A simple "Hello World" SmartForm

In this beginner-level tutorial, you will learn how to build a very simple, "Hello, World!" style application with K2 SmartForms. The form in this application will be a very simple form where you can enter data, and press a button to get a response. By completing this tutorial, you will become familiar with the basic tools and techniques used to views and forms in K2.

If you want to learn a little more about the application you are about to build and how it will behave, review the design of the application in the topic A simple "Hello World" SmartForm - Application Design.

Here is a brief overview of this tutorial: You will launch K2 Designer and then create a new view. You will add controls to the view, then work with rules to add functionality to the controls. Next, you will create a new form and add the view. Finally, you will test the application.

For this scenario we use sample users. You can create your own test users to work with. Depending on the type of scenario you build, you may need to configure specific security settings such as Designer authorization for these users. For more information about managing your environment see the Administer section.

Steps

1. Add the Application Categories
2. Create an Item View and Add Controls
3. Create the Hello World Form
4. Test the Hello World Form
5. Challenge: Automatically populate the Name text box with the current user's information
6. (Optional) Clean up your K2 environment by deleting the application artifacts

First Step: 1. Add the Application Categories