Creating an App from Scratch

You can create an app from scratch.
Here, with a Daily Report app as an example, you will learn about the app setting flow and the basic operations.

Image of the created app

Creating an App

On the Portal in Kintone, click add button in the "Apps" section.

Note

If you cannot see add button, you might not have permission to create apps. Contact your Kintone System Administrator to check if the permission to create apps is granted to you under the "Permissions".
Refer to "Changing Permissions for Creating Apps"
Click "Create App from Scratch". You see a form setting screen for your new app.
Enter the app name. Type "Daily Report" for the app name in the field. You can rename the app from the app settings page later.
Click an app icon to change its icon. Or change the icon after you complete the app.
Click a field from the field list on the left and drag and drop it into the frame at the right side of the screen.
Use the "Date", "Created by", and "Text Area" fields.
You can expand their widths and heights.

Note

Select fields that fit your usage. We will explain about characteristics of the fields on the next page.
Configuring Forms
Fields Available in kintone
Duplicate the Text Area field to make it to two.
Hover the mouse cursor over the upper right side of the field. When the Gear icon appears, click Duplicate.
Change the name for each field.
Hover the mouse cursor over the upper right side of the Text Area field you placed. When Gear icon appears, click Settings. Type "What your've done today" in "Field Name" and click Save.
Repeat the same steps for the rest of the fields and change the names respectively: Change the field names to "What to do tomorrow" and "Your Thoughts/What you've learned" for this Daily Report app.
Click "Save Form" on the upper left side of the screen to save the form.
When you click Activate App on the upper right, the app will be activated on your environment.

Changing App Settings

You can change the app settings at any time.

To change the App Settings, click the setting button on the upper right side of the View.

Note

App settings can be changed only by the administrator of that app. The setting button is not visible to the users who are not administrators for the app. By default, the user who created the app is assigned as the app administrator. For details on how to change the app administrator, see the following article:
Setting App Permissions
Change the display order of the view on app settings page.
You can move fields after placing them.
Hover the mouse cursor over the field to move and drag and drop it to a new place. Lined up fields can be moved up or down together.　
To change the app settings, click Update App on the upper right.