KittoHowTo

Kitto tips & tricks and how-tos#

This page links to a growing collection of small articles about Kitto techniques, how-tos, tips & tricks. If you need an article covering a particular subject, or if you think you have something to contribute, let us know by posting in the forum.

Models and Data Access

• How to define a "Has One" reference between models
• How to define a "Has Many" reference between models
• [How to define a calculated field] (HowToCalculatedField)
• How use more than one database at a time
• How enable/disable inserting, editing, deleting for records
• How to selectively disable editing for single field
• How to upload files to the database
• [How to autogenerate a view for a model] (HowToAutogenerateView)

User Interface

• How to customize view labels and icons in predefined controllers
• How to customize grid row colors based on custom conditions
• How to display blob fields and external files as images
• How to style applications through CSS
• How to Configure Edit Window
• How to localize an application
• How to create a form with tabs
• [How to show fields from a referenced model] (HowToReferencedFields)

Authentication and Access Control

• How to use a Custom user table for Authentication

Rules examples

• How to validate data before storing
• How to calculate a progressive field

Session

• How to set custom values for the session
• How to create a log file

Miscellaneous features

• How to set config and metadata values from external files
• Can I open a view in a new tab?