Apps

Introduction

Apps is one of the key components of the Mendix Portal. In Apps, you can create, deploy, and manage apps as well as collaborate with each other. After you open Apps, you will get a summary of your current apps, your company apps, and your pending invites.

Creating an App

To create a new app and start collaborating, you can perform the following procedure.

1. In Apps, click Create App in the upper-right corner. A screen opens to guide you through the process.

   

2. Enter the following information for your app:

   • App name – Every app must have a name.

     The app name cannot be longer than 200 characters (but preferably, no more than 40 characters). The app name can contain letters, numbers, underscores (_), dashes (-), or white spaces (). The app name must not start with a white space.

   • App description (Optional) – Give your app a short description. This is optional.

   • App icon – Mendix has generated an icon for your app. You can change the color of the icon if you like. You can upload a custom icon in the App Settings page after you created the app.

3. Click Next in the lower-right corner to go to step 2.

   

4. Select a starter app template on which the app will be based. Some most used starter app templates are shown.

   If you would like to choose a different starter app template than the ones shown here, click the discover community starter apps link at the top. This takes you to the Marketplace where you can browse through all available starter app templates and select one that suits your needs.

5. After selecting a starter app template, click Create App. Based on the starter app template you selected, it can take some time to set up the app, its repository, and access to the collaboration tools. After it is completed, the app is created.

My Apps

The My Apps tab displays all the apps for which you are a Team member.

If you pin an app, it stays on top.

Use the drop-down menu on the right side of the page to sort the apps by Pinned, Recent Activity or in alphabetical order of App Name.

App Tiles

You can pin an app tile by clicking Pin (). Pinned apps appear at the top of the list.

To stop watching an app and disable notifications for that app, click the icon so that you see the You are not watching this app tooltip. To return to watching that app, click the icon so that you see the You are watching this app tooltip.

By clicking More Options () in the app tile, you can quickly perform the actions Edit in Mendix Studio Pro and Leave App.

To go to the licensed environments of your deployed app, click Environments at the bottom of the app tile.

Navigation Pane

You can open an app in Apps by clicking the app tile. After an app is open, you can navigate between sections using the navigation pane on the left side of the screen.

The navigation pane is divided into four main categories:

• General
• Project Management
• App Insights
• Deployment

Pending Invitations

If you are invited to collaborate on an app, the invitation will appear at the top of the My Apps page. You can accept or decline the invitation.

Company Apps

The Company Apps tab displays all the apps created by members of your company.

There are also details on the app’s Target Cloud, and the Total Members who can view or edit the app.

You can also sort the order of the apps here by Updated Date, Last Created, App Name, App Name, descending, Oldest Updated, or Oldest Created.

Guide Categories

The documentation of Apps is divided into the following categories: