PerfectApps ® Help Guide

Apps Dashboard Overview

(3 min)

Almost all of the management options for apps and their instances are initiated from the Apps Dashboard. Watch this tutorial to see an overview of the Apps Dashboard before watching the more detailed tutorials below.

Importing a New App

(2 min)

This tutorial video shows how to import a new app into your PerfectApps account.

Exporting an App

(2 min)

Demonstrates how to export an app from PerfectApps for transfer to another system or backup.

Importing an Existing App

(2 min)

This tutorial video shows how to import an app as a new version of an existing app into your PerfectApps account.

Publishing an App

(3 min)

Once your app is ready to use or test, you will need to publish it so that instances can be created. Watch this tutorial to see how this is done.

Sharing an App

(3 min)

If you want to allow other designers to help with your app you can share it and apply certain permissions to restrict what they can do.

Favorite Apps

(1 min)

Learn how to designate apps as favorites.

Transferring Ownership of an App

(2 min)

The owner of an app has specific privileges such as deleting the app, deleting instances of the app, sharing and un-sharing the app. Those privileges can be transferred to another user. Watch this tutorial to see how that is done.

Testing / Version Control

(5 min)

PerfectApps provides a way to modify your app and test those modifications without affecting the current version of the app. Watch this tutorial to learn more about this.

Mapping App Versions

(2 min)

Changes made to an existing published app will normally only take effect for new instances of that app. If you need to apply changes to instances that were created before the change was made watch this tutorial to see how that is done using the Map-Version feature.

Instance Details

(3 min)

Once instances of an app have been created it's often necessary to locate these instances in the PerfectApps system. Watch this tutorial to learn how to look for instances and what information you can find.

Data History

(2 min)

PerfectApps records the data history for each time an app instance is submitted. Watch this tutorial to learn how to see and export an instance's data history.

Clearing Locked Instances

(1 min)

App instances will be locked when opened by a user and will remain locked until closed, submitted or a time-out period has elapsed. Watch this tutorial to see how to manually clear locked instances.

Deleting Apps or Instances

(3 min)

Apps, or individual instances of an app, can be deleted by the app owner. Learn how to do this by watching this tutorial video.

Exporting App Data

(1 min)

Learn how to export all current data from all instances of a published app.