Archiving, Sending, and Receiving Apps Using Vault

Packages include the tables and directories associated with an application without any of their data or users. App parameters, their values, and descriptions are included in packages.

Packages overview

Vault organizes packages across three tabs:

• Packages: Shows packages that are available in your account for installation.
• Sent: Shows packages you have sent to other accounts. Recipients are identified by account ID.
• Received: Shows packages you have received from other accounts.

Creating app packages

1. In Caspio left panel, click Vault.
2. Click Create package.
3. In the panel that opens, select the Flex application that you want to package.
4. Enter the package name. It may be the same as the application name.
5. Optional: Enter notes about this application package.
6. Click Create.

After creation, the package is available in your Packages list and consumes the file storage resource in your account.

Sending app packages

You can send a copy of a Flex app package to up to 10 Caspio accounts. You need the account IDs of the recipients.

1. In Caspio left panel, click Vault.
2. Hover over a package that you want to send and click Send copy.
3. Optional: Edit the package name.
4. Provide up to 10 recipient account IDs.
   To see the accounts you have access to, click inside the Recipients account IDs field.
5. Optional: Add a note for recipients.
6. Click Send.

After sending, the package appears in your Sent tab, and a corresponding entry appears in the recipients’ Received tab. The recipients also get an email and a Caspio account notification, which contain the sender name and email address.

If you no longer want the recipients to download the package, you can delete it in the Sent tab. If they already downloaded the package, they retain the access but cannot download the package after you delete it.

The list of sent packages allows you to track the number of package downloads (“Downloaded” column).

Receiving app packages

When someone sends you a package, it appears in Vault → Received. To make the package available for installation, you must download it. After downloading, the package appears in your Packages tab and you can install it from there. You can download the same received package multiple times. Vault shows download counts to you as well as the sender.

Received packages count against your file storage resource only after you download them.

If you no longer need a received package to be available for downloading, you can remove it. The status changes to “Removed”. If the sender deletes the package, the status is “Deleted”. Removed or deleted items remain visible for 3 months and are then permanently erased.