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1 online resource (396 pages) |
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Intro -- Preface -- Part 1 -- Introduction and Getting Started -- Chapter 1: Getting Started with AppSheet -- How AppSheet apps are generally built -- Prerequisites -- Converting your ideas into an AppSheet app -- Summary -- Part 2 -- App Editor and Main Features -- Chapter 2: Understanding App Editor and Data Sources -- Preparing your data in the right format -- Creating a new app from your own data -- Exploring the basics of the AppSheet editor -- Analyzing the table and column settings -- Checking table settings -- Configuring column types -- Understanding REF-type columns |
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What is dereference and dereference list? -- Creating drop-down lists to assist data entry -- Making a slice from a table -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Presenting App Data with UX/Views -- Technical requirements -- Reviewing the basics of the UX pane -- What is a view in AppSheet? -- UX -- view types -- Single-sheet-type views -- List-type views -- Other view types -- Displaying views -- Controlling actions associated with view events -- Changing behavior in the table, gallery, and deck views -- Format rules to highlight important data -- Creating a new format rule |
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Branding with theme colors and icons -- Theme -- Primary color -- App logo -- Launch image -- Header and footer -- Managing the app's internal terminology through the Localize tab -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Manipulating Data with Functions and Expressions -- Technical requirements -- Understanding functions, expressions and AppSheet Expression Assistant -- Type-casting -- Making decisions with Yes/No functions and expressions -- Making decisions with conditional functions and expressions -- Manipulating text with text functions and expressions |
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Manipulating multiple values with list functions and expressions -- List functions and expressions -- Performing arithmetic calculations with math functions and expressions -- Performing date, time, and duration calculations with date and time expressions -- Extracting components of a datetime value -- Performing duration calculations -- Understanding week-based calculation functions -- Calculating duration in decimal value results -- Performing record-level operations with table functions and expressions -- Understanding the difference between column- and row-level functions |
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Understanding important miscellaneous functions -- Using functions related to the app user -- Using the CONTEXT() functions -- Using the TEXT() function -- Using multiple functions in single expressions -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Manipulating Data with Behaviors and Actions -- Technical requirements -- Understanding actions and action types -- What are actions? -- Action types and their usage -- Important settings in the Actions settings pane -- Using app actions for navigation and working with CSV files -- Deep link expressions for navigation actions -- Unconditional navigation |
| Summary |
A hands-on guide to building sophisticated business applications and automation using AppSheet to deliver business results quickly without writing lines of code Key Features Learn how the AppSheet Editor works to configure, test, and deploy a business app without writing lines of code Get hands-on experience with AppSheet by building a real-world application throughout the book Explore useful tips and tricks to develop custom functionalities in the app to meet unique business needs Book Description Many citizen developers regularly use spreadsheets in their business and day-to-day jobs. With AppSheet, you can take your spreadsheets to the next level by enhancing their ease of use. The platform allows you to run your business efficiently and manage it in the field outside of an office or indoor environment. This book enables you to create your own simple or medium to complex hybrid apps for business or personal use. As a beginner to AppSheet, this book will show you how the AppSheet Editor works and how it is used to configure, test, and deploy an app and share it with others as users or co-authors. You'll learn about widely used features such as how to use data sources, create app views and actions, construct expressions with AppSheet functions, and make your app secure through security and UX options. Next, you'll create email/attachment templates and develop reports/documents based on templates, store in the cloud, and send files through emails. You'll also understand how to integrate third-party services and monitor various usage statistics of your app. As you progress, you'll explore various features with the help of sample apps that you create using the book. By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to make the most of AppSheet to build powerful and efficient applications. What you will learn Discover how the AppSheet app is presented for app users Explore the different views you can use and how to format your data with colors and icons Understand AppSheet functions such as yes/no, text, math, list, date and time and build expressions with those functions Explore different actions such as data change, app navigation, external communication, and CSV import/export Add/delete and define editing permissions and learn to broadcast notifications and inform users of changes Build a bot through the AppSheet Automation feature to automate various business workflows Who this book is for This book is for beginner and intermediate-level citizen application developers in small or medium size businesses and business users who want to develop their own apps. Basic knowledge of Google Sheets or Excel and an understanding of different spreadsheet formulas are required. Knowledge of SQL and basic software development will be beneficial but not necessary |
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Conditional navigation |
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Application software -- Development.
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Management -- Employee participation.
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Project management.
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Application software -- Development.
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Management -- Employee participation.
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Project management.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Gurjar, Suvrutt
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Miyai, Takuya
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| ISBN |
9781803236001 |
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1803236000 |
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