Chapter 9: Modeling Business Data with Appian Records

You are going to create custom data types in Appian to implement the prepared Entity-Relationship model. Appian Records are a powerful way to integrate data from a variety of sources, such as databases, processes, and integrated web services.

The records created will then be the central elements to which we add user interfaces to display the data for a given record. We also add processes as related actions to allow the user to take action.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Creating the application object: The container for all objects that make up your application.
• Custom data types: Define the concrete data structures, as in your Entity-Relationship model.
• Data stores: The technical connection to the Appian database.
• Records: The central place for users interacting with data.
• Relationships: Defining relationships of Appian Records, as in your Entity-Relationship model.
• Best practices...