Overview

The starting point for any application is creating everything you need for your project within PhixFlow. The Create Application window prompts you to for the essential information PhixFlow needs to:

set up all the folders in the repository that your project will need.
create a default menu.
You can find the menu in the repository → Menus branch → application_name_Menu.
When you add the first option to the menu, it is automatically displayed in the menu bar; see Menu.
add a template to your application's Packages folder.
The template includes the palettes that will give your application a consistent design; see About Template Packages and Package.
set default properties based on the template. Default properties include:
- formats for dates and numbers
- the palette and components to use for forms, data fields and cards
- the styles for data grids
- the default action.

Creating a New Application

To create a new application:

either in the repository → Applications section, click Add New
or, in the Application menu; see Application Menu, below.
Click the last card, which is the New Application card:

PhixFlow opens the Create Application window.

Set the following properties for your application:

Name: enter a name.
Version: enter a development version number, for example 1.
Description: we recommend that you enter the purpose of this application and who is responsible for it.
Template: select a template to provide a design theme and to set key properties.
Application Icon: select an image that PhixFlow displays in the card on the application menu. If you do not select an icon, PhixFlow uses a default image.
- Either use the drop-down to select an icon that has already been loaded into PhixFlow
- Or click to find an image saved on your computer to load it into PhixFlow.
  Icons for the application menu should be:
  - up to 100 pixels high
  - between 100 to 150 pixels wide

Click Create Application. PhixFlow prompts you to load the application. We recommend that you load the application, as this displays the application home options; see Design and Application Mode. You can work on an application without loading it.

Default Properties

PhixFlow sets default style or number/date formats for your application based on your template. You can see or change these in the Application Properties. If a default style or number/date format is not set in the application properties, PhixFlow uses defaults set in System Configuration.

Applications are listed as cards.