Using SDK, you can implement your own tools and features and add them to your Wialon as additional applications.

Applications can be managed only by top users. The Apps configurator item of the user menu allows you to do this. Click on this item to open the Apps configurator dialog. It contains two tabs: Installed and Library. On these tabs, you can have a look at all the available applications, as well as configure and add new ones.

Installed

The list of added apps is displayed on the Installed tab. To add a new application, click Add and indicate the information described below.

Name

Enter the name of the application (at least 4 characters). It is displayed in the lists of available applications, as well as in the heading of the application when it is open.

Description

Enter any description of your app (optional).

URL

Type the URL where the application is hosted. Name and URL are mandatory, other parameters are optional.

Advanced URL parameters

If necessary, select advanced URL parameters. It is required to enable the Active SID or Authorize hash option so that users can log in to the application.

https://ecodriving.iot-platform.online/latest/?sid=026085dce21dcf6120bcfa1d922fda20&b=stable&authHash=0135c58bd6702db42c962e0126f00ebd&hostUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wialon.com&user=AliceNorris&v=1.51&baseUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fhst-api.wialon.com&lang=en

Some features are not implemented in some of the applications. If a feature is not implemented, its activation doesn't affect the application configuration.

Required services

Select services (features) which are required for the default activation of the application. If the list of features available to a user does not match this list (or if you leave this section empty), the application is disabled for the user.

Billing plans

Select the billing plans for which this application should be available.

Compatible languages

You can restrict access to the application for various interface languages. For example, if the Russian language is selected, this means that the application is available only when the Russian language of the interface is selected. If nothing is selected, it is assumed that the application should be available to all languages.

After setting all the parameters, press Add and when closing the dialog click OK to save the changes.

Actions with applications

To edit an application, select it on the left, change the parameters, press Apply, and then, when closing the dialog, click OK.

To delete an application, select it on the left and press Delete. Then, when closing the dialog, click OK.

To create a new application by copying, select the sample application on the left and press Copy. Edit the parameters, click Apply, and then, when closing the dialog, click OK.

To ignore all the changes made, press Cancel.

After adding an application, its name is shown in the format Apps: Application name on the Services tab of the billing plan and account properties. For example, Apps: Hecterra. If you disable this service, the application is removed from the monitoring system menu, but the application itself remains available.

Adding an icon for your own application

If you add your own application and you want your icon to appear in the Apps list in the monitoring system, do the following:

1. In the application folder on your server, create the app folder.
2. Save the image for the icon under the name logo.png. For example, the storage address of an icon could be as follows: http://your-app/app/logo.png
3. Make sure that the DNS monitoring site and the application have the same protocol, such as HTTP only or HTTPS only.

As a result, once your application is added, this image will be used as its icon.

Library

On the Library tab, you can select a suitable application and add it with a single mouse click. Adding an application from the library is a little bit easier because all the mandatory parameters and the advanced URL parameters are indicated by default.

The list of applications is on the left. To the right of the list is a field that displays the current information for the application selected in the list. This information includes the following: application icon, its name, short description, URL, and release date. To add an application from the library, you must select it from the list. Then, if this application is not already installed, the Add button is activated below the description. To complete the procedure click Apply and then OK.

See also Wialon apps review.

Starting applications

To start an application, click on the Apps item in the top panel. A menu opens that lists all available applications (in alphabetical order). The dynamic filter is used to quickly find the necessary one. Click on the app's name to open it in a new tab of the browser.