Creating a new resource

Before you create a new resource, familiarize yourself with the procedure listed in this section in order to help ensure a successful experience.

About this task

To create a new resource:

Procedure

  1. From the Applications Manager menu select Application Platform > Presentation > Resources. This displays the Resource Hierarchy tree.
  2. Select Create New.
  3. Customize your new resource, keeping in mind the following rules:
    • The highest level of resource you can create is an entity resource.
    • Under your custom entity, it is possible to create a complete hierarchy of resources, which consists of views, inner panels, and so forth.
    • Generally, an entity resource should contain a corresponding list API and detail API.
    • A detail view should contain at least one inner panel.
    • An action resource must fit one of the following conditions:
      • have an API subresource
      • be configured with a view ID
      • be configured with a JavaScript to call

What to do next

Alternatively, if you want an easier way to customize , you can create new views, actions, or icons within the entities available in the Application Console, using templates.