Parent topic: Business Application Modeling (BAM)
Business Application Modeling (BAM)

Quick Start: Generating a mobile app

This quick start guides you through generating and running a simple, one form mobile app. The Business Application Modeler (BAM) allows you to visually model your app and generates the code from the design models. You focus on the models, BAM handles the coding.

Important: This quick start assumes you have configured Genero Mobile to run an app to a mobile device or emulator. See the appropriate configuration topics.
  1. Create a BAM mobile project
    Create a new mobile project. By using the structure imposed by this project type, building, packaging and deploying your app to a mobile device is simplified.
  2. Create a database
    Create a new database for your project.
  3. Create form from database
    Create a form for your project.
  4. Generate and run the app
    Run your app to display to a device or emulator.
  5. Add phone functionality to the app
    You can generate the code to interact with the mobile device's features. This example shows how to call a selected phone number from the app.
  6. Customize the app
    Customize the app by changing a property value in the BA diagram.
  7. Package and Deploy
    Package the app and deploy it for testing on your connected device or emulator.
Parent topic: Business Application Modeling (BAM)