Low-Code-App-Editor

An interactive Automation script to import, export, and do some general edits to the low-code apps of a DataMiner System.

Installation

Warning

After the install you'll need to manually replace on of the references.

C:\Skyline DataMiner\ProtocolScripts\WebApiLib.dll needs to be C:\Skyline DataMiner\Webpages\API\bin\WebApiLib.dll

Catalog

You can install the script through the catalog.

1. Go to the catalog.
2. Search for "Low Code App Editor".
3. Click Deploy.
4. Select the DMA you want to deploy to.
5. Click Deploy.
6. Open the Automation app on your DMA.
7. Go to the Low Code App Editor script.
8. Under Advanced > DLL references, replace C:\Skyline DataMiner\ProtocolScripts\WebApiLib.dll with C:\Skyline DataMiner\Webpages\API\bin\WebApiLib.dll.

Manual

You can do a manual install by downloading the .dmapp package file from the releases.

1. Go to releases.
2. Download the .dmapp package from the latest version.
3. Install the package on your DMA.
4. Open the Automation app on your DMA.
5. Go to the Low Code App Editor script.
6. Under Advanced > DLL references, replace C:\Skyline DataMiner\ProtocolScripts\WebApiLib.dll with C:\Skyline DataMiner\Webpages\API\bin\WebApiLib.dll.

Features

• Edit
• Export
• Import
• Delete

Edit

You can edit some general information about the low-code app. You can import pages/panels from other apps in the system here as well.

1. Name
2. Description
3. Sections
4. Editors
5. Viewers
6. Pages
7. Panels

Warning

When you add users to the editors/viewers list, there is no check if the users that you add actually exist.

Export

It is possible to export apps. This option will try and gather all the needed files for the selected apps and create a .dmapp package to install it elsewhere. It will export the create package to C:\Skyline DataMiner\Documents\DMA_COMMON_DOCUMENTS\Low Code Apps Exports

Below you'll find all the options available when exporting a low code app.

Note

When exporting an app from one DMA to another, make sure the versions match (for example the GQI versions).

Export Options

1. Include Version History

This will include all the previous versions made on the system. Even the ones no longer used.

2. Overwrite Previous Version

This option allows you to update an existing app. If it's disabled it will not overwrite another app but instead rename the to be installed app to include a (1) at the end instead. That way you have both version of the app side by side.

3. Sync App

This options will sync all the files for the app to the other agents in the DMS. Otherwise it will install the app on the agent the installer is running on.

4. Exclude Scripts

This option will ignore all the found scripts in the app. This option is usefull when you want to create an install package and are planning on adding the scripts solutions in the manifest.xml file of the install package anyway.

5. Exclude DOM

This will ignore the found DOM modules in the app. This option is usefull when you want to create an install package and are planning on adding the DOM modules install package anyway.

6. Include DOM Instances

This will include the DOM instances as well as the definitions. This can be usefull but can also be very heavy on the system if there are a lot of instances.

7. Exclude Images

This will ignore the all the found images from the exported package.

8. Sync Images

This will sync the found images across the DMS.

9. Overwrite Images

This option will allow the installer to overwrite an image if there is an existing one. The matching is done based on file path.

10. Exclude Themes

This option will exclude the found themes from the exported package.

11. Sync Themes

This options will sync the themes.json file across the DMS

12. Overwrite Themes

This options will overwrite the existing themes if there are already matching themes found. The matching is based on the theme name.

Overview of included items

• Custom operators
• Configured action scripts
• Dependencies of the used scripts
• DOM modules
• Images
• Themes

Import

Importing an exported .dmapp package can happen in a few different ways:

Taskbar Utility

If you have access to the DataMiner agent, you can copy over the .dmapp package and double click it to install it via the Taskbar Utility.

Client test tool

If you do not have RDP access to the DataMiner agent, but have a DataMiner user with the correct permissions. Then you can use the Client Test Tool to install packages too.

1. Open the Client Test Tool
2. In the tool bar go to "Connection" -> "Connect"
3. Enter you credentials and press "Connect"
4. in the tool bar go to "Advanced" -> "Apps" -> "AppPackages..."
5. Click on "Upload Package" and select the .dmapp package
6. Select the uploaded package in the list and press "Install Package"
7. [Optional] Remove the uploaded package by clicking "Remove Uploaded Package"

Delete

You can delete apps as well.

About DataMiner

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Note

See also: About DataMiner.

About Skyline Communications

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