Users can create a solution using one of the following ways:

• Via the File Menu>New>Servoy Solution
• Using the New Wizard button on the Toolbar (the drop-down on the right allows users to select Servoy Solution; a click on the button itself brings up the New/Select a Wizard window from which Servoy Solution can be selected from the Servoy node.
• Using the keyboard shortcut ALT+SHIFT+N (cmd N) and selecting *Servoy Solution* from the New/Select a Wizard list.
• Accessing the context menu in Solution Explorer on either the All Solutions or the active solution node and selecting Create New Solution.

When you create a new solution, the following New Solution wizard appears.

1. Enter the name you wish to use for the new solution.

   Solution names are case-sensitive.

2. Select the solution type from the following options:

• Normal – a standard solution that can be deployed both to the web and as a smart client
• Module – a solution that will be used as part of another solution
• Web Client Only – a solution that will only be deployed as a web client
• Smart Client Only – a solution that will only be deployed as a smart client
• Login – a module solution that enables clients to login to a Servoy solution
• Authenticator – a module solution that authenticates users on the solution server.
• Pre-import hook module – a module solution that is used during application import.
• Post-import hook module – a module solution that deploys upon application import.

  Note: When you create a new solution as a module, this module is added to the currently active solution.

  Tip: The solution type can be changed after it is created via the Properties view. Under the Properties node, click on solutionType; a drop-down list will appear displaying the available solution types.

1. Select the resource project.

• The resource project contains settings for database servers, styles, user and group security, i18n, and any available templates.
• You can select an existing resource project or create a new resource project.

1. Click Finish.

• The new solution is activated in Solution Explorer.