Upload and download service definitions

About uploading and downloading apps and app items

You can download apps and app items to your computer or flash drive and upload them into an instance of Mobile Enterprise Platform.

Apps and app items can be downloaded, which exports and saves the file. Then the app or app item can be uploaded (imported) into another instance of Mobile Enterprise Platform.

If there is a development instance of Mobile Enterprise Platform and also a production instance, the item uploaded to the production instance can skip versions. For example, an app might exist as version 5 in the production instance. The same app, edited in the development instance, might now exist as version 8. When this app is uploaded to the production instance, it uploads as version 8 (skipping from version 5 to 8).

When an app item is downloaded, it is given a file extension indicating the type of file it is. The extensions for app and app items files are as follows.

Application

Extension: .clientapp

Promotion Package

Extension: .package

Form

Extension: .form

Form Component

Extension: .formcomponent

Wire

Extension: .wire

SubApp

Extension: .subapp

Include

Extension: .include

Table

Extension: .table

Service Definition

Extension: .servicedefinition

Data Object

Extension: .dataobject

Style Group

Extension: .stylegroup

Configuration Element

Extension: .configelement

Business Rule

Extension: .businessrule

Repository File

Extension: the extension of the file (.png, .jpg, .mp4, etc.)

Upload an app or app item

You can upload (import) an app or app item, which imports the file from the designated folder on the local system or network.

To upload an app or app item, complete the following steps in Advanced Inventory Platform Manager.

Go to Develop > Application Studio.
Select Upload> Item.
For Select Project, select a project, or use the default Create a new project to which to associate the item. If you select to create a new project, complete the following substeps.
1. For Project ID, type an ID that contains only letters, numbers, underscores, and dashes.
2. For Project Description, type a description for the new project.
Enter an ID for the file that contains only letters, numbers, underscores, and dashes.. If the ID is left blank, the ID will default to the name of the file being uploaded.
In the corresponding Upload dialog box, browse to the location of the file to upload.

Step Information

Note:In a Mobile Enterprise Platform 7+ installation, files are in the Data\AppData folder for the instance.
Select Upload.
If a form is being uploaded, and there is more than one style group in the system, the Style Group Selection window will appear. Select a style group to be applied to the form from the drop down selection and select OK.

Step Information

Note:If uploading more than one form, a different style group can be selected for each form, as long as there are multiple style groups in Styles. If desired, select a style group for each form.
Select OK.

Result: The app or app item is uploaded and is checked in.

Download an app or app item

You can download (export) an app or app item, which exports the file to a designated folder on the local system or network. When an item is downloaded, it is given a file extension indicating the type of file it is.

To download an app or app item, complete the following steps in Advanced Inventory Platform Manager.

Go to Develop > Application Studio.
On the Application Studio nav bar, select the Library view.
In the left rail, select the item to download, such as Applications, and hover over the applicable version number for the app or item to download.
Select Download from the context menu.
In the File Download dialog box, select Save.
In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the location in which to save the file.
Optional. Edit the filename.
Select Save.
If the Download Complete box appears, select Close.

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