AppBuilder Menu

File Menu

The File menu appears provides you with functions for managing the current project you are working with.

New File – allows you to create a new file within the project.
New Folder – allows you to create a new folder within the project for file organization.
New Page – allows you to create additional pages within your application. When you create a new page, can create a general page, a tab page, or a dialogue page. Each page type provides you with different control functions that you can use to configure the layout and behavior for your application.
Upload – allows you to upload additional files to your project.
Delete – allows you to delete a project file or folder.
Save – saves the file or page in its current state.
Save As – saves the file as a new page. This option allows you to create a new page from the current content without having to start from scratch.
Close – exits the project page and returns you to the AppBuilder Start Page.

Designers

The Designers menu allows you to add and configure new chart and superlist controls in your project, and opens the associated designer.

Chart Designer – a UI within AppBuilder which allows you to add and configure charts within your project. Using the Chart Designer, you can bind two- or three-dimensional data to the chart control and then configure the appearance and behavior of the chart within the application.
SuperList Designer – a UI within AppBuilder which allows you to create large lists of data within our project. Using the SuperList Designer, you can configure the data to be displayed in list view, form view, or group (grid) view.

Execute

The Execute menu allows you to run your application on a device simulator. When you click Run, the application launches in the simulator. From here, you can configure the device (phone or tablet), and orientation (portrait or landscape) to see how your application will be rendered on a device.

Deployment

AppBuilder provides several different deployment options for your projects.

Create Cordova Project – generates a .zip file containing the web content, scripts, and selected plugins for an Apache Cordova project.
Launch to Simulator – builds and launches the application in the simulator for the specified platform (iOS or Android).
Publish to Project Directory – compiles the project and zips it to a project file in your <AppBuilder_Home>\ares-project\hermes\filesystem\root\guest directory within AppBuilder.
Kapsel on SMP Server – allows you to specify server settings to deploy the project as a Kapsel application to SAP Mobile Platform Server.
Workspace Setting – allows you to set the directory to which your project will be saved when you select the Create Cordova Project deployment option.

Help

The Help menu provides access to AppBuilder documentation, as well as options for configuring AppBuilder and information about your AppBuilder installation:

Help Contents – opens the AppBuilder documentation in another browser tab.
Preferences – opens a dialogue box that allows you to configure the appearance of the code in the Source Designer.
SMP Settings – opens the dialogue box that allows you to create an application definition and security profile so your application can access back-end SAP services. This feature is necessary for applications that are deployed to SAP Mobile Platform Server.
About AppBuilder – provides version information about the installation of AppBuilder that you are working in.