is a platform for apps that are specific to a customer's activities and business, e.g. dashboards, portal, etc. It is made up of an App Gallery that displays all of the apps available, design tools (graphic editor and theme editor) and monitoring tools.

• Access to the App Gallery is secured (access via a login and password) generally for the entire platform and individually for each app (using access rights specific to each user).  See Access management.
   

Each app presents numerous items of information from different sources (e.g. , CSV files, the Internet or third-party applications) displayed in different ways (e.g. chart, table, text or map).

• To help you design apps,  provides standard libraries:
  • Data source library: All means of access to data sources, e.g. databases, files, websites, third-party applications. You connect to the data source using connectors.
  • Widget and custom widget library: All graphic components for displaying data and for defining the visual aspect of the app.
  • Template library: All apps that are ready to use, downloadable and easily customizable. Note: Depending on your access rights, you can also duplicate existing apps and adapt them to your requirements.

• You can define the style guide of each app using a theme.
• Apps are designed to run in Responsive mode, where the display will automatically be adapted to the device on which the app is run, e.g. PC, smartphone or tablet.
• Each app can contain public pages, i.e. pages accessible to all users, and private pages, i.e. pages that contain data requiring user authentication.  See Public mode.
• To deploy an app, you send users a link to the app which can be a direct URL or a shortcut (recommended).
• You can export an app from a test environment in order to import it to the production environment.

Notes

• The presentation of the App Gallery may vary:
  • Depending on the rights of the logged-in user.
  • Depending on the screen definition/size, to ensure optimal display. If the resolution is less than 1012 pixels, certain elements, such as the app toolbar, will not be displayed.

• Each user in the App Gallery is assigned a profile and access rights to apps.  See access management.
  • Only platform administrators can add users and assign profiles.
  • Only platform administrators and app administrators can define access rights to an app.

• Import / Export:
  • You can import apps in the App Gallery. You can export them in the App Gallery or in the graphic editor.
  • You can import themes in the App Gallery. You can export them in the theme editor.
  • You can import custom widgets in the App Gallery. You can export them in the graphic editor

     Also see remarks on:

Caution

• When you delete an app, the action is final.

Best practice

• You can use an existing app as a template and duplicate it.
• To create a new version of an app, duplicate the previous version and work on the duplicate.
• When you import an app, you can duplicate it and work on the duplicate so that you can keep the original as a template.

• If you need to deploy an app for several users, e.g. via a portal:
  • You should send authorized users a shortcut to the app instead of the app URL. Users can then add the shortcut to their favorites and run the latest production version of the app at any time, without having to make any modifications.  See shortcut management.
  • You should define access rights using the shortcut instead of the app.

Description of the App Gallery

The App Gallery is made up of the following zones:

• (1) Toolbar
• (2) A search field, used to search app titles and descriptions. It can also be used to filter search results in apps and shortcuts. Note: If there are no shortcuts, this zone will not appear.
• (3) The list of apps/shortcuts, each with a contextual toolbar and an image showing a preview of its contents.
• (4) A tag cloud formed dynamically based on the most frequently used keywords in app titles and descriptions.
  • The font size of a keyword depends on its frequency of use. More popular keywords are displayed in a larger font than less popular ones.
  • Click one of the keywords to display the relevant apps associated with it.
  • Click (X) at the top left to cancel this filter.
             

Toolbar

: Open the About dialog box to see the minimum version required, the installed version of the  API and version information on connectors. Note: Error messages are displayed in red.

Admin Panel (Note: Only for platform administrators): Used to open the Admin Panel with access to different functionalities such as monitoring, platform access management, team management and email templates.

Create App: Used to open the graphic editor in create mode. 

• The template library will appear.
• You can create a new app using one of the templates, or you can create a new app with no content.  See the procedure.
           
   

Create Shortcut (Note: Only for platform administrators): Used to create a shortcut to an app.  See Screen description.
 

Theme Design (Note: Only for users with access rights to create themes): Used to open the theme editor.

• Each theme defines a style guide applicable to a group of apps.
   

Import: Used to import an app, a theme or a custom widget from a compressed file (.tar.gz format).

• If the object you want to import already exists, you will be asked if you want to overwrite the existing one.
• If a connector used by the imported app does not exist in the App Gallery, you must select it among the existing ones.
   

Connector: This gives access to the connectors of the platform used to configure the connection parameters to data sources. These are available for all apps.

• Note: You can also define connectors in an app using the graphic editor. They will then be available only for this app.
  
  

AuthenticationZone

: User information zone. 

•  : Used to close the platform.

• Click the photo or name: Used to open the user information zone.
           

See the description of properties.

Name, Email: Name and email address of the logged-in user. To associate a photo, click .

Customer: User account on the platform.

Current Password: Current password of the logged-in user. To modify it, enter the new password in the New field and confirm it in the Confirm new Password field.

System Message: Language used to display error and system messages.

The properties below are inherited from the logged-in user's platform (in Windows, this is specified in the Control Panel > Regional and Language Options). You can, however, overwrite them.

• Date format: Format applied to dates.

• Time format: Format applied to time.

• Thousands separator: Character used to group thousands.

• Decimals separator: Character used to indicate the decimal symbol.

Manage my External Accounts (Note: Only if users can access services with OAuth 2.0 authentication using their own accounts): This enables logged-in users to manage their personal accounts for accessing services with OAuth 2.0 authentication.

• Service: Name of the service (or third-party application).

• Visibility: Used to indicate if authentication is only for the logged-in user (Private) or for all users with access to the service via an app (Public).

• Account: Account associated with the service.

• : Used to delete the login information for the selected service.
  • Click Remove All to delete the login information for all services.
  • If the deleted information is used in an app, users of the app must once again log in manually.

Note: You can define the services configured for connectors using the account defined in the connector.

  Connection to Tweeter:

• Corporate tweets ==> users automatically have access to corporate timelines using the account defined in the connector. This account does not appear in the list.
• Personal tweets ==> users must enter their own login information. The account appears in the list.

EndAuthenticationZone

List of apps/shortcuts

Description

• Apps and shortcuts are displayed from most recently modified to least recently modified.
•  Used to identify a shortcut.

• Each app or shortcut contains several items of information:
  • (1) Title
  • (2) Description
  • (3) Image showing a preview of its contents
  • (4) Time elapsed since the last modification of the app (in hours, days, weeks and months), refreshed each time the App Gallery is displayed
  • (5) Toolbar that varies depending on the access rights of the logged-in user

Best practice

• When you delete an app, the action is final. You should export the app first if you want to keep a copy of it.
• Before deleting the shortcut, you should ensure that the link is no longer used.
• To find the shortcut you want quickly, use the search field at the top of the App Gallery and filter results using the Shortcuts option.

Execute mode

You can run an app or shortcut in the App Gallery. 

Run an app in the App Gallery

What users see

You can click the name of the app or for a shortcut. You can also click the image. The cursor will change to .

The app will appear in a new web browser tab. : Used to show or hide the list of apps that users can access. Note: You configure it in the graphic editor. Click the name of the app to run it. If users are authorized to access only one app, then this app will run directly without first displaying the App Gallery. : Used to display the help page associated with the app. Note: You configure it in the general properties of the app.

App/Shortcut toolbar

Application	Shortcut

.. hours/minutes: Time elapsed since the last modification of the app (in hours, days, weeks and months), refreshed each time the App Gallery is displayed.

 : In apps, this opens the graphic editor in edit mode. In shortcuts, this displays the properties.

 : Used to display the main app properties.

• To display all properties, click  to open the graphic editor and click  in the editor toolbar.

  (Note: Only for administrators of the app/shortcut or platform administrators): Used to define access rights to the app/shortcut.
         

See the description of fields.

  (Note: Only for users whose profile is App Creator): Used to duplicate the app.

• It will have the same name followed by the word, (Copy).
   

 : Used to export the app in a compressed file (.tar.gz format).

• Click the icon to create and save the file in the folder you want.
• Exported apps can be re-imported to another platform using the Import function.
• You can also click  to export it in the graphic editor.
   

 : Used to permanently delete the app/shortcut.

Procedures

How to access the platform

1. Click the link to access the  platform.

2. Enter your login and password.

• The Password field is case-sensitive.

3. Click .
         

Forgotten password

• Click Forgot your Password in the login page.
• Enter your email address.
• Click OK.
           

A temporary password will be sent to your inbox.

• Log in to  using the temporary password.
  Note: If you use this password once the validity period has been exceeded, the login page will invite you to enter and replace it immediately.

PlatformAccessRights_Procedure

NewUserAccess_Procedure