Data items are data sets that represent a table from the platform. Data items determine the information that appears on a screen. Associate data items with specific applets to determine the purpose of each applet.

1. In Studio, navigate to Mobile Studio > Data Items, and click the popout icon ().
2. In the Data Items tab, click Create a new data item.
3. Complete the following fields as needed.

   Table 1. Data item fields

   Field	Description
   Name	A title for the data item. You can have multiple data items with the same name. Make sure that this name is unique so that you can find it easily.
   Description	Optional additional details about the data item
   Table	The name of the table you want the data item to pull information from.
   Condition type	Determine whether the condition for the data item is declarative or scripted. Use a declarative condition to create conditions for the data item using the condition builder. Use a scripted conditions to create a scripted data item.
   Add sort	Adds fields to the form that allow you to configure how to sort the list. In the Add Sort window, select the field you want the list to be sorted by. For example, Caller. Then select a to z or z to a to determine which order the list goes in.
   Query Condition	Set of conditions for the data item to conform to. You can create conditions using the condition builder.
   Sorted by	This field only appears if you click Add sort. It is automatically populated with the information you added in the Add Sort window.
   Direction	This field only appears if you click Add sort. It is automatically populated with the information you added in the Add Sort window.

4. (Optional) If you want the application to query the database for more information before loading the data, add parameters to the data item.
5. (Optional) To configure a data item for a Grouped By applet, in the Group Function section, from the Group By list, select the field you want to group items by. The available fields are based on the table you selected.
6. (Optional) If you have selected Scripted in the Condition type field, you must create a script in the Query Condition Script field.

   Your scripted condition must return a query string, which the instance uses to filter the data item. Use the input variable to access information from the current record.

   (function getQueryString(input) {
   	var queryString = '';
   	if(input.company) {
   		  queryString += "company="+input.company;
   	 }
   	if(input.location) {
   	  queryString += "^location="+input.location;
   	 }
           queryString += "^EQ^ORDERBYDESCsys_updated_on";
   	 return queryString; 
    })(input);

   This example uses the input variable filters the data item for records matching the current records company and location. It then appends the text ^EQ^ORDERBYDESCsys_updated_on to the query, which sorts the data item records by the Updated on field.

7. Click Save.