Calendar

1. After logging in to the Kuika platform, open the project you will work on from the “Apps” screen.

2. In the “UI Design” (1) module, drag and drop the Calendar element (4) under the “Data” (3) category from the “Elements” (2) panel on the left edge.

Located in the Properties panel:

• Options: These are the options that are shaped according to the added system action and connected table contents. Event Title contents in the Calendar element come from the parameters in the Options field.some text
  • Action: In this field, the action that will receive the events coming to the calendar element is added.
  • Event Id Field: This is the parameter where the Event Id is selected.
  • Event Title: It is the parameter where the column that will appear as the event name on the calendar element is selected.
  • Start Date: It is the column parameter where the start date of the events is selected.
  • End Date: It is the parameter where the end date of the events is taken.
  • Event Color Hex: It is the field where the color in which the events will be displayed on the Calendar element is selected.
• Calendar Start: It is the field where the start date settings to be displayed in the Calendar element are made.
• Calendar End: This is the field where the end date settings to be displayed on the Calendar element are made.
• Default Panel: Determines which view will be shown by default when the calendar is opened. To provide a better experience for users, you can set one of the month, week or day views as the default.
• Display Event Time: Allows you to control whether to show the date and time information for events in the calendar.

You can pull data to the Calendar element via the Data Sources module and data table or REST API.

1. For data extraction, first add the system action “+ADD ACTION → OnClick → Managed DB → Get Calendar Events” from the Properties panel.
2. Then, complete the process of connecting the data source by filling in the “Options” parameters from the Properties panel of the Calendar element.

With Kuika's Calendar element, you can divide time into segments for business planning, add events with clear start and end dates, or create daily schedules. In this tutorial, you will learn how to add events to the Calendar element.

Steps to Add Event to Calendar Element

1. Add Calendar Element to App

• After logging into the Kuika platform, open the project you will work on from the "Apps" screen.

• While in the "UI Design" module, open the "Elements" panel on the left side.
• Drag and drop the "Calendar" element from the Data category to the screen.

2. Create Data Source

In order to use the Calendar element, you first need to create a data source.

• Go to the “Datasource” module.
• Click on the “+ ‘ icon next to the "Tables" heading on the left side.
• Give a name to the table in the modal that opens and click the "Next" button.

• You can create your table by examining the sample table.

3. Run the SELECT Query

• In order to display the data in the table you created in the calendar component, you need to run the SELECT query you wrote in the “Page Init” phase. This query will display the events added to the calendar.

4. Adjust Calendar Element Settings

• Click on the Calendar element on your screen and fill in the “Options” field in the ’Properties” panel on the right side as follows.some text
  • Actions: Allows you to define actions related to actions performed on the calendar (for example, adding, editing or deleting an event).
  • Event ID Fields: Allows you to define the event specific ID number.
  • Event Title: This is the field where you will define the event title.
  • Start Date: Allows you to show the start date and time of the event.
  • End Date: Allows you to show the end date and time of the event.
  • Event Color Hex: This is the color code field used to determine which color the event will be displayed on the calendar.

You need to add a “Save” action to save the entered information in the data table. This action will save the information and make it appear in the calendar.

You can add an event to the Calendar element by specifying the desired date range and get a view as above.

You can customize user access with “Anonymous Access” and “All Roles Access” authorization options on the screens and elements of your application. While “Anonymous Access” enables access without any account information query, “All Roles Access” provides access by verifying user account information.

For element level authorization, you can manage the security and user experience of your application by selecting the relevant element and editing the “Authorization” settings from the Properties panel.

It allows you to adjust the visibility of screens or elements. Visibility in Elements allows you to regulate visibility based on a specific state or condition. For each element, you can make it always visible, hidden, or visible and hidden depending on a condition.

1. Click on the element on the screen.
2. Open the “Properties” panel on the right side.
3. Click on the “Visibility” field and make one of the following selections according to the needs of your application. Kuika offers Always Visible, Hidden, Sometimes Visible options to control the visibility of the screens in your application.

• Always Visible: Ensures that the screens in your app are always visible. ‍
• Hidden: Allows hiding screens in your application. ‍
• Sometimes Visible: Makes screens in your application conditionally visible.

Allows you to make elements editable.

• Enabled: Selecting this option makes the element editable.
• Disabled: In this case, the element cannot be edited.
• Sometimes Enabled: This option means that the element is sometimes editable and sometimes not, depending on certain conditions.

By customizing your elements with the Styling Panel, you can create unique and impressive user interfaces in your web and mobile applications.

The sections defined below vary depending on the element.

• Layout‍: Here you can make visual adjustments such as sizing, alignment and padding of elements. These settings also affect the layout of other elements within the element. Properties include Size, Min Size and Align; however, some elements may not support the Display property.
• Text: The element's text properties can be edited here through font family, style, color, size, spacing and other options. This section supports all Text related adjustments.
• Fill: You can use the Fill setting to customize the element's background with color or images.
• Border: You can give your elements a more aesthetic look by adding borders and adjusting the corner radii.
• Shadow: You can add a shadow effect to elements used in web applications to give a sense of depth. However, the shadow feature may not be supported as some elements are not suitable for mobile applications.

Kuika contains system actions such as Arithmetic, Authorization, Condition, Device, Export, Geolocation, Invers, Local Storage, Multi Language, Navigation, Notification, Payment, UI Control, Process Administration, Process Automation, Trigger, Process Automation, Process Administration and String Operations.

In addition to system actions, you can also use SQL actions that you create yourself.

To add actions to elements, you can use the “+ADD ACTION” button from the Properties panel on the right side.