Creating a new solution (or importing a solution) in Servoy creates a new Eclipse project, meaning that a new folder will be placed in the currently active workspace folder. The new folder name will the same as the name of the solution.
Create a New Solution
- Choose one of the following
- Select File>New>New Project from the menu in Servoy Developer. A window will appear; select the Servoy node and select New Solution, click Next.
- Select the New Button in the top toolbar. A window will appear; select the Servoy node and select New Solution, click Next.
- Right click on the All Solutions node OR the currently active solution. Select Create new solution from the menu. A window will appear.
- At this point, there should be a window with "Create a New solution" at the top. Enter a name for the solution.
- Select solution type. Normal is sufficient for most cases. You can specify if it is a module if you know it will only be used as a module. Smart client only and web client only are also available.
- Select a resource project. The default is normally sufficient. You can create your own if you desire.
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Best practices: It is recommended to only have one resource project per workspace to reduce confusion. |
Importing an Existing Solution
You may desire to use an existing solution from an export (.servoy) file. To create a new If you performed a default installation, there are sample solutions available in the <servoy install folder>/application_server/solutions/examples folder that can be installed and used.
To import a solution:
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