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Chapter 2: Example: A Simple Mobile App
Adding the JSDO service to the client
An OpenEdge JavaScript data object (JSDO) provides client access to ABL data. A
JSDO service is a coding service in the Mobile App Builder that simplifies the mapping
between JSDO data and the HTML elements of a Mobile App. For more information on
the JSDO class, see Chapter 4, “Creating Mobile Apps using JSDOs”.
To add the JSDO service to the client:
1. In the Project pane, select Create New→ Service.
2. Select the JSDO Service radio button.
3. Click Upload a file and browse to the MyMobileService.json file. The file is
located in your workspace folder in \MyMobile\WebContent.
4. Click Select resources.
5. Select MyMobileService.ds.Customer and click Create services.
6. Click Close.
7. In the Project pane, expand MyMobileService.ds.Customer and click on
MyMobileService_ds_Customer_Settings.
8. Change the default value of catalogURI to http://:8980/
MyMobileService/static/mobile/MyMobileService.json
9. Change the default value of serviceURI to
http://:8980/MyMobileService
10. Click Save.
11. In the Project pane, click on home to get back to the UI. Click on the Data tab that
appears to the left of the components.
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