App Designer provides options to allow the smart forms built using AppDesigner to be ported across multiple environments. The Designer uses the feature of Export and Import Entities to allow this portability.

App Designer also provides the option to Clone entities so that users can achieve fast development while developing similar forms. Users do not need to start from scratch. They can clone the existing entity and then make the modifications to the cloned entity.

App Designer provides option to export any entity so that it can be imported to another environment. This allows portability of entities across multiple environments. The below section explains how to do the export.

Go to the Entity Menu inside your application. Click on the Export Entity menu.

Select the Entity to export. Click Export Entity button

The system will download the entity configuration as a JSON and show the success message on screen.

AppDesigner provides option to import the entity that has been exported from another environment. This allows portability of entities across multiple environments. The below section explains how to do the import.

Go to the Entity Menu inside your application. Click on the Import Entity menu.

Choose the Entity to be imported. User can alternately drag and drop the configuration file on the import screen to import the entity.

ONEWEB provides 3 options for import - Import Normal - Default Merge - Imported entity merged with existing entity Overwrite. - Overwrite the existing entity with the imported entity.

App Designer provides option to clone an entity so as to create another entity with similar features. This allows easy configuration when user needs to create multiple entities with similar features.

Go to the Entity Menu inside your application. Click on the Clone Entity menu.

Choose the Entity to be cloned. Enter the name for the new entity. Click on Clone button.