Create and customize apps

Note: Availability of this feature depends on your license. For information about your license, reach out to your Nintex Account Manager, and for information trialing this feature, see Free Trials.

Create an app to organize your Nintex Apps pages, connections, tables, workflows, documents, and user permissions. You can create apps by adding them to an existing solution or creating a new solution. A solution can include multiple apps as assets; however, you can add an individual app to only one solution. For more information, see Solutions.

Jump to:

Access the Apps page

  • Go to Apps.

    The Apps page is displayed.

Create an app

You can create an app from Apps or Solutions.

  1. On the Apps page, click Create app.

  2. Select one of the following options:

    Note: The Add to existing solution and Create a new solution options are available only when you are using the Nintex CE Platform experience. Switch to the new experience to use these options.

    • Add to existing solution: Adds the newly created app to an existing solution. For more information, see Add to an existing solution.

    • Create a new solution: Creates a new solution and adds the newly created app to it. For more information, see Create a new solution.

    • Do not add to a solution: Creates a standalone app without adding it to any solution. For more information, see Do not add to a solution.

      Note: The Do not add to a solution option is available only for tenants using the legacy Nintex Apps experience.

  1. Select a solution from the drop-down.

  2. Click Create.

    The Create new app dialog is displayed.

  3. Configure the app. For more information, see Configure an app.

  1. Type a name in the Name field.

  2. Type a description in the Description field.

  3. Select a Color from the available options.

  4. Select an Icon from the available options.

  5. Click Create.

    The Create new app dialog is displayed.

  6. Configure the app. For more information, see Configure an app.

  1. Click Create.

    The Create new app dialog is displayed.

  2. Configure the app. For more information, see Configure an app.

For more information, see Apps.

Configure an app

  1. Type the App name.

  2. Type the App URL.

    This is the URL that end users visit to access the app. It is a combination of your Nintex Apps environment URL and the path defined in this field. Although this field is auto-populated based on your app’s name, you can type any URL-encoded value.

  3. Select the Design System from the drop-down.

    The selected design system is applied by default to all pages within this app and included as an app resource. For more information, see Set an app's design system.

  4. Select the Solution name from the drop-down.

    Note: If you select Do not add to a solution when creating an app, you can select a Solution name during the app configuration process. You cannot add a solution to an app after the app has been created. For more information, see Create an app.

  5. Select one of the following options to indicate whether your app pages use a shared layout:

    • Yes: (Default) Creates a principal page that defines shared elements. Each new dependent page inherits these elements. For more information, see Principal and dependent pages.

    • No: Sets your app's pages as standalone, with no shared elements.

      Note: Even if you choose not to add a shared layout, you can create a principal page in your app later if needed.

  6. Select an App layout.

    Note: This option appears only for a shared page layout.

    • Navigation: Adds a navigation area to guide users through the app.

      • Horizontal: Displays a navigation bar across the top of the pages. This selection includes the Footer and Left sidebar grid divisions by default.

      • Vertical: Displays a navigation bar along the left side of the pages. This selection includes the Footer grid division by default.

      • None: No navigation bar is added.

    • Grid division: Divides the pages into structured sections. You can add components into the respective divisions to organize your content.

      • Header: Adds a header at the top.

      • Footer: Adds a footer at the bottom.

      • Left sidebar: Adds a sidebar on the left.

      • Right sidebar: Adds a sidebar on the right.

    • Preview: Displays a preview of the selected navigation and grid divisions. This allows you to preview the app structure before creating the app.

  7. Click Create.

    • If the app uses a shared page layout, the newly created principal page opens in the Page Designer.

    • If the app uses a standalone (non-shared) layout, the app opens in the App Designer.

Work with apps

On the Apps page, you can:

  • In the search bar, type all or part of the app name.

    The list is updated to display matching results.

  • Next to the search bar, select one of the following options:

    • All apps: Displays all apps available to you, including standalone apps and apps that belong to solutions.

    • Solution: Displays only apps that belong to solutions.

    • Standalone: Displays only apps that do not belong to any solution.

Set a default app that participant users can open when they access Nintex Apps and have permission to access more than one app. Participant users automatically get access to the selected default app.

  1. On the top-right, click .

  2. Click Set default app.

  3. Select an app.

  4. Click Save.

  • Open the app using one of the following options:

    • Select the app from the list.

    • Click next to the app and select Details.

    The app opens in the App Designer. You can configure all app assets, including pages, connections, tables, workflows, documents, files, permissions, user access, and app settings. For more information, see App Designer.

  1. Next to the app you want to delete, click , and select Delete.

  2. Click Delete.

  • Click next to the app you want to preview and select Preview.

    The app opens in the runtime version in a separate tab.

  1. Open the app using one of the following options:

    • Select the app from the list.

    • Click next to the app and select Details.

    The app opens in the App Designer.

  2. In the Elements panel, click App settings. For more information, see App settings page.

  3. Update the Name and App URL.

  4. Click Save.