Democratizing Application Development with AppSheet

A hands-on guide to building sophisticated business applications and automation using AppSheet to deliver business results quickly without writing lines of code

Key Features

• Learn how the AppSheet Editor works to configure, test, and deploy a business app without writing lines of code
• Get hands-on experience with AppSheet by building a real-world application throughout the book
• Explore useful tips and tricks to develop custom functionalities in the app to meet unique business needs

Book Description

Many citizen developers regularly use spreadsheets in their business and day-to-day jobs. With AppSheet, you can take your spreadsheets to the next level by enhancing their ease of use. The platform allows you to run your business efficiently and manage it in the field outside of an office or indoor environment. This book enables you to create your own simple or medium to complex hybrid apps for business or personal use.

As a beginner to AppSheet, this book will show you how the AppSheet Editor works and how it is used to configure, test, and deploy an app and share it with others as users or co-authors. You'll learn about widely used features such as how to use data sources, create app views and actions, construct expressions with AppSheet functions, and make your app secure through security and UX options. Next, you'll create email/attachment templates and develop reports/documents based on templates, store in the cloud, and send files through emails. You'll also understand how to integrate third-party services and monitor various usage statistics of your app. As you progress, you'll explore various features with the help of sample apps that you create using the book.

By the end of this book, you'll have learned how to make the most of AppSheet to build powerful and efficient applications.

What you will learn

• Discover how the AppSheet app is presented for app users
• Explore the different views you can use and how to format your data with colors and icons
• Understand AppSheet functions such as yes/no, text, math, list, date and time and build expressions with those functions
• Explore different actions such as data change, app navigation, external communication, and CSV import/export
• Add/delete and define editing permissions and learn to broadcast notifications and inform users of changes
• Build a bot through the AppSheet Automation feature to automate various business workflows

Who this book is for

This book is for beginner and intermediate-level citizen application developers in small or medium size businesses and business users who want to develop their own apps. Basic knowledge of Google Sheets or Excel and an understanding of different spreadsheet formulas are required. Knowledge of SQL and basic software development will be beneficial but not necessary.

Table of Contents

1. Getting started with AppSheet
2. Understanding app editor and data sources
3. Presenting app data with UX/Views
4. Manipulate data with expressions and formulas
5. Manipulate data with behaviors and actions
6. Controlling app users and data security
7. Know and define app environment with Manage tools
8. Automate recurring data change or schedule tasks
9. Use intelligence and advanced features
10. Extend app capabilities with 3rd party services
11. Build more apps with app templates
12. Tips and tricks to achieve more
13. Appendix: Summary - Where to go Next

Koichi Tsuji works as Representative, CEO at Vendola Solutions LLC. He is a AppSheet pro consultant and developer. Koichi also runs the Appsheet community in Japan.

Suvrutt Gurjar works as a Freelancer (AppSheet Solution Architect Partner since 2016). His professional qualifications includes Certification in Google Data Studio (2019-valid till August 2022), Certification in Microsoft Power BI(2017), Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (2015), Project Management Professional from 2005-2018, and Professional, Academy of Healthcare Management (PAHM) certification from AHIP (2012). His educational background includes Electrical Engineering from VJTI, Mumbai.

Takuya Miyai has been working in the IT industry for years with expertise in the Salesforce. He holds a number of Salesforce certifications. After meeting with AppSheet and being fascinated by the possibilities of AppSheet for the coming future, his direction of life has been completely changed. By joining Vendola Solutions LLC, he is actively working as AppSheet professional consultants to help the AppSheet communities and his clients. He is also acting as an active community member with a decent coding background for no-coding solutions