Democratizing application development with Betty Blocks : build powerful applications that impact the business immediately with no-code application development / Reinier van Altena.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Altena, Reinier van, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Business--Computer programs.

Business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England ; Mumbai : Packt Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

Create applications efficiently with the help of comprehensive insights into the Betty Blocks no-code platform using this hands-on guide Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Understand the different capabilities, features, and low-code functionalities of Betty Blocks with real-world use cases Explore applications that impact your business right away with rapid application development Develop dynamic web applications with easy drag-and-drop functionalities from Betty Blocks Book Description This practical guide on no-code development with Betty Blocks will take you through the different features, no-code functionalities, and capabilities of the Betty Blocks platform using real-world use cases. The book will equip you with the tools to develop business apps based on various data models, business processes, and more. You'll begin with an introduction to the basic concepts of the Betty Blocks no-code platform, such as developing IT solutions on various use cases including reporting apps, data tracking apps, workflows, and business processes. After getting to grips with the basics, you'll explore advanced concepts such as building powerful applications that impact the business straight away with no-code application development and quickly creating prototypes. The concluding chapters will help you get a solid understanding of rapid application development, building customer portals, building dynamic web apps, drag-and-drop front ends, visual modelling capabilities, and complex data models. By the end of this book, you'll have gained a comprehensive understanding of building your own applications as a citizen developer using the Betty Blocks no-code platform. What you will learn Understand what you can achieve with citizen development Find out how to build your first application with no-code development Get to grips with the basics of the Betty Blocks platform as a citizen developer Discover how to build your own application or prototype Build business applications based on data models and business processes Enable developers to include additional functionality for citizen developers Who this book is for This book is for citizen developers and business users who want to build applications to fulfill their business needs without depending on developers. Prior knowledge of coding and application development is not necessary, but it will speed up your learning.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Citizen Development

Chapter 1: What Can You Build with Betty Blocks as a Citizen Developer

Introduction to the Betty Blocks platform

Who can build applications on the Betty Blocks platform?

The citizen developer

The no-coder

The pro-coder

Applications that you can build with the Betty Blocks platform

Where do applications on the Betty Blocks platform reside?

Summary

Questions

Answers

Chapter 2: Collaboration between Citizen Developers and Coders Using Betty Blocks

Collaboration for building applications

How can developers also use a no-code platform

Pro-coders can help citizen developers

Adding no-code blocks to the platform with code

Part 2: First Steps on the Betty Blocks Platform

Chapter 3: Governance on Betty Blocks

What is governance on Betty Blocks?

Setting up your account

Introduction to my.bettyblocks.com

Organizations - the primary layer for your apps

Applications within your organization

Options

Web options

Hostnames

Mail

Invitation

Template

User management

What is sandboxing?

Using application templates

Chapter 4: An Introduction to Data Modeling

Understanding what a data model is

An example of a data model

Creating your first model

Relationships

Another relationship example

Chapter 5: The Page Builder

What is the page builder?

Opening the page builder

Our first page, based on the page template

The page builder side menu

Components

The component tree

Creating a layout

Our first columns

Desktop, tablet, and mobile mode

Columns in columns

Answers.

Chapter 6: Creating a New Application from a Template

Creating the application from a template

Entering the development environment

Dashboard

Pages

Page builder

Data model

Launching the application

Chapter 7: Prototyping an Application

Setting up the main page

Partials

Request page

Request overview page

Part 3: Building Your First Application

Chapter 8: The To-Do Application

Setting up the data model

Opening the data model builder

Creating the Task model

Creating the Task page

Creating an overview of tasks

Creating a new task

Adding our first interaction

Chapter 9: The ToDo Application - Actions and Interactions

View tasks

Edit tasks

Delete tasks

Chapter 10: Case Management Application

Using the login template

The case model

Setting up the customer model

Setting up the case note model

The last two models

Setting up the Back Office

Setting up the user management

Changing your partial

Chapter 11: Case Management - Pages and Actions

Creating an overview page

Actions

Adding files to the current case

Adding notes to the current case

Showing the case details page

Changing the status

Tracking the history of your case

Part 4: The Pro-Coder

Chapter 12: Pro-Coder Features

The component set

The Betty Blocks CLI

Structure of a component and prefab

Using a new component

The prefab

Running your local component set

Action steps

Chapter 13: The Back Office

Adding your first model to the Back Office

Exploring the Back Office.

Making changes to the Back Office

Adding a subview to your view

What is a subview?

Adding a new subview

Setting up the view

Adding data to the subview

Adding an extra property

Index

Other Books You May Enjoy.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781803232058

1803232056

OCLC:

1369598302