If the available application templates in App Engine Studio (AES) don't fit your application goal, create an empty application to which you can add data, experience, logic and automation, and security.

Before you begin

Note: To create apps in AES, you must be an admin or in the App Engine Studio Users group. If you are in the App Engine Studio User Limited group, you can only edit existing apps, not create new ones.
Role required: admin, sn_app_eng_studio.user

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > App Engine > App Engine Studio.
  2. Select Create app.
  3. Enter a Name and Description for your application.
  4. (Optional) Add a logo by either dragging the image to the Drag app logo or browse to upload field or selecting the field, selecting the image from your file directory, and selecting Open.
  5. Select Continue.
  6. Control who has access to create, read, write, and delete content in your application by adding or customizing roles.
    To add security roles to your app, select Add a role, and enter a name and description for the role.
    Note: At least one role must have Read access to be able to update application security.
  7. Select Continue.
  8. On the summary screen, select Go to app dashboard.
  9. (Optional) Review the guiding information for each section of your application by enabling the Guidance toggle (Guidance toggle) in the bottom left corner of the window.
  10. Continue building your application by adding data, experiences, logic and automation, and security to your app.
    For more information, see the following topics:

What to do next

After you've finished building your application, submit the application for approval to get it reviewed and deployed by an administrator. For more information, see Submit your app for approval and publishing.