5 Managing Your Apps
You can manage the entire lifecycle of your app from the Applications page. You can create apps from here, revise them, and remove them. If you need someone to troubleshoot your app, you can use the page’s Export option to package your app in a ZIP file that you send to your designated expert. When you get the ZIP file back, you can use the Import function to unpack it.
![This is an image of the Back to Applications icon. This is an image of the Back to Applications icon.](img/back_to_apps_in.png)
Tip:
You can find an app using the Filter Mobile Applications field.![This is an image of the flip card icon. This is an image of the flip card icon.](img/flip.png)
![This is an image of the Show QR Code icon. This is an image of the Show QR Code icon.](img/show_qr_code.png)
![This an image of the menu icon. This an image of the menu icon.](img/app_menu.png)
![This is an image of the trash can icon. This is an image of the trash can icon.](img/trash_can_icon.png)
Tip:
Find your app by entering its name (or part of it) in the Filter Trash field.Importing and Exporting Your Apps
You can export your app to your local system if you want to keep a backup copy when you upgrade the service, or if you need to send it to your administrator for debugging.
Choosing Export from the Actions menu packages your app into a ZIP file. This ZIP contains the application.json
and services.json
files that store the metadata about your app’s menus, screens, images and the service that backs your app with data.
![The is an image of the Import button. The is an image of the Import button.](img/import_button.png)
![This is an image of the Import Application dialog. This is an image of the Import Application dialog.](img/import_app.png)
You can make duplicate, “working copies” of your apps by importing and exporting them. Duplicates (which a new versions of your app) will always be in the draft state, even when you’ve imported and exported a published app. See Service Upgrades.
Important:
You can’t import an app into an instance where its service doesn’t exist. Check with your administrator or service developer if a missing service prevents you from importing your app.![This is an image of the Service Missing error message. This is an image of the Service Missing error message.](img/import_no_service.png)
![This is an image of application landing page. This is an image of application landing page.](img/uploaded_apps.png)
Tip:
Open the screen flow (![This is an image of the Screen Flow navbar icon. This is an image of the Screen Flow navbar icon.](img/screen_flow.png)
![This is an image of some warning messages about bindings. This is an image of some warning messages about bindings.](img/binding_warnings.png)