Working with MetaTypes

Lianja 3.0 now supports component based MetaTypes. These provide a powerful means of defining components (as MetaTypes) and then subclassing them in Pages, Sections and FormItems (Fields and Gadgets).

Working with XML data

In Lianja v3.0 we have extended the xquery() functions to better handle the parsing of large XML documents and also handle element attributes.

Client/Server business procedure integration in Web/Mobile Apps

Integrating client side JavaScript with server-side business procedures is quite straightforward.

This is accomplished by defining the libraries, functions and scripting language for the functions in an exports.conf file which can reside in the app and/or the library directory. Example export.conf file:

Lianja MetaData API

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In the beginning there is data. Without data we have nothing to build LOB (Line Of Business) Apps against.

The primary goal of Lianja is to provide an Enterprise RAD platform for Desktop, Web and Mobile Apps.

When building large enterprise class applications with 100’s of tables that are used in multiple Apps and their associated Lianja UI elements, it can be tedious and error prone to apply the same section, field and grid column attributes consistently throughout the UI using the attributes panel in the App Builder.