Application Designer

Basics

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• Fundamentals
  • Users
  • Teams
  • Roles

 

• Design Concepts

• Application Architecture
• Application Design Guide
• The Power of Objects
• Object Relationships
• Field Display Types
  • Computed Fields
  • Formula Fields
  • Lookup Fields
• Subforms
  • Sorting Rows, Totaling Columns
  • Adjusting Column-Totals

 

• Global Application Resources
  • Tasks
  • Appointments
  • Documents

 

• Global Design Resources
  • Global Picklists
  • Translation Workbench

 

• More Information

• Sequential Topic Index
    -- an A to Z introduction
• Designer HowTo Guides
• Platform Training

Design Elements

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Data
	Objects	Store data, define behaviors.
	Inheritance	Share common object behaviors and attributes.
	Indexes	Speed up record access. Ensure uniqueness.
	Record Locators	Help users identify records they're searching for.
	Reports	Summarize data in platform objects.
	Charts	Pie charts, bar charts, graphs.
	Database Views	Advanced reports using database queries and joins.
	SQL Browser	Do SQL Language queries on your platform data.
Presentation
	Forms	How records are viewed and added.
	Views	Tables of records and other displays.
	Dashboards	Custom overview using a variety of Widgets.
	Print Templates	Formatted output: HTML, PDF, Word, PowerPoint.
	Web Tabs	The tabs a user sees in the application.
	Sidebars	The user's navigation pane.
	Web Forms	Send data from a remote site.
Rules and Processes
	Workflows	Automate processes.
	Data Policies	Take action on events.
	Validations	Check incoming data.
Logic
	Actions	Buttons the user can press.
	Sites	Access for customers and external users.
	Pages	Custom HTML/JSP pages.
	Static Resources	Upload CSS and Javascript files.
Learn More
	The Application Design sidebar
	Resources for the System Developer