Deploying and Running the Device Application

Deploy the application and test its functionality.

  1. In Visual Studio, run the application by pressing Ctrl+F5.
  2. Click InitializeApplication.
    Inside InitializeApplication, the application is registering and synchronizing data from the backend server. A message displays in the output box below when complete.
    Customer List Screen Windows Initialize Application
  3. Click LoadData to populate Customer data in the list view.
    To improve performance, SUP101DB.ExecuteQuery queries the customer list, selecting only required columns (fname, lname...) instead of the entire customer object.
    Load Data screen Windows
  4. Highlight a customer record and click Update Customer.

    Customer Details Update Windows
  5. Make changes, then click Submit to return to the Customers List screen.
    Inside Submit, customer information is updated and SUP101DB.beginSynchronize is called in the background to avoid blocking the user interface.