Create a custom app

In Creatio, apps are function blocks that solve business problems. For example, an app can be a set of payroll management tools. An app can consist of one or more content packages. Packages are added automatically when you create a new app.

Creatio generates package names automatically.

You can view the name in the Advanced settings block of the No-Code Designer.

Apps can include:

• sections that are displayed as navigation menu items and comprise various custom UIs
• various pages implemented using Freedom UI, e. g, lists, edit pages, dashboards
• navigation items (new sections)
• business processes
• custom REST and SOAP service integrations
• other schema types that are a part of Creatio configuration, e. g., objects, data bindings, SQL scripts, etc.

Create and set up apps in a single place using the No-Code Designer, which lets you streamline the development process as much as possible.

To create a new app:

1. Click in the top right → “Application Hub.”
2. Click New application (Fig. 1). This opens a box.
   Fig. 1 Add an app

   
3. Select a new app template based on your business goals in the box (Fig. 2). For example, select “Records and business processes” to add a list and record page to the app automatically. Click Select to confirm the template. This opens a box.

   Note. Select the “Custom” template if you want to use non-standard design solutions.

   Fig. 2 Select an app template

   
4. Take the following steps in the box:

   1. Select the app icon by clicking the arrows or using the scroll wheel.

   2. Select the app icon color.

   3. Enter the app name in the Give it a name field. The app name must be unique. This is a required field.

   4. Specify the business problem the app solves in the Describe what it’s for (optional) field.

   5. Click Create (Fig. 3).

      Fig. 3 Specify the app parameters

      

As a result, a new app will open. The app will contain the elements included in the template. For example, a list page and form page. You can also add the following elements in the Freedom UI Designer:

• other pages
• sections
• data models (bound objects)
• business processes and cases
• REST and SOAP service integrations
• additional values, links to lookups and sections in the Additional settings block
• any other elements, similarly to setup in the Configuration section Learn more in the developer documentation: Develop in Creatio IDE.

Fig. 4 The No-Code Designer

You can also import existing objects from packages. Learn more in the developer documentation: Deployment in Creatio IDE.

To view the results or test the app in operation, click Run app.