Select an Application Type and Template
m-Power ships with over a dozen templates which gives you numerous options when deciding how an application should look and function. The first decision is what type of application to create. m-Power defines four general types: Retrievals, Reports, Summaries, and Maintenance Applications. Then, each of those application types has specific templates to select from. The templates define the general layout and functionality of the resulting application.
To decide which type of application to create, ask this question: Will this application:
| List multiple or single rows of data? |
Show sub- or grand-total data levels? |
Create a new data table? |
Maintain data? |
Build a Retrieval
Application.
Select one of these templates:
- Multiple Record Retrieval
- Single Record Retrieval
- Calendar Layout Retrieval
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Build a Report
Application.
Select one of these templates:
- Report
- Report with Graph
- Ranking Report with Graph
- Interactive Report
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Build a Summary
Application.
Select this template:
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Build a Maintenance
Application.
Select one of these templates:
- Work-With Maintenance
- Single Record Maintenance
- Grid Update Maintenance
- Re-order Maintenance
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Once you know which type of application to create, then you need to choose which template to use.
Retrieval Templates
| Retrieval Templates |
| Multiple Record Retrieval |  | - Provide a paginated list.
- Filter and sort rows.
- Create SmartLinks to drill-down into other apps for more detail.
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| Single Record Retrieval |  | - Show exactly one record at a time.
- Infinite layout options to show even the most complex data clearly.
- Import related info into other apps.
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| Calendar Layout Retrieval |  | - View any date-related data in a familiar calendar format.
- Filter records.
- Color code entries based on any criteria.
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Report Templates
| Report Templates |
| Prompted Report |  | - Display sub- and grand-total values.
- Numerous output types: HTML, Excel, PDF, email, and more.
- Separate prompt screen for user inputs.
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| Report with Graph |  | - Same features as the Report Template, plus the ability to graph.
- Bar, pie, line or speedometer chart.
- Enable drill-down through the graphed values.
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| Ranking Report |  | - Automatically list top results based on user-selected options like dimension and record selections.
- Resort the results on the output screen.
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| Interactive Report |  | - AJAX-executed report provides a connected feel experience.
- Automatically drill-down into lower level of details within the same report.
- Smart selections show related/unrelated data as selections are made.
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Summary Template
| Summary Template |
| Summary |  | - Produce data marts for Business Intelligence and Dashboard apps.
- Run batch-capable apps with built-in scripting and scheduling.
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Maintenance Templates
| Maintenance Templates |
| Work With Maintenance |  | - Users can view, copy, update, delete, and create new records.
- Perfect for master-table maintenance.
- Developers control which functions are available.
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| Single Record Maintenance |  | - Enable update of one record at a time.
- Create a prompt screen to front other screens or server-side functions.
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| Grid Update Maintenance |  | - Enable update and delete of multiple records at one time.
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| Re-order Maintenance |  | - Users interact with an intuitive drag and drop interface to re-order rows within a table, resetting sequence values in the affected row.
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