Using the AppBuilder with Progress Dynamics
The OpenEdge AppBuilder is extended in Progress Dynamics sessions with additional menus and tools. The AppBuilder is the primary visual programming tool in the OpenEdge Studio. In Progress Dynamics, you create and assemble application components in the AppBuilder. The AppBuilder’s Section Editor makes it easier to write Progress 4GL business logic code to complement the user interface logic.
In case you are not familiar with them, this tutorial introduces you to some of the standard features of the AppBuilder as well as the new features of Progress Dynamics. If you want more information about a particular tool or dialog box, check the online help.
If you have worked with the AppBuilder before, notice the additions to the main window that support the Progress Dynamics framework. Most of the additions are on the new Build menu. You will use many of these tools during the tutorial.
If you are not familiar with the OpenEdge AppBuilder, it consists of three windows: the main window, the Object Palette, and the PRO*Tools. The Object Palette shows the various objects that you can add to your application windows. Clicking on an icon and then clicking inside a window automatically adds an instance of that object type to the window with all its basic controlling code. The PRO*Tools are a set of utility programs that you might need while developing your applications, as shown:
