Making a sample flow

Now, let's create these two server-side case flows on the Node-RED flow editor.

Please check again that the Cloudant node and the Dashboard node have already been installed on your flow editor. If you don't have them, please install these nodes by following the steps mentioned in the What is the specific situation for using Node-RED on the cloud? section of this chapter.

Now, you need to prepare a specific database for this tutorial on Cloudant. Follow these steps:

1. Access your IBM Cloud dashboard and click View all from the Resource summary area:

   Figure 6.26 – IBM Cloud dashboard view

2. You will find the Cloudant service that you created using Node-RED. Please click the service's name:

   Figure 6.27 – Selecting the Cloudant service from the Resource list

3. Click the Launch Dashboard button at the top left of IBM Cloud:

   Figure 6.28 – Launching the Cloudant dashboard

4. After launching the Cloudant dashboard, please...