Customize how the application appears in each user experience that you select.

Before you begin:
  1. Create an application record in Guided Application Creator
  2. Define roles in Guided Application Creator
  3. Select user experiences in Guided Application Creator
  4. Designate data tables in Guided Application Creator

Customize a user experience

Customize your application for the Mobile Agent mobile app

If you selected the Mobile Agent mobile app as a user experience for your application, you can customize how the application appears in the mobile app.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_g_app_creator.app_creator or admin
Note: To edit application properties, a user must have at least one of the following:
  • admin role
  • sn_g_app_creator.app_creator role (this role is automatically assigned when the sn_app_eng_studio.user role is granted)
  • delegated developer with delete permissions
  • delegated admin

Procedure

  1. Next to Mobile, select Start to configure application details.
  2. On the form, fill in the fields.
    FieldDescription
    App icon Icon that appears on the application home page in the mobile app.
    Available offline

    Option to enable users to update application records while in offline mode. This option is available only if the SG Offline Support (com.glide.sg.offline) plugin is activated.

    For information on offline mode, see Updating records without an internet connection.
    Name Name of your application as it appears on the application home page. By default, this value is the application name that you created earlier.
    Description Description of your application. By default, this value is the application description that you created earlier.
    Tables Tables that appear as applets in the mobile app. Applets are subsections under your application that categorize the information and business processes in your application.
    Roles User roles that can access your application in the mobile app. By default, these values are the roles that you defined earlier.
  3. Select Create.

What to do next

You've finished customizing your application for the Mobile Agent mobile app. If you selected another user experience, customize that user experience next. If you have no more user experiences left to customize, select Done with apps.

Customize your application for the classic Now Platform experience

If you selected the classic Now Platform experience for your application, you can customize how the application appears in the application navigator.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_g_app_creator.app_creator or admin
Note: To edit application properties, a user must have at least one of the following:
  • admin role
  • sn_g_app_creator.app_creator role (this role is automatically assigned when the sn_app_eng_studio.user role is granted)
  • delegated developer with delete permissions
  • delegated admin

Procedure

  1. Next to Classic, select Start to configure application details.
  2. On the form, fill in the fields.
    FieldDescription
    Name Name of your application as it appears on the application navigator. By default, this value is the application name that you created earlier.
    Description Description of your application. By default, this value is the application description that you created earlier.
    Tables Tables in your application. Application modules are created for each table. By default, these values are the data tables that you designated earlier.
    Roles User roles that can access your application. By default, these values are the roles that you defined earlier.
  3. Select Create.

What to do next

You've finished customizing your application for the classic Now Platform experience. If you selected another user experience, customize that user experience next. If you have no more user experiences left to customize, select Done with apps.