Downloads
This post is referring to Vahana 2 (beta version). To check the document for production, please go to vDesigner-v1.0
The Vahana platform incorporates a module that is calle Downloads. The Downloads module allows you to download the build of the software application. First, you design an application and then publish it by using the vDesigner module.
On the Vahana platform, the ?Downloads? module provides the following features and benefits:
Features
- Creation of builds is available for the following device types:
- Android
- iOS
- Web
- Configuration of settings based on the user-specific requirements.
- Deployment of builds from multiple environments.
- Availability of the real-time status of the build
- Search for builds by using different parameters
- Search for builds by typing in the Search box
- Environment-wise filtering of builds
- Email based auto-notification for the failure and successful builds with the available links
- Allows to expected build size and asset size of a build
- Customization of Asset size from Asset Manager
Benefits
- A user friendly interface to quickly and intuitively create and download the build.
- Users can push multiple builds from the single account
- Faster identification of the builds along with the status
- Enables better management of multiple builds
Build Settings
Before creating a build, you have to configure the settings which is a mandatory step. These settings are divided into Global, Middleware and Security.
Steps:
- On the Downloads page, click Settings to display the Settings page.
- Select an environment to configure its properties.
- The following screen capture shows the environment-related properties
- Configure these properties as follows:
| Environment Settings | Description |
| Upload Icon | Upload or choose an icon for your application |
| Upload a Splash Icon | Upload a splash icon which will appear in a particular screen in the application which gets displayed while the application is loading |
| App Name | Type the name of the application |
| Version Name | This is the version name which would be visible to end users of the application |
| Version Number | This is the number which will be used by the IT users to track the version numbers which will not be visible to the end-user of the application |
| Package Name |
| Middleware Settings | Description |
| Application ID | Enter the Application ID of vConnect |
| Org ID | Enter the Org ID of vConnect |
| Client Secret | This is a prefilled field which a user can edit to connect to the Vahana Run Time Manager |
| vConnect Endpoint URL | This endpoint URL is to connect to vConnect APIs and this is a prefilled field which is still editable |
| Config fetch URL | |
| Storage ID | Enter the storage ID. This is the S3 storage ID for storing the documents |
| DMS Bucket Name | Enter DMS Bucket Name. This is S3 Bucket Name for storing the documents |
| SSL Certificate | Upload SSL certificate in .cer and .cert format. |
| Security Settings | Description |
| Bypass SSL | Click this checkbox to use the application without any authentication of SSL |
| Allow Rooted Devices | Click this checkbox to allow the application in the rooted devices |
| Allow Landscape Mode | Click this checkbox to use the application in the landscape mode in the mobile devices and tablets |
| Allow Screenshots | If you click to select this check box, the end-user can take the screen capture of the application’s pages. |
| Allow Copy Paste | If you click to select this check box, the end-user can copy the content of the application and then paste it to another place. |
| Enable Debugger | If you click to select this check box, the “debugger” feature becomes active in the application. If you make the debugger feature active, you do not require applying the debugger task in the application. |
| Embed Configuration with Build | If you click to select this check box, the application build embeds the application’s configuration details into the application. Thus, when an end-user accesses the application, the application loads the configuration details faster to display the application’s content to the user. |
| Override Device Font | If you click to select this check box, the application-level font settings override the device-level settings. In this case, when the end-user changes the font settings at the device-level, it will not change the font’s setting at the application level. |
Create a Build
Once you have configured the build settings, you can now proceed with creating a new build.
To configure the build:
- On the create build page, click on the create build button.
- After this, the panel will pop out with various fields as shown in the above image
- Users have to fill in information in the given fields
- Click Create to create a build.
- User build creation process is completed, and the build list is displayed on the screen
| Box/List | Description |
| Platform | Select one platform among Android, iOS and Web to create the build. |
| Environment | Select the environment from the list |
| Build Version | Fill in the unique version number for the build |
| Label | Fill in the build name which will be visible to the user in the build list |
Build List Page
- Created On: It shows the date and timestamp when the build was created
- Created By: Email ID of the user who has created the build
- Status: It shows the status of the build and those status are
- Enqueued: Build is in queue
- Progress: Build is in progress
- Failed: Build is failed or timed out
- Completed: Build is ready for download
When Build is completed, you can perform the following actions:
- Delete: Delete the build
- Download: Download the successfully created build
- Copy Link: This icon is used to copy the link for downloading the build
When the build fails, you can perform the following actions:
- Retry Build: Retrigger the build
- Delete: Delete the build
For Search and sort by: There is a search bar on the screen as you can see in the above image. You can search the build by typing in the search bar. Youcan also filter the build environment wise.
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