The document discusses Progress Rollbase, a platform as a service (PaaS) that allows users to build business applications in 30 minutes without needing specialized skills. It highlights key Rollbase features like deploying apps anywhere, integrating with CRM systems, reusing sample apps, and migrating from Salesforce. The document also provides examples of apps that customers have built on Rollbase and demonstrates how to quickly build a simple leave management system in Rollbase.

1. Leave Visual Studio Behind: An End to End
Business App in 30 mins using aPaaS
Dr Ganesh Neelakanta Iyer
Software QA Architect, Progress
Webinar
18 February 2016

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• Runs anywhere, no vendor lock-in: Deploy applications on-premises, in hybrid
environments, in any cloud
• Integrates out-of-the-box with leading CRM systems, such as Salesforce.com, Oracle
and Microsoft
• Provides a growing library of pre-built sample applications you can start from
• Salesforce.com and Force.com Migration: Automated tool moves applications to
Progress Rollbase in minutes
• Custom branding and App Store for ISVs and Resellers

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Rollbase Can
With familiar point-and-click
and drag-and-drop tools that
speed and simplify application
development, Rollbase
lets you quickly and
easily build or deploy
apps to the cloud,
or to on-premise
servers you control.
REDUCE RISK
to your organization by better protecting your data.
ACCOMMODATE
Regulatory requirements
GAIN GREATER CONTROL
of your infrastructure.
LOWER COSTS
for app deployment.
SIMPLIFY
building out high-fidelity mobile apps.
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The Benefits of Using Progress Rollbase
Deploy anywhere
& select your
level of control
Deploy on Amazon,
Rackspace, or any
other cloud
infrastructure,
including your own
data center. You can
have complete control
of the infrastructure.
Superior value
via revenue &
cost advantages
Affordable pricing, no
per-app charge, no
costly governing limits
reduces your cost and
provides superior
value.
Develop without
expensive,
specialized skills
Rollbase developers
code in industry
standard JavaScript.
You’ll build and
customize faster
without relying on
costly APEX or SOQL
developer experience.
Rapidly build
apps with existing
resources
Model-driven
approach similar to
Force.com eliminates
learning curve and
makes your existing
developers
immediately
productive.

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The Kind of Apps Our Customers Build

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Data Model
Point & click wizards make
setting up a database easy,
walking you through the
process of building objects,
fields, relationships, views.
Workflow & Logic Model
Use a powerful business logic
framework to customize
workflow, process automation,
validation rules, approvals.
User Interface Model
Define application pages and
forms with a real-time drag &
drop page editor. Use custom
HTML, Scripts, and third-party
widgets to build your UI. White
label options for ISVs.
Permissions Model
Configure fine-grained
permissions specific to each
role and user in your
organization from the
application down to the
individual field level.
Organization Model
Define location, department
and function hierarchies along
with user groups to model your
entire organizational structure
no matter how large or small.
Integration Model
Create custom integrations with
external services and
applications using Progress
Rollbase Web APIs. SOAP,
REST and AJAX APIs
available.
Rollbase Marketplace
Pre-built applications available
at marketplace that can be
customized to meet specific
needs. ISVs and resellers can
have their own private directory
for white-labeled apps.
Application Runtime Engine
A proprietary runtime engine
automatically orchestrates the
execution of all Progress
Rollbase services
Functional Components

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Rollbase Marketplace

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Want to build Mobile apps for your Rollbase App?
Telerik Mobile AppBuilder

9. With Progress Rollbase,
there is nothing holding you back.

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Demo of Rollbase and its basic
features

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Demo - Build a simple Leave Management system
 Data Model
• Employee
– Contact attribute consisting of name, phone, email and address details
• Leave
– Workflow attribute
– Fields: Comments, Type, Start date, duration
• Relationships
– One Employee to Many leaves
– Many employees to Hierarchy employee (For manager-employee relationship)
 Business Logic
• Workflow action to process leave
• Trigger to email employee upon approval

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Thank you!
gaiyer@progress.com
http://ganeshniyer.com
@GANESHNIYER

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