Create a new Data App

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Using Concert Data Apps, you can create a new data app. You can either start with a blank canvas, build from a template, import an existing data app from a JSON file, or explore an existing app.

Before you begin

  • Deploy a Concert instance on a OpenShift® Container Platform cluster or Concert instance on a Linux® x86_64 virtual machine (VM).
  • (Optional) Install a Concert Data Apps instance.

Create a new data app from a blank project

Refer to the following instructions to create a new Concert Data Apps dashboard from a blank project.

  1. Navigate to the Data App menu at the top of the Concert UI.
  2. Click the Create data app.
  3. Select Build from scratch.

This opens the IDE canvas, where you can begin designing and building your data app.

Import a data app

You can import a data app from a JSON file that was exported from a data app in another Concert instance. This allows you to migrate or replicate data apps across different environments.

  1. Navigate to the Data App menu at the top of the Concert UI.
  2. Click the Import button in the top left corner.
  3. Select the JSON file containing the exported data app configuration.
  4. Click Open to import the data app.

The imported data app is created and listed in the data apps table with the previously configured components and settings.

Important:
  • Ensure that the JSON file is a valid data app export from a Concert Data Apps instance. The import process will validate the file structure before creating the data app.
  • If the imported JSON contains authorization tokens or sensitive data such as usernames and passwords, you will need to reconfigure these fields in the data sources section. This ensures that widgets can retrieve data from the previously mapped endpoints and queries securely.

Create a new data app from a template

You can create a data app using pre-configured templates that include components previously set up.

Note: If you are using a Concert template, ensure that Concert is installed and the required data is available. Templates will not be able to retrieve data if the Concert instance or data sources are not properly configured.
  1. Navigate to the Data App menu at the top of the Concert UI.
  2. Click the Create data app button in the top right corner.
  3. Select Build from template.
  4. Select a template from the available template list.
  5. Click Use template.

The created data app will be listed in My data apps.

Edit an existing application

Refer to the following instructions to edit an existing data app.

  1. Navigate to the Data App menu at the top of the Concert UI.
  2. Select a data app from My Data Apps list.
  3. From the overflow menu against the app name, Select Open.

This opens the selected data app, where you can begin editing your existing data app.

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