Working with modules in your Mendix app

Not every function or feature you need in your app will be available in the Mendix App Store and it is also unlikely that a pre-built app template will serve the entire set of requirements for your project. When this happens, it is time to build some custom functionality into your Mendix app. To do this, you have to create your own modules and add elements to them. In this section, you will learn how to create a module and get a brief overview of the types of elements you can create within a module. You will also see how to organize your elements within the module. In later chapters, you will create some common module elements as we continue to build our video store app.

Creating a module

To create a custom module, follow these steps:

1. Right-click anywhere in the Project Explorer pane and click Add module:




Figure 5.26 – Right-clicking on Project Explorer

2. On the subsequent pop-up...