and, if required, change automatically generated identifier.

After parameters are confirmed, business application will be opened in edit mode.

To open a ready business application in the view mode on a separate tab of the system object navigator select the business application and execute one of the operations:

• Click the Open or Open > In Default Tool button on the Home ribbon tab.

• Select the Open context menu item for the selected business application.

• Double click the selected business application in the object navigator folder tree.

In the business application view mode on a separate tab of the system navigator, the folder level is limited to business application level, that is, business application folder is a root one.

To open a ready business application in edit mode, select business application and execute one of the operations:

• Click the Edit button on the Home ribbon tab.

• Select the Edit context menu item of the selected business application.

• Press F4.

The designer of business applications opens in edit mode.

To open a ready business application in the web interface:

• Open supported browser and specify web application URL in the connection string.

• The login page opens if server connection is successful.

• Enter user name and password in the corresponding boxes and click the Log In button.

The side menu of the designer of business applications contains the items:

• Common parameters. It contains boxes to enter application name and description, block to set handler and unit that starts on web application login.

• Layout and formatting. It contains settings to select web application structure display mode: display only side menu, side menu and title bar, only title bar, without title bar and side menu.

• Menu structure. It contains hierarchical structure of folders that can be side menu items of web application and object display parameters in web application.

• Move objects. It contains hierarchical structure of repository and business application folders and enables moving objects from repository to business application and vice versa, from business application to repository.

• Edit dependencies. It contains a list of all repository components and enables set a list of components required for business application stable work.

• Update. It enables the user to create and install business application version updates.

The working area displays features enabling the user to work with objects in the selected menu item.

• Title bar. It contains web application name and logo.

• Side menu. It contains web application functional sections.

• Main menu. It contains the authorized user name, the Help item to go to online help of Foresight Analytics Platform and the item to exit from application. If the working area displays a list of objects, then the View menu is additionally displayed to set up object layout type.

• Navigation menu. It contains the path from the start page to the functional block or object that is currently opened, and the button to show or hide side menu.

• Working area. It is used to display objects selected in the side menu. On selecting and opening object, the working area additionally displays toolbar to work with selected object and a button to hide or show toolbar.

To create a new component in the object navigator execute one of the operations:

• Click the New Object > Custom Objects > Component button on the Home ribbon tab.

• Select the Create > User Objects > Component item in the object navigator's context menu.

The Create Object - Component dialog box opens where enter name of the component under creation and, if required, change automatically created identifier.

Then the created component will be opened in edit mode.

To open a ready component in edit mode on a separate tab of the system object navigator select component and execute one of the operations

• Click the Open or Open > In Default Tool button on the Home ribbon tab.

• Select the Open context menu item of the selected component.

• Double click the selected component in the object navigator folder tree.

In component view mode on a separate tab of the system navigator, the folder level is limited to component level, that is business application folder is a root one.

To open a ready component in edit mode, select a component and execute one of the actions:

• Click the Edit button on the Home ribbon tab.

• Select the Edit context menu item of the selected component.

• Press F4.

The component designer opens in edit mode.

The side menu of component designer window contains the following items:

• Move objects. It contains hierarchical structure of repository and component folders and enables the user to move objects from repository to component and vice versa, from component to repository.

• Public objects. It contains hierarchical structure of all component objects and enables the user to specify common objects that can be used in various applications.

• Edit dependencies. It contains a list of Foresight Analytics Platform components required for component stable work.

• Component classes. It contains a list of object classes that are related to this component and will be added to repository after component installation.

• Update. It enables the user to create and install component version updates.

The working area displays features enabling the user to work with objects in the selected menu item.