Demo walkthroughs: Demo Projects HQ
Beginner-to-advanced walkthroughs using the Demo Projects HQ project, connecting Server Connect Actions to the frontend pages that call them.
Demo walkthroughs: Demo Projects HQ
Beginner-to-advanced walkthroughs using the Demo Projects HQ project, connecting Server Connect Actions to the frontend pages that call them.
Demo Projects HQ tours
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Demo walkthrough: Route, page, and action handoff
Use Demo Projects HQ to connect route-aware pages, layouts, and the real Server Connect actions that power them.
Login: Create a Working User Login Page
See the real Demo Projects HQ login flow, from the page form to the shared Security Provider.
Current User: Page Data Binding
Use Demo Projects HQ to load /api/auth/current_user with a page-level dmx-serverconnect component and bind it safely in App Connect.
Demo walkthrough: Clients list (API → Page)
Trace the Clients list page end-to-end: a Server Connect SELECT action feeds a dmx-serverconnect component and a repeater.
Demo walkthrough: Client forms (Create/Edit/Delete)
Learn how Server Connect Actions power forms: POST validation, dbupdater INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE, and client-side error/success states.
Demo walkthrough: Contact edit (update + delete)
Use the real contact edit page and its update/delete actions to connect restored form state, validated inputs, and the backend updater steps.
Demo walkthrough: Task edit (update + delete)
Use the real task edit page and its update/delete actions to connect edit-form state, dbupdater steps, and result handling.
Demo walkthrough: Files upload (repeat + refresh)
Use the real files page and upload action to connect multipart upload, repeat-driven inserts, and the frontend refresh loop.
Demo walkthrough: Files library (query + links)
Use the real files page and list action to connect the files library query, its project/client joins, and the links the page exposes downstream.
Demo walkthrough: User update (routing + session + security)
Use the real users/update.json action in Demo Projects HQ to connect route params, session context, permissions, and a secure database update.
Related deep dives
Security: Restricting Access to Your Page
Use the App Root security properties to understand shared layout protection, page-specific access rules, and the inspector fields that control login and permission redirects.
Server Connect Editor: Database actions (hub)
Start here for database steps in Server Connect Actions: SELECT queries with the Query Builder and INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE with the Updater dialog.
Database: Query Builder (SELECT)
Use the Database Query Builder dialog (opened from a dbconnector SELECT step) to inspect tables, columns, conditions, sorting, and preview the generated SQL.
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Server Connect Actions
Start here for Server Connect Actions (Workflows > Server Connect Actions): manager overview, a guided path, a first action, editor deep dives, and recipes & patterns.
Server Connect Editor
Overview and deep dives for the dedicated Server Connect Actions editor: panels, adding steps, action structure, and properties.