Advanced Templates & Document Generation
What you'll learn
- In this path we are going to be talking about Document Templates, Workflows and Reports. This path will cover how to make and debug templates as well as help you understand the difference between Reports and Workflows, what can trigger each of them, and what is possible when triggered.
Course content
- Preview01:30
- 02:33Fundamentals of Automation
- 03:02What Can Get Triggered?
- 18:04Run Workflow on a Button Press
- 06:27How to Insert Dynamic Data
- 06:37Creating a Template
- 04:54Start Expressions (Lists)
- 13:13Dynamic Tables
- 08:00Nested Tables
- 05:56Template Conditionals
- 11:34Where to Go When Experiencing Errors
- 01:22Syntax vs Runtime Errors
- 16:20Going into the Debugging Process Blind
- 10:20Common Issues
- 01:02:05LIVE Walkthrough Beginning to End
Requirements
- Before you and your app are able to get the full functionality of these features, you will need to understand a few topics, such as Data Normalization, Key’s, References, and Labels.
Description
Welcome to AppSheetTraining’s Advanced Templates and Documents course. This course is designed for developers who are already familiar with some of the basics of AppSheet, such as data normalization, keys, references, and labels. Within this course you will learn how to take the automation of your app to the next level through learning key concepts surrounding Document Templates, Workflows, and Reports, allowing you to apply them to your own apps.
Here is a quick overview of some of the topics covered in this course!
- Document Templates
- Triggering Workflows
- Scheduled Reports
- Expression Lists
- Dynamic Tables
- Template Conditionals
- Debugging Broken Workflows
- Button Press Workflow
Understanding Document Templates, Workflows, and Reports are integral in increasing the functionality of any app, whether it is for a company, personal use, or for a client. This course is designed to give you a helpful start in mastering these topics so that you can take your app development to the next level.
This course will cover how to make and debug templates as well as help you understand the difference between Reports and Workflows, what can trigger each of them, and what is possible when triggered. In addition, at the end we will walk through the process of making a template from beginning to end.
Who this course is for:
- AppSheet Developers
Instructor
My name is Ben Anderson, I am a Developer at QREW Technologies with a BA in Computer Science from Texas A&M. I enjoy teaching and equipping people with skills to know how to become an efficient programmer. I have been creating videos on AppSheet training through YouTube to help equip students to become a successful AppSheet developer.