Developers Index

These pages give you the information you need to develop sophisticated applications for the platform:

Overview

Template:^Build an App article	-	A step by step tutorial for designers
Developers Intro	-	Basic platform development concepts
Application Architecture	-	How things work
REST API CheatSheet	-	A quick guide to platform capabilities
Localization	-	How the platform supports localized data for users

Presentation & Logic

Classes	-	Java classes and methods
Pages	-	Custom JSP/HTML pages
Sites	-	Access for customers and external users
Static Resources	-	Upload CSS and Javascript files
Custom Controls	-	Create new elements for use in Forms
SQL Browser	-	Do SQL Language queries on your platform data

APIs

Java:	[APIs]	[javadocs]	[constants]	[cheatsheet]	[code samples]
	[getting started]	[debugging tips]
REST:	[APIs]	[conventions]	[considerations]	[cheatsheet]	[error codes]
SQL:	[SQL Browser]	[SQL Syntax]	[SQL Functions]	[REST]	[Java]
Web:	[JavaScript]	[jQuery] & [JSON]	[AJAX and REST]	[JavaScript Functions and Variables]
	[Referencing Form Fields in JavaScript]			[JavaScript Field Type Reference]

Integration

Code free:	Web Services Integration	-	Design, configure, and utilize
Code-based:	Incoming	Outgoing
SOAP:		Access an external web service using SOAP
REST:	REST API Code Samples	Use the HttpConnection Class

Objects and Identifiers

[Object Aspects]	[Custom Objects]	[System Objects]	[Composite Objects]
[Object ID]	[Record ID]	[View ID]

Development Resources

Developer Configuration	-	Set up your development environment.
Sandboxes	-	Separate development/test environments
Unit Test Framework	-	Write tests for Java code
Eclipse Plug-in	-	Use a development IDE

 

Developers Guides		Additional Resources		Downloads
	Lab Exercises Working with Pages and Classes Working with Composite Objects Create and Deploy Application Packages		Collaborative Development Sample Order Processing System Code Samples Development Backup Strategies Developer FAQs		files jars javadocs labs samples