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Create an Application

  1. From the PhixFlow home page, click 
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  2. The Application Creation Wizard opens, enter:
    1. Name: something useful to help you identify your application e.g. My Application.
    2. Icon (optional):
      1. This is the icon that will be displayed on the application selection page:
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    3. Description: Enter a description to hep you and other understand what this application is.
    4. Please Select a Template: For the purposes of this course we will use Serene Grey.
      1. Here we are selecting the Template Package. A template Package contains all of the template items we require to create our screens such as complete screens, buttons and input fields.
  3. Your setup should look similar to:
  4. Click Create Application.
  5. The application is created and is loaded.
    1. This is indicated in the address bar of your browser, you will see an addition to your URL similar to, ?application=My%20Application. This URL allows you to directly access your application without the need to select it.
    2. The application's home page opens:

Application Home Screen

PhixFlow is divided into key areas, each of which is designed to handle a different aspect of application creation:

ERD: Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) allow us to define the data that backs your application and the relationships between data objects (See Understanding ERDs).

WorkflowWorkflows model the steps of a business process from end to end, showing the actual components of your application that performs each activity. They visually depict a detailed sequence of business activities and information flows needed to complete your business process. 

Screens: Screens allow application users to interact with data. Simply drag-and-drop templates and components to design a screen or customise your own using CSS; see Designing Screens.

Analysis Use Analysis Models to process large data sets and create integrations with your existing data sources; see Analysis Models for Batch Processing Data.

ActionflowsAn actionflow is a diagram in which you create the functionality of your application. This item is not shown on the home screen.

Accessing Your Application

Selecting

  1. Click on the 9 dots in the top left of screen.
  2. The application selection page opens.
  3. Click on the application you wish to load
    1. Alternatively right-click and you will be able to open the app in a new tab.

Direct Access

To access an application directly from a web address.

  1. Select you application as described above.


  2. Save the address, for example:


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    https://myServer.com/phixflow/start.html?application=My%20Application


  4. Open the link when you want to load or share your application.