Applications
Modes of an Application
Overview Zoho Creator has two modes through which you can establish an application from start to finish. You can create an application from scratch or from a template and customize it according to your needs in an app-building space. During that ...
Generating HAR file
Generating an HAR file Sometimes, when you encounter complex issues with Zoho Creator, such as troubles with SSO or performance related issues, we need some information to help you debug it. This article explains how to generate an HAR file, which ...
Grant Edit Access to Zoho Support
This page is for C5 users. For those using the C6 version, refer here. The Edit Access feature, when enabled, allows Zoho Creator support team to edit your app and experience first-hand the problem you've been facing. Support team will have access ...
Encryption in Zoho Creator
Encryption is primarily used to safeguard the contents of a message so that only the intended recipient could read it. This is done by replacing the contents with unrecognizable data, which could be understood only by the intended recipient. This is ...
Access App in Offline Mode
The Zoho Creator mobile app can cache recently accessed Forms, so they're available when a user's device is offline or unable to connect to Zoho Creator. Apart from automatic caching of Forms, the mobile app supports saving of Reports, so that they ...
Access App from Mobile Browser
Every business or organization, when considering its mobile presence, comes across the question—whether to build a mobile app or a mobile website, or both. The answer to this primarily depends on factors such as the purpose of the mobile presence, ...
Access App on iPad
The Zoho Creator native app for iPad offers mobile access to all your Zoho Creator applications. The app is available for download from the App store. You can access your Zoho Creator apps from the drop-down at the top of your Zoho Creator dashboard. ...
Access App on Android Device
Overview The Zoho Creator native app for Android offers mobile access to all your Zoho Creator applications. The app is available for download from the Google Play Store. You can access your Zoho Creator apps from the drop-down at the top of your ...
Access App on iPhone
Overview The Zoho Creator native app for iPhone offers mobile access to all your Zoho Creator applications. The app is available for download from the App Store. You can access your Zoho Creator apps from the drop-down at the top of your Zoho Creator ...
Access App on Web
Access app as the app owner After making changes in an app as the app owner, you might want to see how the app looks to the users accessing it. You can click Access This Application in the top right corner to access the live application. Once you ...
Edit, Delete, and Duplicate Applications
You can edit, delete, and duplicate applications that you created and those where you are a developer, as follows: Note: - Duplicating an application is not supported when a report in it displays data from 150 fields or more. - While duplicating an ...
Manage Sections in Application
Refer to this page to learn about sections. You can customize certain aspects of sections at the device level, including browser, phone, and tablet modes. Zoho Creator supports over 2000+ built-in icons that you can use for various components in your ...
Understand Application Sections
Sections display the components in your application in separate divisions. This provides your users with a visual and logical grouping of your application components, which makes navigation easier. When you access your Creator application, you will ...
Set theme for your Application
Creator provides a bunch of theme layouts that you can choose from, as well as various colors and fonts that you can pick to go along with your chosen theme for web, phone, and, tablet modes. You can also customize color combinations for the ...
Understand Application Themes
Themes enable you to choose the color scheme and design that will be applied to your Creator application. They define the overall visual appeal of your application as well as assist users on how to navigate around the components in your application. ...
View Forms, Reports, Pages and Workflows in your Application
All the forms, reports, pages, and workflows created in the app can be viewed by clicking the drop-down next to the app name in the top left corner. All the components in the app will be listed under the header. Search for the required components in ...
Icons and the Components they Represent
While viewing the list of components (forms, reports, pages and workflows) in your application, you will find that each component name carries an icon. The icon will help you in understanding what type the component is, at a glance. For example, a ...
Create Forms, Reports, Pages and Workflows in your Application
Once you create an app, you will be taken to the design page of the app. The next step is to add various components to the app, such as Forms to collect data, Reports and Pages to display the collected data, and Workflows to automate routine tasks at ...
Create an Application by Importing .ds file
Zoho Creator also supports creating an application by importing a .ds file. A Deluge Script (.ds) file is a file that stores the structure of a Zoho Creator application in text format. To upload your .ds file Go to the homepage of Zoho Creator. ...
Create an Application by Importing Data
1. Preparing your source file Zoho Creator supports importing data that's present in the following formats. However, it's best you prepare your data by referring to the guidelines below for a smooth import. Importing data from spreadsheet and tabular ...
Install an Application from Gallery
Go to the homepage of Zoho Creator. Navigate to Solutions module. Click the Create Solution button in the top right corner. Three kinds of solutions will be displayed - Applications, BI & Analytics, and Integration flows. Click Select button in ...
Create Application from Scratch
Go to the homepage of Zoho Creator. Navigate to Solutions module. Click the Create Solution button in the top right corner. Three kinds of solutions will be displayed - Applications, BI & Analytics, and Integration flows. Click Select button in ...
Zoho Creator Homepage
The Homepage is the first screen that you see once you sign into Zoho Creator. By default, the homepage lists all the applications in your account. You can apply filters to view the apps that you have created, applications that are shared with you by ...
Plan Before Creating an Application
It is essential to know the purpose for your database or the problem you want to solve using your application. You must consider the following points before you start creating an application. What information do you want it to capture maintain? For ...
Understand Application
An application is built by an app owner to collect data from users. The first step in creating an application is to set up an interface to collect data. This interface is called a form. A form is the component of your Zoho Creator app that enables ...