Evoke Help Videos - Evoke Product Help

Evoke Tutorial and Help Videos

The videos on this page are designed to complement the Evoke User Guide. The User Guide is updated on a regular basis and always contains the very latest information regarding using Evoke.

Introducing Evoke

Introduction Video

A short introduction to Evoke (2 minute video).

Evoke Presentation

A short summary presentation regarding Evoke.

Evoke Demonstration

A demonstration of Evoke - features and functionality.

Evoke - The Example App

The best place to see how Evoke does something (e.g. include a signature panel, and image, use calculated properties, carete a new page, etc.) and see how it it was done in Evoke is in the Example App.

This app has been created using Evoke and is deployed as a live app at Review Evoke Example App. The specific URL is https://www.appevoke.com/ExampleApp

We make every effort to ensure that the Example App and the Evoke User Guide are always kept fully up to date.

Please review the Example app and look for the videos in the "How did you do that" tabs on the right of each page/screen.

Copies of most of these videos (but without the context of the Example App) are included below together with further generic help videos.

Evoke - Help Videos

Please use the headings to find the area of Evoke you wish to review and then click the video icon or video name to view the video on YouTube.

Video help is great but the challenge is that they age so quickly. We are currently updating all of our video help as quickly as we can.

Getting Started & the basics

Installing Evoke

Get started by installing Evoke on your PC.

Getting started

Getting started - The fundamentals and understanding the terms used.

Finding your way around

Finding your way around as you start to use Evoke.

Creating a new Evoke App design

Get started creating a new app in Evoke; review the process, create app.

Hooking up a database

This refresher video review the 'hooking up of databases' to your design as completed in the Environment Review.

Running the Default (new) App

Following on from creating a new app, this video shows you how to open your new App in Visual studio, rebuild it and run it.

Introducing App Design Changes

Introducing Evoke concepts by changing the Login Page.

Recap of Initial Training

Initial training happens after the Evoke Environment Review and covers the basics of using Evoke.

Working With Evoke Account

Evoke Account Menu Item

The Account menu in Evoke provides your default theme and information about the users in your account

Working With App Design Settings

Setting up App Settings

Changing the App settings in an Evoke App Design, setting default styles and colours, menu styles, creating backgrounds, etc

Work Item Creation

Setting up for multiple users or teams to work with the same app design simultaniously

App Startup

Configuring how your app acts when it is loaded (started) and after the login process.

App Styling

Set up the theme for your app in App styling.

App Styling - Background

Set the background color or image in your App Design.

App Styling - Menu Styling

Set the Menu Styling in your App Design. Includes text and images used in the menu.

Global Datasources

Creating and configuring datasources avaiable throughout you app - not just in a single page series.

Developer Access Control

Restrict which users of your evoke account can access which versions of which apps and app designs.

Access Control user Groups

Evoke Access control user groups. Set up user groups for individual navigation and security options.

Language Support

Setting up your app design so that diffferent users see it in different languages.

Working With Entities & Databases

Hooking up a database

This refresher video review the 'hooking up of databases' to your design as completed in the Environment Review.

Creating a new entity type

Setting up data structures in Evoke for the first time

Importing a new Entity Structure

Access new tables/objects in your database by importing Entity strucures into your app design.

Adding columns to a database

When you add some additional columns to a database table/file

Working With Classifications

Working with Classifications

Setting up and using Classifications for drop downs and other static data in your app

"baked in" Classifications

If you do not need to change your classifications reguarly you can fix them in your app design

Working With Menus

Creating a menu structure

Setting up an app menu, adding menu options and linking to pages.

App Styling - Menu Styling

Set the Menu Styling in your App Design. Includes text and images used in the menu.

Working With Datasources

Using Refined datasources

Refined datasources provide automatic sorting, searching and filtering

Working With Pages (App Screen general design)

Introducing Pages and Page Series

Working with and creating Page Series in Evoke

Creating & working with App Screens

Part 1 of creating and working with Pages (App Screens) in Evoke.

Creating & working with App Screens

Part 2 of creating and working with Pages (App Screens) in Evoke.

Creating & working with App Screens

Part 3 of creating and working with Pages (App Screens) in Evoke.

Building an Purchase Order Screen

Part 4 working with Pages; includes Click Actions and navigation.

Adding a Chart or Graph

Part 5 working with Pages; Adding a Graph to a Page.

App Screens: Color & Spacing Tabs

How to use the styling, colour and spacing to format to your app UI

Adding borders to segements

How to add a border to a segment (example uses radio buttons)

Using Unbound & Persistent Variables

How unbound (transient) and persistent variables (UIControl) work

Using "one at a time" child segments

Display one of multiple child segments based on a changable value/option

Horizontal Scrolling

Create a larger fixed width datagrid/table and allow users to scroll horizontally.

Working on Pages with specific Examples (using specific widgets, components, etc)

CardView - Creating & Using

Creating a simple CardView display of user records

Embedding Videos

Embed both databound and static videos into your app

Adding a Google Map

Include a google map (set display, zoom, pin, etc) in your app design

Working With the Generator

Generating a web App

Generate a web app from your Evoke App design.

Generating a native App

Generate a native app from your Evoke App design.

Cutomising your Evoke built app

Evoke Development Cycle

An introduction to the Evoke Development Cycle"

Custom javascript

An introduction to writing custom javascript within Visual Studio.

Custom CSS

Adding or customizing the CSS within your Evoke built app.

Generated Visual Studio Code

Introduction to generated Visual Studio Code.

How did you do that? videos from the Example app

How did you do that tab

See how we created the "how did you tdo that tab"

Header, Photo & Message

See how we created the header segment, photo and message on the Instructions page.

Building the Instructions Page

See how we created the Instructions page in the Example app.

Evoke Tips & Tricks videos

Tips and Tricks Video 1

Tips and tricks for users when using Evoke. Includes shortcuts, reminders, hints, etc.

Tips and Tricks Video 2

Tips and tricks for users when using Evoke. Includes shortcuts, reminders, hints, etc.

Tips and Tricks Video 3

Tips and tricks for users when using Evoke. Includes shortcuts, reminders, hints, etc.

*** The trouble with videos is that they age so quickly. We are currently updating all of our video help as quickly as we can. This page is left up so that you can still access the previous videos but these will be continuously added to and replaced as they are brought up to date ****

Evoke - Help Videos (slightly more advanced)

Example MultiValue Database App Development