Data Sources
Data Source Settings
Basic, App Functionality, Advanced, and Connector options can be configured on the Data Source Settings page. Accessed by clicking on the Settings link when hovering over a data source on the Data Source page, or when viewing the rows of a data ...
Best Practices- Data Sources
When using data sources, there are efficient and inefficient ways of structuring, binding, and storing your data. However, we'll focus on efficient usage by establishing a few basics, how to structure your data, and best practices for specific ...
Editing Data Source Rows
User-Defined and Connected Data Sources can be edited in a variety of ways. You can edit directly in the web portal for small Data Sources or those that rarely need to be manually changed or edited. Click in a cell to edit/overwrite the data already ...
Viewing a Data Source on a Map
To view a data source on a map, the data source must have at least one column with a type of Geo "Coordinate." When the data source is saved, a new menu option will appear at the top of the page, as well as in the menu options when moving the cursor ...
Advanced Column Settings
To help control how the Data Source filters and rows display across your apps, our platform provides advanced column configuration functionality. This functionality is accessed via the Data Sources -> Rows page in the secure website; simply click on ...
Updating a Data Source from a Form
Please see our Form Recipes section for a recipe on this subject.
Using Image Columns
Data Sources allow you to specify columns as containing a specific type of data, and Image is one of these types. This enables you to display images on the app in situations where rows of your Data Source are in use. Examples would include a ...
Editing Settings and Rows
To add rows to a Data Source, you can either upload a CSV-formatted spreadsheet or a standard Excel spreadsheet or else manually add items using the Add Row link. NOTE that for data to be entered into the data source, it is highly recommended to ...
Adding a New Data Source
When you click the Connected Data -> Data Sources link found on the left-hand navigation menu, you will be taken to the Data Source list page. The list page shows all available Data Sources. Filter by screen type using the drop-down provided, or by ...