What is sup?

A mobile enterprise application platform that enable users to simply and quickly develop mobile applications with secure access on a broad range of mobile devices.

why we are going for sup?

• Support diverse mobile device types

• Extend back-end data to mobile devices

• Ensure your mobility investment is future-proof

• Accelerate mobile application development

ARCHITECTURE

• We use eclipse with workflow form editor plug-in as the workspace to develop the MBO(mobile business objects).

• MBO’s are the business logic used in the mobile apps .

• Data can be retrieved from multiple backend sources as shown in the above architecture.

• Applications are deployed to the unwired server and mobile devices can access it through a secure connection with the server.

• Server connections are managed using SCC.

Components used

• Sybase unwired server– Used to start the Sybase services like work space and

control center.• Sybase mobile SDK– Used to develop the mobile apps.

• Sybase control center(SCC)– Used to register and manage devices and also to assign

workflow to the mobile devices. • Android Emulator– Test the applications.

CREATING MOBILE BUSINESS OBJECTS

Accessing the databaseFrom the tables in the database select the

appropriate table by dragging and dropping it to the mobile application diagram.

• Select the operations and click ok.

Creating Workflow Form Editor

Select whether it’s server or client initiated

Drag and drop the customer MBO to the flow design

Go to screen design tabFrom menu item list select the menu item and click on the menu and add a name to that.

Go to properties tab

Enter the details as shown in the below diagram

Finally deploy the project

Click next in the below screen

Select the database and click finish

Right Click on the white space in flow design and select workflow package

Select the unwired server and the user to which the workflow is assigned

Register the device in SCC

Configuring the server details in mobile

Go to sybase workflow shown in above diagram and enter the password

Then click the menu button

Go to setting and enter the server details

Then you will click on SAVE on the following window

Click on “Workflows”.