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Page Editor

The Page Editor allows for the creation of custom application pages and dashboards through the drag and drop of page components. Pages are very similar to Forms, so the user interface and behavior are almost identical.

User Interface

The Page Editor is very similar to the Forms Editor, so only the differences are described here. For all other details, see the Form Editor.

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The model list enables the following actions:

The following sections describe each feature in more detail.

Creating a New Page

Click the button labeled Create page, a dialog prompts you to enter basic information:

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  • The display name of the page.

  • The page’s unique key.

  • An optional description of the page.

By clicking Create new page, a new page model is created and you are redirected to the edit view of the page where you make further configurations changes. See Page Editor for more information.

Page Details

There, you see the name, description, version, creator and the modification date of the model as well as the current values of the properties that are used to define the page.

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If you want to see an older version of your model, press on the History button and choose the version you are interested in viewing.

In the menu bar, there are these icons:

GroupIconDescription
SaveSaves the currently opened model.
Saves all opened models.
ValidateValidates the currently opened model.
ProtocolUndoes the previous action.
Redoes the most current action.
ExportExports the currently opened model, only possible if the model was saved.
ViewView runtime preview.
Back to edit mode (in runtime preview)
Enable debug console (see dev tools).
Enable form component development.
Show or hide gridlines.
LockingLocks the current model, see model locking
Unlocks the current model to allow all user to get the lock.
ModelOpens the Data Model Viewer.
Opens the Revision Editor, see model versioning.
PublishPublish an app, see publishing apps.

Page Editor

The Page Editor is identical to the Form Editor, except the more common page components are displayed at the top of the component palette.

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