Creating Apps With Bridge

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This guide is a basic roadmap for creating your application with Bridge.

1. Prepare Your Data Structure

Data structure refers to your tables, views, and relationships between the tables. If you have existing data that you would like to import into Caspio, it could also include data.

Before creating user interfaces, make sure you have your data structure in order. You have the following options:

Create tables and views from scratch and define their relationships. You can use our AI assistant to help with tables.
If you have existing data in the right structure, you can Import them into Caspio. Once the tables and their data are imported, you may still need to create additional tables and views, and define relationships.
If you already have some applications in your Caspio account and if your new application uses some of your existing tables, you may either be done with this step or only have to build any remaining data objects.

2. Create Authentication Objects

In Bridge, user access is controlled via Authentication objects. They are based on tables that contain users’ data, including user names and passwords. Learn more.

3. Create DataPages

DataPages are the user interfaces of your Bridge applications. An app is essentially a set of DataPages deployed on a website for the users to perform the actions for which the DataPages were designed.

The DataPage types available to you in Bridge are Forms, Reports, Calendars, a variety of Charts, and HTML pages. Learn more.

4. Deploy DataPages

Once your DataPages are created, you will need to deploy them to make them accessible to your users. Bridge DataPages can be deployed on any webpage. Learn more.