What are Applications?
Applications are your new "unit" for use cases that consist of multiple Modules and will enable you to arrange and manage your Modules better. With Applications, you can group Modules that make up a specific use case and share these in one go with other Application collaborators.
How to build your first Application with BRYTER
Let us assume that you are planning to offer a digital Application for your end-users to 1) help them with data breach reports or you are using BRYTER to 2) help the HR team with job applications.
Example 1: Data Breach Assistant as an Application
On a high level, your application will consist of the following elements:
- Assessment,
- Generic report of a data breach if required, or
- Specific security breach reports for the end-user's organization, e.g., for telecoms and internet service providers.
Previously, most users would have combined all of the above-described elements in one single Module — even though element 3, for example, would occur less frequently than element 2 and would only be triggered if the end-user had selected "telecoms and internet service providers" during the self-assessment in element 1.
Now, Applications enable authors to organize these elements as separate Modules and manage them easier. The Application Data Breach Assistant would thus contain 3 (or more) separate and much smaller Modules.
Each Module has one distinct purpose:
Module A – Data Breach Assessment helps with identifying whether the breach in question indeed needs to be reported and might contain a severity assessment. The Module also assesses whether the data breach report should follow the generic or specific report requirements.
Module B – Generic Report will guide the user through all questions required to fill in a generic report. Information gathered in Module A can either be transferred with URL Parameters or databases.
Module C – Specific Report is only required for certain organizations. If the end-user selected this type of organization in Module A, using a combination of Redirect Results and URL Parameters or databases will guide the end-user to this Module. Inputting additional information and transferring already entered information will populate the relevant template for the organization type.
Example 1: Step-by-step process
1. Create a new Application by 1) selecting New application, 2) typing "Data Breach Assistant" in the name field, and 3) selecting the Create button.
2. Share the Application with everyone involved – maybe one person in your team is responsible for Module A whereas another team member is focused on document automation and will build Module B and Module C.
3. Build your Modules and publish all Modules to the same environment (Test or Live).
4. Ensure that you connect Modules where possible using Redirect Result.
5. Pass on information between Modules with URL Parameters or by reading information from the Application database.
Example 2: HR - Job Application Assistant
Your HR team wants to establish a unified process to handle job applications. They are interested in both providing external end-users, the applicants, a nice interface to enter their data and answer assessment questions, and want to also easily review and follow up on each incoming application.
In this use case example, you have an:
- External-facing Module for the applicants,
- Internal review and assessment Module for the HR manager, and
- Internal scheduling app for the hiring manager.
Module A – Applicant Intake Questionnaire helps to gather applicant data in a structured manner and could be potentially used to pre-assess an applicant. The Module also notifies the correct reviewer depending on the department or seniority level.
Module B – Review Applicants Screener will guide the reviewer in a structured manner through all the required screening steps and help assess against defined standards. Information gathered in Module A could be either transferred with URL Parameters and a unique URL sent via email or with databases.
Module C – Interview Scheduling App assists with offering the applicant and the interviewers only pre-agreed time slots and can be used to help with interview preparation.
You might find this interesting: Learn how to Build your First Module from Scratch.