m-Power's Build Process

"I am so pleased with how incredibly powerful m-Power is compared to how simple it is to use."
--Nicole Kenneally, Senior Programmer/Analyst, Glatfelter Insurance Group

How does m-Power's build process save time?

Templates are the secret behind m-Power's rapid development. We have developed, and continue to develop a wide variety of application templates, which provide the foundation for all applications built with m-Power. Thanks to the templates, m-Power's build process consists of 4 easy steps:

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  Many templates to choose from

  We have many different types of templates to choose from. You simply find the one that most closely resembles the application you wish to create.

  
  
  
  Choose a template
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  Provide instructions to your application

  The application specifications include:

  • Data selection: Specify which data tables and fields you need for your application.
  • Sequencing: This tells the application how to sort your data.
  • Field settings: m-Power lets you customize each individual field or reorder the fields.
  • Optional specs: You can also add calculations, external objects, and smartlinks into your application, but these are not required.

  
  
  
  Determine application specifications
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  What goes on behind the scenes

  When you click the "build" button, m-Power combines the application specifications with the selected template to generate the application. The compile process automates these steps:

  • Generate the Java source code, including the SQL database access statements.
  • Compile the Java source code into a J2EE Java servlet program.
  • Create the HTML presentation file.
  • Create the XML properties file for setting application-level options.
  • Deploy the entire package to the application server.

  
  
  
  Click the "build" button
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  Add your company image

  Once you’ve built your application, open up m-Painter to adjust the look and feel of the application. m-Painter also allows you to insert graphs, charts, calendar popups, and much more…

  
  
  
  Edit the look and feel (if necessary)

Not your ordinary templates

Don't let the term "template" fool you. m-Power's templates are nothing like the templates you find in MS Word or Powerpoint. m-Power's templates include the application layout, foundation, and advanced features like ajax suggest, sorting, filtering, searching, graphing, and more (see below). Essentially, these templates are pre-built web applications. Once you add data and define a few specs, you're done. Here are a few benefits to this approach:

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  You're already 80% done

  All of the hard work is already done for you. We've done all the coding, added all the features, and tested all of the templates. You're 80% finished when you start.

  
  
  
  Rapid development
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  Instant Mobile Apps!

  The templates can automatically generate tablet and smartphone versions of every app you create. Also, they can automatically translate your applications into any language you want.

  
  
  
  Automated mobile and translation
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  Only limited by your imagination

  Templates are easily embedded into other templates to create nearly any type of web application. When used together, there's no end to what you can build.

  
  
  
  Unlimited possibilities
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  Open source and customizable

  Because the templates are built on open source architecture and frameworks, they are easily embedded into other software and applications. You can also train them to generate applications that fit your programming standards, business rules, and company image.

  
  
  
  Complete control

Available Templates

m-Power currently offers 15 different templates, each with unique features and capabilities. Hover over each template for a screen-shot and short description.

= Popular template

See the build process for yourself