Bringing Bridge DataPages into Flex

[Peggy]

I'm really excited about the roll out of Flex, as it seems that it will handle a lot of issues I've been working through.  That said, I was in the middle of building my app in (what is now) Bridge.  How do I move those DataPages into Flex?  I can see my Bridge tables if I start a DataPart in Flex, but I don't see how to use (rather than recreate) my data pages.

[CoopperBackpack]

Hello @Peggy,

Flex has a different approach for the end-user UI part.

If all the DataPages are for public view (are not password-protected), then in Flex:

1) One can add the so-called AppPages - they are the web pages of the app.

2) It is possible to add multiple DataParts on one AppPage https://howto.caspio.com/create-applications/creating-apps-with-flex/application-design/adding-dataparts/

For example, one AppPage can include Report DataPart, and several Charts DataParts.

 

It is impossible to convert DataPage into DataPart automatically. They are different objects.

 

So, there are  options:

1) To create DataPartsin Flex from scratch.

2) To deploy existing DataPages from Bridge into the Text/HTML DataPart https://howto.caspio.com/create-applications/creating-apps-with-flex/application-design/text-html/

 

Also, please consider that not all the features available in Bridge are available in Flex right now.

I hope this makes sense. Feel free to ask questions if you have any.

[Peggy]

On 11/6/2024 at 7:48 AM, CoopperBackpack said:

So, there are  options:

1) To create DataPartsin Flex from scratch.

2) To deploy existing DataPages from Bridge into the Text/HTML DataPart https://howto.caspio.com/create-applications/creating-apps-with-flex/application-design/text-html/

 

Also, please consider that not all the features available in Bridge are available in Flex right now.

I hope this makes sense. Feel free to ask questions if you have any.

Thanks - I think I get this.  I was excited about Flex because of exactly the issue of wanting to show multiple DataPages on the same page, without needing a separate hosting environment and the passing of parameters. It sounds like option 1 will do this, but might not offer the bells and whistles of my existing DataPages . Option 2 essentially would work like an external html hosted version (and require parameters I assume) but without needing the outside environment and with the benefit of the user management and other features.

[Aether]

Hello Everyone, 

Check out this new improvement for Flex that Caspio released:

• In Tabular and Cards Reports, you can now add custom toolbar buttons that link to other AppPages, allowing users to add new items or navigate to other pages of the app directly from a report’s toolbar.
• Text/HTML DataParts, HTML blocks, and destination pages in Forms can now receive query string parameters. Query string parameters are another way to customize DataPart content dynamically.

For more details, check it out here.