Create application from scratch

Overview

You can build a new custom application from the basic, by adding Forms. To do this, you first need to decide on the different forms required by your application. When you have decided on this, you can create your application by adding the required forms. Again, Zoho creator provides you a choice here - you can create your application with a blank form and customize it from scratch or create your application with a pre-build template form that suits your requirement.

Create application by adding blank Form

Create your application from scratch by adding a Blank form and drag-and-drop the required fields to your blank form. To create an application by adding a Blank Form:

1. Select the From Scratch icon
2. Specify the Application Name and Form Name.
3. Click on Create Now to create your application with a blank form.

   

• The application named Employee Management will be created with a blank form named Employee listed in the Forms Tab. Add the required fields to your form by simple drag-n-drop and your form is ready for use. Refer the topic Forms to learn more about Form Customization.
• Zoho Creator creates a default view for the form. The default view will be listed in the Views Tab. Refer the topic Forms to learn more about Form Customization.
• To submit data to your form and view data, select Access this application button. The data submitted through your form will be displayed in the view.
• By default, the applications created in Zoho Creator is private and is accessible only by the owner of the application.

Create application using Form Template

Template forms are ready-made forms that you can start to use immediately. Some of the most commonly used forms like Contact form, Registration form, Feedback form etc., are provided as Templates in Zoho Creator. To see the full list of Template forms, select Use Form Template option, view the Template list and see whether or not it meets your requirement. To create an application from a Template form,

1. Select the From Scratch icon
2. Specify the Application Name.
3. Choose the required Form template from the Templates displayed and click Create Now to create your application with the selected form template. You can also preview the template form contents before using it to create your application. To preview the form, click on the Preview button that will be displayed when you mouse over the template. A preview of the form will be displayed now. To create your application with this form select Create application with this form link displayed below the preview form.

• The application My Contacts will be created with the Add Contacts form listed in the Forms Tab. You can use the form as such or customize it to suit your requirement.
• The Add Contacts view will be listed in the Views Tab. You can use the view as such or customize it to suit your requirement.
• To submit data to your form and view data, select Access this application button. The data submitted through your form will be displayed in the view.

Related Links

• Refer to topic Forms to learn more about Form Customization
• Refer to topic Views to learn more about Form Customization
• Refer to topic Access this application to access the Forms and Views in your application