[help recomend] low code development tool

[Kegler]

Any recommendations for Low code or any rapid app dev tool?

I’m willing to pay but not paying for a machine gun to kill a mouse... lol

I need to build a simple web for user to do data entry with individual login and customise forms/fields. I need to host it on premise, so cloud options are out for me.

Any suggestions is welcome

I’ve been surfing the net and I realised tools like outsystem and mendix are kind of overkill. Some open source options requires to build from scratch, I’m thinking login and connection to db should be pre built and pages should be easily defined


Sorry I’m not a programmer, just a business user with abit of IT background, hope I could get some direction from here

Thanks in advance

 

[davidktw]

Any recommendations for Low code or any rapid app dev tool?

I’m willing to pay but not paying for a machine gun to kill a mouse... lol

I need to build a simple web for user to do data entry with individual login and customise forms/fields. I need to host it on premise, so cloud options are out for me.

Any suggestions is welcome

I’ve been surfing the net and I realised tools like outsystem and mendix are kind of overkill. Some open source options requires to build from scratch, I’m thinking login and connection to db should be pre built and pages should be easily defined


Sorry I’m not a programmer, just a business user with abit of IT background, hope I could get some direction from here

Thanks in advance

Try Liferay, or Joomla, or Wordpress. Basically you may want to look in the direction of CMS

 

[u0206397]

If you've Microsoft SharePoint like many corporate environments do, it is user-friendly enough even for business users. Can use its SharePoint Form Designer to define and create custom forms in a point and click manner. No coding or technical configuration involved.

Example: http://go.limeleap.com/community/bi...nt-seven-ways-to-create-a-form-in-sharepoint/

 

[Kegler]

Try Liferay, or Joomla, or Wordpress. Basically you may want to look in the direction of CMS

i think to create my own form, requires to development my own plugin
I thought with WYSIWYG designer will be easier

 

[Kegler]

If you've Microsoft SharePoint like many corporate environments do, it is user-friendly enough even for business users. Can use its SharePoint Form Designer to define and create custom forms in a point and click manner. No coding or technical configuration involved.

Example: http://go.limeleap.com/community/bi...nt-seven-ways-to-create-a-form-in-sharepoint/

I dont want share point, no license to begin with

 

[davidktw]

i think to create my own form, requires to development my own plugin
I thought with WYSIWYG designer will be easier

Liferay have it drag and drop, but of course, you will need to theme the CMS. Joomla/Wordpress is the same. There are form creation plugin to ease on it.
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/form-maker/

 

[szeli]

u want on premise n simple interface with ability to build forms against data etc MS Access can do it. e web component requires SharePoint n I believe it should work with e free version.

 

[chenaz]

Basic HTML/ javascript and php can do what you need.


You can simply copy and paste from internet and add more fields to existing code .

If you are looking for out of box . Sorry no. There isn’t . Closets is CMS like that David suggested .

 

[Kegler]

Liferay have it drag and drop, but of course, you will need to theme the CMS. Joomla/Wordpress is the same. There are form creation plugin to ease on it.
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/form-maker/

Just tested Joomla with form maker

Trying the submitted forms can only be found in the administrator page, i guess i need to build from scratch

I need to be able to search as well....sigh

 

[Kegler]

Basic HTML/ javascript and php can do what you need.


You can simply copy and paste from internet and add more fields to existing code .

If you are looking for out of box . Sorry no. There isn’t . Closets is CMS like that David suggested .

Alot of fields to create, and multiple pages, if have something like form builder will be best. Nowadays no more HTML form builder, creating field by field quite troublesome

 

[davidktw]

Just tested Joomla with form maker

Trying the submitted forms can only be found in the administrator page, i guess i need to build from scratch

I need to be able to search as well....sigh

What do you mean by "Trying the submitted forms can only be found in the administrator page ..." ?

Obviously the creation of the forms are done by administrators or someone with the right privileges, and after submission, obviously only administrators can have access. I'm sure you can delegate other users which are classified as managers or also administrators to certain modules and/or pages.

It's not that only Administrators can view the module. You can delegate users of other roles to have access to the submitted forms.

 

[szeli]

why dun try Access? it's linked to e database. drag n drop interface too. no license for MS Office?

 

[Kegler]

What do you mean by "Trying the submitted forms can only be found in the administrator page ..." ?

Obviously the creation of the forms are done by administrators or someone with the right privileges, and after submission, obviously only administrators can have access. I'm sure you can delegate other users which are classified as managers or also administrators to certain modules and/or pages.

It's not that only Administrators can view the module. You can delegate users of other roles to have access to the submitted forms.

Im trying to build forms for users to input like customer name, address and some other personal details (medical information)
After input into system, users can search for the customer (view/edit)

 

[Kegler]

why dun try Access? it's linked to e database. drag n drop interface too. no license for MS Office?

I need to host it , there are remote office and data has to be host in office

 

[davidktw]

Im trying to build forms for users to input like customer name, address and some other personal details (medical information)
After input into system, users can search for the customer (view/edit)

Well that's not how form systems are used. Their usage are meant for party A to easily fill up the data and submit to party B for usage. What you are looking for are data entry kind of systems. You can still use form system, but you will need another module/page to provide the view & searching capabilities. Form system normally just perform PART 1 of your required workflow.

Actually it would seems MS Access + Sharepoint could be your answer - https://support.office.com/en-us/ar...-the-web-cca08e35-8e51-45ce-9269-8942b0deab26

But your problem is you want it to be hosted in your own premises, and you want it low cost

 

[szeli]

I need to host it , there are remote office and data has to be host in office

just host in yr own SharePoint server. u dun need SharePoint Online(Office 365)

 

[davidktw]

Maybe this ?

https://joodb.feenders.de. This is just the part where it retrieve data from the database.

You still need the Form Marker. The Form Maker is a MySQL mapping. You can make the fields you created in your forms to be placed into the database table with specific mapping. https://web-dorado.com/wordpress-form-maker/form-options/mysql-mapping.html

Together you get the input approach using forms that you can control the form layout. Then with the JooDatabase, you can format how the data is displayed and provide searching capabilities work. These are integration works

 

[Kegler]

I don’t mind monthly subscription or even a one time 1-2k license if it’s for Developer tool, but license for customer cost will be too high. Sorry I’m helping friends which operates small companies

Well that's not how form systems are used. Their usage are meant for party A to easily fill up the data and submit to party B for usage. What you are looking for are data entry kind of systems. You can still use form system, but you will need another module/page to provide the view & searching capabilities. Form system normally just perform PART 1 of your required workflow.

Actually it would seems MS Access + Sharepoint could be your answer - https://support.office.com/en-us/ar...-the-web-cca08e35-8e51-45ce-9269-8942b0deab26

But your problem is you want it to be hosted in your own premises, and you want it low cost

 

[yamakazi51]

I don’t mind monthly subscription or even a one time 1-2k license if it’s for Developer tool, but license for customer cost will be too high. Sorry I’m helping friends which operates small companies

Want low cost got to DIY and learn dude. Something got to give, compromise. If really just need form, just use google form

 

[chenaz]

What do you mean by quite troublesome?

If just copy and paste and rename the ID of the control.

Obviously u are trying to do some Programing stuffs with 1% of IT knowledge and do not even know what is a CMS and how CMS works.

Another way to do this for zero coding and all in one including login page.

Download visual studio 2015 or later for free

Create a MVC project and link to your database and create new page and boom all your fields automatically created and even submit button also there.
No coding needed . All u need is to link the database only.

You want search function? No problem . So the same thing again and boom list view with search functions .

But styling needs to manually do.

Alot of fields to create, and multiple pages, if have something like form builder will be best. Nowadays no more HTML form builder, creating field by field quite troublesome