The default template for modeling mobile apps includes features for interacting with a
mobile device's default apps such as phone, email, text, photos, and maps.
The process for adding mobile device features to a BA diagram is the same for each mobile device
feature, but each feature has specific properties to set on the relation to generate the appropriate
code.
The generated
code can be customized; see Adding custom code.
This task assumes that you have created a BA diagram with a
CRUD or Zoom Form entity.
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Right-click on the BA diagram and select . Select a mobile device feature to add to your form.
| Mobile feature |
Description |
| Photo |
Lets the user take a picture with
the mobile device and returns the corresponding picture
identifier. |
| Gallery |
Lets the user select a picture
from the mobile device's photo gallery and returns a picture
identifier. |
| Phone |
Calls the selected telephone
number. |
| Mail |
Invokes the user's default mail
application to send a new mail. |
| SMS |
Sends an SMS text to one or more
phone numbers. |
| Contact |
Lets the user choose a contact
from the mobile device contact list and returns the
vCard. |
| Maps |
Invokes a maps app with the current
Global Positioning System (GPS) location of the mobile
device. |
| Barcode |
Lets the user scan a barcode
with a mobile device, and returns the string representation of
the barcode and its type. |
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Right-click the form icon and select Add Relation To. Drag the relation
arrow to the new mobile device feature icon (such as
Photo).
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Select the relation.
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Set the Action property. The Action property on
the relation must match the Action property on the form
widget used to invoke the feature. Set any other properties specific to the
mobile device feature. See Mobile device function properties.
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Build and run your program.
