This beginner-level tutorial will teach you to build a straightforward "Hello, World!" style application using SmartForms. This form will allow you to enter data and press a button to receive a response. Completing this tutorial will familiarize you with the essential tools and techniques used to create views and forms.

Tutorial Overview

You will follow these steps:

1. Add the Application Categories
2. Create an Item View and Add Controls
3. Create the Hello World Form
4. Test the Hello World Form

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Add the Application Categories

In this step, you will create categories to organize your application. Categories are like folders for your project. While optional, they help keep things tidy, especially when working with others. We'll use them to separate your tutorial projects.

Step 2: Create an Item View and Add Controls

In this step, you will create a new item view that will serve as the user interface for the Hello World application. You will add a label, a text box, and a button to the view. Then, you will configure a rule to validate the text box input and display a confirmation message if successful. In a later step, you will incorporate this view into a Hello World Form for user interaction.

Step 3: Create the Hello World Form

In this step, you will create a form based on the Hello World view. You'll customize the form's appearance by changing the title and size, then make it accessible to others by checking it in.

Step 4: Test the Hello World Form

In this step, you will test your Hello World Form. You'll check how it works by running it directly from the Designer and by accessing it as an end-user using the Runtime URL.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully created a simple "Hello, World!" SmartForm application. You now have a basic understanding of building views, adding controls, applying rules, and integrating them into forms in the Designer.

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