In this tutorial, you model an application that retrieves details about a specified buyer and then displays a list of sales orders for that buyer. The runtime user can then display details about a specific order and the items that it contains.
You have met the prerequisites listed in Modeling Your First Application with Visual Composer.
You have completed the previous tutorial (Tutorial 1: Modeling a Simple Application) or have a basic knowledge of Visual Composer.
This tutorial consists of the following sections:
Creating the base model to retrieve buyer details
(Sales Order By Buyer Application)
In this application, users enter a buyer ID number to display selected information about the buyer from the database.
Adding a second data service to retrieve a list of sales orders for that buyer
(Sales Order By Buyer Application with Second Data Service)
In this enhanced application, users enter a buyer ID number to display selected information about the buyer from the database, including a list of sales orders for that buyer.
Reusing the existing model in a new model that provides details for a specific sales order
(Sales Order By Buyer Application Embedded in Sales Order Details Application)
In this application, users enter a buyer ID number to display selected information about the buyer from the database. They can then select a specific sales order for the buyer and view information about the items in the sales order.
Begin the tutorial with the section Creating the Base Model for Retrieving Buyer Information.