Creating a Project Archive 

Use

If a mobile application has to be deployed, the project archive of the application must be created. Only a project archive can be deployed.

Procedure

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       1.      In the Laptop UI explorer, click the project node with the secondary mouse button and choose Export runtime metadata.

The IDE:

¡        Creates the MCD.XML file that contains the metadata information about the application, data object model, used model, and authorization mappings. This metadata is verified when you deploy the application to the Data Orchestration Engine (DOE) and download the application to the client device 

¡        Enables the option that allows you to deploy the application to the mobile client for laptops.

       2.      In the Laptop UI explorer, click the project node with the secondary mouse button and choose Create Archive.

You must re-create the application archive:

·         If changes are made to the UI text

·         If changes are made to the application components and component dependencies, for example, if you add or delete a component, or change the default component

·         Each time you rebuild the project or if you choose Project à Rebuild All