Edge Documentation

This page is intended only for developers who will be building Flex applications directly using the AppBoard SDK. These steps are not needed for creating dashboards with the AppBoard Builder or for administering AppBoard.

Adobe Flex

The tools for building AppBoard are Adobe Flex components. Adobe Flex is a software development platform used in developing flash-based Rich Internet Applications. Because most customers have the Flash plug-in installed in their browser, visualizations created with Adobe Flex can be displayed by most users in an organization with minimal customization required to their working environment.

Configure the Development Environment

The following steps are recommended for configuring the development environment:

1. Install Adobe Flex Builder 3. For information about purchase a Flex Builder license, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/.
2. Configure a version control repository (e.g. Subversion, CVS) for managing files.
3. Load the files from your AppBoard installation package into the file repository. The installation package may include:
   1. AppBoard SDK files
   2. Sample Project Files
   3. ASDoc files
4. Check out the files from the repository to the developer machine. Note: If the repository uses Subversion, it can be managed in Flex Builder by using the Subclipse plug-in.