Application Construction Wizard

[My Applications] > [Create New Application] > Create Using Wizard

1. Enter the Application Name: Order Processing
2. Enter the name of the first object: Orders
3. Click [Define Fields]
4. Add the first fields for the Orders object:
   • Field Label: Order Number (note that the internal field name is created)
   • Field Type: Autonumber (note the many choices)

   This field gets a new, unique number every time a record is added.

5. Add one more field, to tell where the order came from:
   • Field Label: Source
   • Field Type: Picklist

   The Values field appears. Enter a comma-separated list of values of the dropdown that will appear for the user to pick from:

   Catalog,Internet,Store

6. Click [Save]
7. Under Key Field, select the field to use for indexing: Order Number

8. Click [Add an Object]
9. Enter the name of the second object: OrderItems
10. Click [Define Fields]
11. Add the initial OrderItems fields:
    • Field Label: Item Description
    • Field Type: Text Field
    • Field Label: Item Quantity
    • Field Type: Number
    • Field Label: Item Price
    • Field Type: Currency

    Those are all the data fields that need to be added, for the moment. The calculations on the data will be defined later.

12. Click [Save]

Next, you'll establish the relationship between those two objects. In this case, there could be multiple OrderItems, each of which Looks up to a single Order, which defines a Lookup relationship.

1. Click [Add a Relationship]
2. Under Relationships fill in the blanks:

   Between Orders and OrderItems

3. Specify the Relationship Type: One to Many
   (One Order can have many Order Items

Now it's time to save your work and create the application:

1. Click [Create this Application]
2. Click [Open Application]

You're now ready to explore the application objects.