Apps

Last modified: July 3, 2024

1 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.

Apps Overview

2 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.

2.1 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.

Quick actions menu for an app

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

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:

The navigation pane

3 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.

4 Pending Invites

The Pending Invites tab presents the pending invitations to apps that you have received. You can accept or decline the invite.

5 Guide Categories

The documentation of Apps is divided into the following categories:

  • Global Navigation
  • Describes the global navigation and top bar that is available throughout the online Mendix Platform.

  • General
  • Describes the tools and settings available in the General category in Apps navigation pane.

  • App Insights
  • Provides information on how to obtain insights into your Mendix apps.

  • Deployment
  • Describes the Deployment section of the Apps navigation pane.