In this tutorial, you set up three applications—a master list application, and two drill-down applications (update and insert)—that extract data from the Domino database. You can then link all the elements to create a mobile application that can be deployed to a mobile device.
Creating and approving
the list application
From Mobile Web Studio, select Applications in the left pane, select New in the Application Manager Status menu, and click the New button to launch Application Builder.
Click the down arrow to the right of Add, and select Domino Element.
On the Domino Element Definition window, make sure the Domino URL option is selected.
Enter the Domino connection information:
The fields you see in this window vary according to
the connection type you are using This tutorial uses the default
connection type, “websession.” See the Unwired
Accelerator Developer’s Guide for information
about the Domino connection types.
Database – enter the path for
the database file you are using, for example, NewHelpdeskSystem.nsf.
Username – enter your Domino server user
name, for example, UA Group\SYBASE.
Password – enter the password that is associated
with the user ID file.
Click Find to populate the Agent and View drop-down lists.
Application Type – select View.
View – select a view from the drop-down
list, for example, Help Desk View.
Click Preview to preview the Domino element.
Click Next.
In the Define window, in Define Record Layout:
Select Rows.
Select Records Contain Labels.
In Labels are Displayed in Record, enter 1.
Click Next.
In the Filter window, click Next.
In the Configure Parameters window, check all parameters with the prefix “_dmno_” that you want to parameterize. Click Next.
In the Preview window, in Element Name, enter Demo_Helpdesk_List.
Click Finish.
In the Application Builder, click Save.
On the Finish window, make these entries (otherwise accept the defaults):
Roles tab Click Add All to add all roles to this application.
Mobile tab Select Make Available for Disconnected Mobile Devices.
Click Finish to save the application, and click OK to confirm.
Click Close in the upper-right corner to close the Application Builder window.
When you return to the Mobile Web Studio main window,
select New from the Application Builder Status menu. The Demo_HelpDesk_List application
displays in the detail pane.
In Mobile Web Studio, right-click the Demo_HelpDesk_List application in
the detail pane, and select Approval Status | Approved.
Click OK.
Select Approved from the Application Manager Status
menu. You see the newly approved Demo_HelpDesk_List application
in the detail pane.
You have successfully created a list application using the Domino database as a source.
