Publishing the mobile application

In this step, publish the employeeSales application. Once published, the application is available for use on a PDA. The application enables you to view sales figures for each employee, by region and customer identifier.

Creating an M-Business Anywhere user

1. From Mobile Web Studio, select Manage | M-Business, and select Users in the M-Business Manager pane. User name information displays in the detail pane.

2. Click New in the toolbar. In the New User window, create the new user:

   • User name – enter your initials (required field).

   • First Name – enter your initials.

   • Last Name – enter your initials.

   • Password – enter password (required field).

   • Confirm Password – enter the password again to confirm (required).

   Click OK to save the new user.

3. In the confirmation pop-up window, click OK. The new user displays in the User Name list.

   See the Unwired Accelerator Installation Guide or Unwired Accelerator Administration Guide for information about and guidelines for working with M-Business Anywhere users through Mobile Web Studio.

Creating a mobile application group

Next, create a mobile application group, and associate the user with the group.

1. From Mobile Web Studio, click M-Business in the Manage menu. The M-Business Manager menu displays.

2. Select Group Applications | Groups, and click New.

3. Create a mobile application group:

   • Name – enter Sales.

   • Description – enter Sales representatives.

   • Type – choose “Optional” from the drop-down list.

   1. Click OK to save, and click OK to confirm. The window closes.

      Group applications are described in detail in the Unwired Accelerator Administration Guide.

Deploying the Sales application

Deploy the mobile application to M-Business Anywhere.

1. From Mobile Web Studio, select Applications in the left pane, and Approved in the Application Builder Status menu. Approved applications display in the detail pane.

2. In the detail pane, right-click employeeSales and select M-Business | Create Mobile Application.

3. On the New Mobile Application window, define the mobile application:

   1. In Group, select the “Sales” group from the drop-down list.

   2. Click OK to save.

   3. Close the window.

   The application is now available when you synchronize your mobile device.

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