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24.4 Build an Application_ Step-by-Step 2

The document outlines the second exercise in the Appian Step-by-Step series, focusing on creating an application for Acme Automobile to manage vehicle and maintenance processes. It provides detailed steps for signing into Appian, creating an application, and organizing it with subfolders. Additionally, it includes troubleshooting resources for users needing assistance during the exercise.

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24.4 Build an Application_ Step-by-Step 2

The document outlines the second exercise in the Appian Step-by-Step series, focusing on creating an application for Acme Automobile to manage vehicle and maintenance processes. It provides detailed steps for signing into Appian, creating an application, and organizing it with subfolders. Additionally, it includes troubleshooting resources for users needing assistance during the exercise.

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Build an Application:

Step-by-Step #2
Exercise to Accompany
Create an Application: First Steps

The Appian Step-by-Step series consists of 12 exercises that accompany


the courses in the Appian Developer learning path. Exercises build upon
each other. Complete exercises in order and keep the app and all
objects until you are done with the project.

1 Welcome to the Appian Developer Learning Path

2 Create an Application

3 Manage Users and Groups

4 Expressions

5 Design Record Types

6 Sites

7 Query Your Data

8 Interfaces 101

9 Process Modeling 101: Part 1

10 Process Modeling 101: Part 2

11 Reports

12 Task Report

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Exercise 2: Create an Application 3
Create an Application 3
Create Subfolders 4
Troubleshooting Resources 5

Notice of Rights

This document was created by Appian Corporation, 7950 Jones Branch Dr, Tysons, Virginia 22102.
Copyright 2024 by Appian Corporation. All rights reserved. Information in this document is subject to
change. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, without
prior written permission of Appian Corporation. For more information on obtaining permission for
reprints or excerpts, contact Appian Training at [email protected].

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This exercise was developed for Appian 24.4. If Appian Community
Edition is on a later Appian version, functionality might be different.
Go to academy.appian.com to download the latest exercise.

Exercise 2: Create an Application


Use Case

Acme Automobile is a corporate fleet management company. They want to use


an Appian application to manage their vehicle and maintenance processes.

Create an Application
You will start building by creating the application, which is a container for the design objects
that make up a business solution.

Follow the steps below to create your Step-by-Step Acme Auto application.

1. Sign in to Appian Community Edition.


2. Go to Appian Designer by clicking the Navigation button next to your avatar and
selecting Appian Designer from the dropdown. You can also change the URL from
/suite/sites/home to /suite/design.

3. In the Applications view, click New Application.

4. In the Create New Application dialog, configure the following properties:

● Name: Enter Step-by-Step Acme Auto.


● Description: Enter Practice application for managing vehicles
and maintenance in a fleet.
● Prefix: Change the prefix to W#SA. Be sure to use your workspace identifier
(for example, 1234) in place of the #.

Because you are working in a community environment, include your workspace


identifier in the application prefix so you do not cause naming conflicts with
objects created by other users. You can find your workspace identifier at the
beginning of app prefixes of pre-built apps (for example, W000).

● Generate groups and folders to secure and organize objects: Keep this box
selected.

5. Click CREATE.

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6. In the Review Application Security dialog, click SAVE. The W#SA Administrators and
W#SA Users groups were generated for you and are used to secure the application.

7. Your new application will open automatically. Close the What do you want to build
first? dialog.

You will be in the Plan view. This view gives you the ability to quickly create an application
plan using AI Copilot. For the purpose of this exercise, click Start Building to skip this step
and go to the Build view.

Create Subfolders
In this exercise, you will create folders that you will use to organize and secure application
objects. In Appian, there are four types of folders: Rule, Process Model, Document, and
Knowledge Center. The parent folders were generated for you, so you will create subfolders.
Subfolders reside in parent folders and inherit the security of the parent folder.

Follow the steps below to create subfolders.

1. In the navigation pane on the left, click Build.

2. In the Build view, select NEW > Folder.

3. Create three rule subfolders in the W#SA Rules & Constants parent folder: W#SA
Constants, W#SA Expressions, and W#SA Interfaces. For each folder:

● In the Build view, select NEW > Folder. Configure the following properties:

○ Type: Select Rule Folder.


○ Name: Enter the name (listed above).
○ Description: Enter a simple description (for example,
“Contains all constants for the W#SA application”).
○ Parent Folder: Select W#SA Rules & Constants.

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NOTE: Alternatively, you can open W#SA Rules & Constants and create all
subfolders from within this parent folder. With this method, the Parent Folder
field will be pre-populated with W#SA Rules & Constants.

2. From within the W#SA Knowledge Center parent folder, select NEW DOCUMENT
FOLDER to create a document subfolder. Configure the following properties:

● Name: Enter W#SA Documents.


● Description: Enter a simple description.
● Parent Folder: Ensure that W#SA Knowledge Center is selected.

To check that you set up your parent-child folder relationships correctly, you can use the
hierarchical view. Above the objects list on the right, click Hierarchical View to see your
folders organized into the hierarchy.

Troubleshooting Resources
Stuck on a step, or need help troubleshooting? Appian provides several support resources
that you can use as you build:

1. Acme Auto Solution Application - The Acme Auto Solution Application (AS) is the
solution to the exercises you are following in the Step-by-Steps. You can use the AS
application as a reference tool. Review it to see how specific objects are configured, or
test the application to see how the features work from a business user’s perspective.
This application is preloaded into your workspace. If you do not see it in the list of
applications in your workspace, you can deploy it from the App Catalog. Refer to Build
an Application: Step-by-Step #1 for more information on how to use the App
Catalog.

2. Community Discussions for New Users - Check out the New to Appian thread in
Community. Join our community of experts to ask questions and find answers from
past discussions.

3. Appian Documentation - Appian’s product documentation will provide you with an


overview of key Appian features, newest release information, additional tutorials, and
helpful patterns and recipes to implement in your app.

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