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Rapid Application Development with OutSystems

By : Ricardo Pereira
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Rapid Application Development with OutSystems

By: Ricardo Pereira

Overview of this book

OutSystems is a software development platform that speeds up the build phase by abstracting code and making almost everything visual. This means replacing textual language with visual artifacts that avoid lexical errors and speed up code composition using accelerators and predefined templates. The book begins by walking you through the fundamentals of the technology, along with a general overview of end-to-end web and mobile software development. You'll learn how to configure your personal area in the cloud and use the OutSystems IDE to connect with it. The book then shows you how to build a web application based on the best architectural and developmental practices in the market, and takes the same approach for the mobile paradigm. As you advance, you'll find out how to develop the same application, and the great potential of reusing code from one paradigm in another and the symbiosis between them is showcased.The only application that'll differ from the application in the exercise is the one used in business process technology (BPT), with a focus on a common market use case. By the end of this OutSystems book, you'll be able to develop enterprise-level applications on the web and mobile, integrating them with third parties and other systems on the market. You'll also understand the concepts of performance, security, and software construction and be able to apply them effectively.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Section 1: OutSystems 101
5
Section 2: The Magical Path of the Backend
10
Section 3: Create Value and Innovate with the Frontend
16
Section 4: Extensibility and Complexity of the OutSystems Platform

Opening and starting Integration Studio

OutSystems provides a tool that allows us to extend the platform with custom C#/.NET code and to carry out more complicated and non-standard integrations. It doesn't offer as many features as Service Studio, but it manages to be as powerful nonetheless.

To start Integration Studio, follow these steps:

  1. Just like we did to open Service Studio, in the Windows Search field, type Integration Studio:

Figure 3.11 – Opening Integration Studio

  1. Then, open the application by clicking on the OutSystems Integration Studio 11 icon.

    Tip

    We can add a shortcut for Integration Studio to the taskbar by right-clicking on the application icon and selecting Pin to taskbar.

  2. After opening the application, enter your user credentials and the URL of your Personal Environment (yes, the same URL as before), and then click the Connect button:

Figure 3.12 – Connecting to our Personal...