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 Check system requirements
What are the system requirements?
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- Firefox browser (Version 3.5.5 & above) to access OrangeScape Studio - The development environment.
- Microsoft Silverlight (Version 4.0 & above) for local storage.
- An account on OrangeScape Trial Studio
to build applications
- An account on Google App Engine (GAE) to
run your applications
What is OrangeScape Trial Studio?
OrangeScape
Trial Studio is the modeling environment where you can build
applications using a familiar spreadsheet like interface. The
applications built using Studio can be deployed on Google App Engine
with the click of a button.
What is Google App Engine?
Google App Engine lets you build, run and maintain your web
applications on Google's infrastructure with no servers to maintain. It
allows you to run a maximum of ten applications.
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 Get accounts on OrangeScape Trial Studio and Google App Engine
How do I create an account on OrangeScape Trial Studio?
OrangeScape Trial Studio uses OpenID.If you already have a Google account, Google Apps account or Yahoo
account, you can log into OrangeScape Trial Studio by visiting http://trial.orangescape.com.
Want to learn about OpenID? Click here.
How do I create an account on Google App Engine?
- If you have an account through Google Apps, you can log into your Google App Engine account by visiting https://appengine.google.com/a/<DOMAIN.COM> where DOMAIN is the domain that your account is associated with. For example, https://appengine.google.com/a/edlog-solutions.com
- If you don’t have either of these
accounts, then you can create an account using the “create an account now”
option in the App Engine login page https://appengine.google.com/
 Create an application on OrangeScape Trial Studio using an existing template "Learning Guide App Template"
The first step in building an
application using Studio is to create a workspace for the application.
So let's create a workspace for our example application. This can be accomplished by following the steps given below.
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Log into OrangeScape Trial Studio.
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Click on the "Create" button.
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Enter
the application name, application description, and select the template
("Learning Guide App Template") as shown in the figure.
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Click on the "Submit" button to submit your request. A mail will be triggered to the OrangeScape administrator for approval.
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The approval process could take anywhere between 30 minutes to one day.
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On approval, the option to launch your application workspace will be available on the home page of your Studio.
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 Create an application on Google App Engine
When we create an application on Google App Engine, we are essentially
creating a domain from where the application can be served. Google
allows you to serve your application using a free name on Google’s
appspot.com domain. Alternatively, you can serve you app from your own
domain name using Google Apps.
Working with Google App Engine
If you are creating an application on Google App Engine for the
first time, you will need a special code to create your application.
This verification code will be sent via SMS messages to mobile phones.
You can then verify the account by signing into your administration
console.
How do I create an application on Google App Engine?
Let’s create the “My First App” application on Google App Engine
so that we can deploy and explore the template application.
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Log into Google App Engine.
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Click on the "Create Application" button.
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Select the country and carrier for your mobile phone and enter your mobile phone number. Click on the "Send" button.
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The carrier
details are required only for users from Canada, Japan and United States.
Typically the messages arrive within minutes, though some take longer. If you
experience issues receiving an SMS from Google, visit https://appengine.google.com/waitlist/sms_issues
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Enter the verification code that was sent to your mobile phone number and click on the "Send" button to verify your account.
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Enter the application identifier (which must be a unique name) and application title.
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Accept the terms of agreement and click on the "Create Application" button.
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“Application Registered Successfully” page will be displayed. The
application can be uploaded and served from the newly created domain for the application.
<application-identifier>.appspot.com
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You
cannot directly navigate to "My Applications" page from "Application
Registered Successfully" page. If you want to, then either you could
logout and login again to Google App Engine or follow the steps below.
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Click on the "dashboard" link.
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Click on "My Applications" link.
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Application details will be displayed in the "My Applications" page.
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 Deploy the template application on Google App Engine
The application can be deployed on Google App Engine by the click of a button. In the “Deploy
Dialog”
box, enter your application name i.e. the appspot.com domain name from
where
the application will be served, Google App Engine Id associated with
that domain name (in our case, your ID) and password, and click on the
deploy button. Follow the directions given below to deploy the application.
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Log into OrangeScape Trial Studio.
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Click on the "launch" link to open the workspace for your application.
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The
"Click-to-deploy" button (highlighted at the top of the page) is
enabled only within the studio perspectives.So, open any of the data
models by clicking on them.
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You can either open one of the models from the system folder (as
shown in the screen capture) or one of the models (customer or customer
address) from the customer menu folder.
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Click on the arrow button to view the models in a folder. Click on the model name to open it.
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Click on the "Deploy" button.
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"Deploy Dialog" box will be displayed.
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Enter the application name i.e. the appspot domain that you created
on Google App Engine, your Google App Engine id and password, and then
click on the "Deploy" button.
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While deploying, you can avoid re-typing the authentication details by selecting the "Remember me" check box.
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How do I check the deployment status?
The information about the deployment status
is displayed on the Studio page as shown in the screen captures below.
Updates are provided at three different stages:
- Firstly, while establishing connection with the server.
- Secondly, while deploying into Google App Engine.
- Thirdly, on successful completion of the deployment.
Should the need arise, these messages help you isolate
and identify the cause of deployment failure. In the event that you get
stuck and not able to proceed due to issues with deployment, here's
where you can find help http://community.orangescape.com
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Deploying into Google App Engine...
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Congratulations! You
have deployed your first application on Google App Engine. You now have
an application running on Google App Engine live on the web at http://your-application-name.appspot.com.
Click here to learn about the template application.
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