NEW for Valence 5.2! Creating an App with Nitro App Builder (complete video)
Learn how to create an app with no programming from start to finish using the new Nitro App Builder in Valence 5.2. A Customer Dashboard is created showing a pie chart and summary list of customers by country. Any country can be clicked either on the pie or list to show a map with markers and some key indicators.
Valence 5 Nitro App Builder - Warehouse Dashboard
Learn how to create an app with no programming from start to finish using the new Nitro App Builder in Valence 5.2. A Warehouse Dashboard which is included as an example app in Valence. The Warehouse Dashboard app shows pie chart, column chard and grid that list and categorize orders shipments by their status.
Understanding the structure of Valence Nitro apps
This video walks you through the the main elements of Valence Nitro apps: Data Sources, Widgets, and the Nitro app definition itself. Also learn about how "Behaviors" are used to allow Widgets to interact with each other as well as special server tasks.
Import an Old Green Screen query into Valence Nitro App Builder
This video shows an example of how to quickly convert an old IBM i green screen query into a Valence Nitro App Builder which can be easily deployed through the Valence Portal to desktop and mobile users.
Create a Pivot Table from an SQL statement with Nitro App Builder
This video shows an example of how to create a powerful pivot grid in minutes with Valence Nitro App Builder, starting from nothing more than a free-form SQL statement.
Data Source Wizard - Simple Example
In this video we show how to create a simple Data Source using a wizard in the Valence Nitro App Builder.
Grid Widget - Basic Configuration
This quick video demonstrates how to create a simple Grid Widget with just a few columns and a basic configuration.
Grid Widget - Basic Column Formatting
This video demonstrates how to align the content of columns, basic cell content formatting and how to select summary functions in the Grid Widget.
Grid Widget - Column and Rule Based Cell Coloring
This video demonstrates how to set colors on a Grid Widget column and how to set rule-based colors on only specific cells.
Edit Grid - The Basics
This video demonstrates how to set up a basic Edit Grid Widget with the ability to edit, update and delete records.
Edit Grid - Adding Dropdown Selections
This video demonstrates how to add a dropdown selector to a field on an Edit Grid Widget. Linking a field to selections from another data source and hard-coding the selections are both covered.
Nitro App Builder - Adding Widgets and Basic Layout
In this video, learn how to add previously-defined widgets to a Nitro App Builder, perform basic layout positioning, set margins and deploy to your users.
Nitro App Builder - Row Click Behavior with a Map
This video demonstrates how to apply a row click behavior to a grid widget so that when a row is clicked an address on that row is used to plot the location on a map widget. It is also shown how to configure the map widget so that the map can be hidden and displayed only as needed.
Valence 6 API & Guides.
Valence 6 API Docs
The Valence 6 API docs serve as the home for all front-end and back-end specifications pertinent to developing Valence apps. It includes the Valence RPG Toolkit service program (VVSRVPGM) procedures, valence.js JavaScript utilities, and specs for interfacing with the mobile Valence Portal. The docs include helpful RPG and JavaScript example code to demonstrate how the procedures and methods are used.
Valence 6 Guides
Go to the Valence 6 guides to learn about how to administer the Valence Portal and use various included apps such as Nitro File Editor, Nitro AutoCode, Nitro Source Editor, Nitro iAdmin, Instance Manager and more. Also includes extensively detailed docs on using the powerful Nitro App Builder to create your own desktop browser and mobile apps with little or no coding.
Downloads
Valence for IBM i 6.1
This download is the latest general release of Valence 6 for both new installs and updates to existing versions of Valence 6.X. It is recommended that all new and existing customers download this version if you are installing to a system running IBM i 7.2, 7.3, or 7.4. To use Valence with IBM i OS 7.1, please download the latest version of Valence 6.0 below. Read the full release notes for Valence 6.1 at http://forums.cnxcorp.com/node/14769.
Valence for IBM i 6.0
IMPORTANT: This download of Valence 6.0 is intended only for those customers still running the older IBM i 7.1 operating system. If you are installing to a system running IBM i 7.2, 7.3 or 7.4 you should instead download Valence 6.1. Read the full release notes at http://forums.cnxcorp.com/node/13172.
Valence for IBM i 5.2+
This download is intended for existing customers who want to upgrade existing Valence 5.2+ releases to the latest build for this version. If you are a new customer (or an existing customer who wants to upgrade an earlier version to Valence 6), please choose the Valence 6 download instead to guarantee you are getting the latest features. Read the full release notes at http://forums.cnxcorp.com/node/12708
Valence Universal 5.2
It's here! The Valence you've come to love is now available for Linux, Windows and OS X servers in beta. For now the beta is limited to existing customers only. If you are an existing CNX customer and would like to try Valence Universal, please email your request to support@cnxcorp.com.