Application Configuration

Lets switch back to the WorkflowFirst Designer window and review the application configuration.

If the application you were working was closed for any reason on the WorkflowFirst Designer, you can click on the Applications tab and select that application again from the list. Once you're in the application's record view, click the Edit button to edit your application configuration.

Below is an example of the configuration view with the expanded field groups: "Other Application Settings", "Author", and "Colors".


Note : Any changes made here or anywhere in the application's data model won't be reflected in the run mode of the application until it is published again. This is useful because you don't want your users to see half-finished features! 

There are a few options that can be edited here. Additional information for some of these options can found elsewhere in the user guide.

  • Name and Title : These are the name and title that were entered in the Create Application form. They can be changed at any time. 
  • Logo Text : If the logo file is not specified, the logo text defines the text that will be displayed in the automatically generated logo. If you specify a logo file, then the logo text field should be set to empty.
  • Logo File : A simple logo, consisting of the application name, was created for you automatically when the application was created. This can be replaced with a new logo by uploading a new file here. This file should be a PNG file, approximately 300 pixels wide by 200 pixels high and preferably should have an transparent (alpha-channel) background. It will be positioned so that half of the logo overlaps with the top of the tab bar, allowing for some appealing aesthetic blending effects.
  • Admin User ID and Password: This login information is used to indicate the administration access for the application. Before any users are created in the system, this administration user ID should be used to access the system. This user login will always be available, even if all of the users are deleted.
  • Add Dashboard: The Dashboard is a summary of your current assignments, requests, recently completed tasks, urgent request as well a calendar. This is set to Yes by default. If you don't want to have a dashboard, you can set it to No
  • Enable Search: Enables searching, just like adding a 'Google' search to your entire web-application. We'll discuss this in a later section.
  • StartUp View: This lets you indicate which of the tabs should be selected when the application is first launched.
  • Major Version: Indicates the major version of the software. This can be increased when major features are added to the application.
  • User Groups: User groups consist of a list of users that share some common responsibility or role within the system. For more information on creating user groups, click here.
  • Company Name, Copyright, and Description: These are self-explanatory.
  • Colors section: There are three base-colors used in any WorkflowFirst application, and these can be selected here using the ellipses buttons. The first color is primarily used for the background, the second color for the navigation bar, and the last color for the actions list. But derivations of all three colors are used in various places throughout the application.

Once you've finished your entries, click the Update button to set your new configuration.


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