Generating the Files for a Mobile Workflow Package

Use the Mobile Workflow Package Generation wizard to generate the files for the mobile workflow package, optionally deploy the generated package files to the server, and assign the package to one or more users' devices.

  1. Right-click in either the Flow Design or Screen Design page of the Mobile Workflow Forms Editor and select Generate Mobile WorkflowPackage, or click the code generation icon generate_deviceclient_16 on the toolbar.
  2. In the Mobile Workflow Package Generation wizard, enter or select:
    Option Description
    Favorite configurations (Optional) Select a configuration.
    Package Generation and Deployment
    Generate Generate the mobile workflow package and its files. When this option is unselected, the mobile workflow package files are not regenerated, so that modifications made to files that are normally regenerated are not overwritten. This also means, however, that changes made in the Mobile Workflow Forms Editor are not reflected in the generated files.
    Generate into the project Place the generated mobile workflow package and its files in the current project.
    Generate to an external folder Place the generated ZIP file containing the mobile workflow package and its generated files into a location outside of the current project. Click Browse to select the alternate location.
    Unwired Server profile Select the Unwired Server profile with which to associate the mobile workflow and extract the user name and password credentials if you are using static authentication.
    Deploy to an Unwired Server Deploy the mobile workflow package to an Unwired Server.
    Deploy mode The deploy mode is automatically set; you cannot change it.
    • New
    • Replace
    • Update
    Assign mobile workflow to user(s) The mobile workflow must be assigned to a device user before the mobile workflow is visible on the user's device. You can assign the same mobile workflow to multiple users. Separate multiple users with a comma. Device users must be registered in Sybase Control Center.

    Click Get Users to select device users from the list. You must have registered device users in Sybase Control Center to populate this.

    Validate controls as soon as the user tries to change focus away from them If this option is unselected, validation occurs only when the screen is saved. If selected, validation occurs as soon as the control loses focus. If validation fails, a help element appears and shows the error message.
  3. Click Finish.
    A ZIP file containing the application and its generated files is created and placed in the specified location.