Quick start: build your first app

1. Connect a datasource

First, tell the platform where to get data.

Open [Datasources] in the left navigation, click create, and enter your MySQL connection URL, username and password. The platform tests connectivity and stores your credentials encrypted.

2. Sync a dataset

Once connected, choose the table you need on the datasource detail page (e.g. employees) and click Sync as dataset.

The external table schema is pulled into the platform as a unified raw dataset.

If the data needs cleansing, you can further configure a pipeline to produce a derived dataset. To keep this tutorial simple we use the raw dataset as-is.

3. Model the ontology

Now give the data its “business semantics”.

Go to [Ontology], create a new object type named Employee.

• Bind its underlying data to the employees dataset you just synced.
• Choose id as the primary key.
• Map first_name and last_name from the dataset into object properties, and tick “allow global search”.

4. Build the app

With the business object ready, build the page.

Open [Apps] and create a new app.

• Drag a DataTable component from the left palette onto the canvas.
• In the properties panel on the right, find “Data binding” and select the Employee ontology object we just created.
• Click [Publish] in the top-right corner.