Install custom Showpad Apps Updated September 19, 2023 20:28 If you want to create custom sales applications and integrations specific to your company, industry, and market, you can do that without losing Showpad’s excellent sharing and tracking capabilities. Showpad's enterprise-grade deployment and permission settings allow you to stay in control of who has access to each sales application, and content analytics help you see what content works and what doesn't. To create these custom Showpad Apps for your sales reps, your developer or agency can check out our Showpad Apps documentation on our Developer Platform. As an administrator, you have the option to install a custom app and convert it to a Showpad Experience. Once that’s done, you can edit, update, assign access, and find your existing Experiences in the Online Platform. No further coding is required to link, share, and edit the assets stored in Showpad. These applications can be mobile-friendly calculators, configurators, personalized content navigations, or interactive presentations. The possibilities are endless. Showpad Apps are compatible with all Showpad mobile apps (iOS, Android, Windows) and with Showpad's Web app. Key features Enjoy limitless personalization with all the power of Showpad Instant distribution with Showpad’s deployment and permissions Preview your Showpad App and see how it looks on desktops and mobile devices Update your Showpad App and include Release Notes to highlight the changes Automated updates in the Experience App Builder without further coding Note: If you're looking for a developer, you can learn more about Showpad's certified partners here. You need this to succeed Showpad’s Ultimate plan Showpad Apps feature enabled Your Showpad Partner Code (Available in the Install App dialog in the Showpad Apps section of the Admin Settings menu on Showpad's Online Platform.) A custom Showpad App created by a developer or an agency The quick way to awesomeness Developers create and assign Showpad App(s) to your organization Select and install a Showpad App Create a New Experience Edit the Experience and add content Update the app when a new version is available (manually or automatically) Update the Experience with a new app version Remove an installed app Do this step by step Install Showpad App When a version of a Showpad App has been assigned to your Showpad organization, you can install it from the Online Platform: Click the gear icon and select Admin Settings. Select Showpad Apps. Click Install App. Select an app to install. As an option, you can enable automatic updates by clicking the checkbox. Click Install. The app is now available to be converted into an Experience. Back to Top Create an Experience from Showpad App Open the Library menu, and if relevant, select a division. The Library will open directly on the Assets & Experiences tab. Click the Open Experience Builder button. Select Create a New Experience from the Select an Experience dropdown. Select your installed app. Enter a Label for your new Experience, select your app, and click the Create button. Back to Top Modifying Your Experience After installation, the Experience Apps Builder opens, and you can click the Edit button to start modifying the content that will be available in your experience (depending on what your developer defined). In the Jump To section, you can navigate to the items created in your app (if enabled by your developer). There's a Search function to look for specific content within the app. You can select one of the following display options: All - to edit everything Content - to edit only the content Labels - to edit only the labels (depending on the developer’s defined settings) You can verify how your app will look on different platforms by clicking the Preview button and selecting a platform from the list. Options are available to Discard or Publish your changes. You can easily view when a Showpad App was last updated. Back to Top Install a new version of an App When a new version of an app that has been assigned to your Showpad organization is available, you can install it manually or automatically. Manual update In the Online Platform, click on the gear icon and select Admin Settings. Select Showpad Apps. A list of your installed apps is displayed, and any apps with a newer version available will have a notification icon. Click the three dot menu and select Install latest version. In the dialog window, click Install. Confirm the installation by clicking Install. Note: You can also update your app by selecting View details and clicking the Install latest version button. Automatic update In the Online Platform, click the gear icon and select Admin Settings. Select Showpad Apps. A list of your installed apps is displayed, and any apps with a newer version available will have a notification icon. Click the three dot menu and select View details. Select the Automatic installation checkbox. Note: You can also enable automatic updates when you first install the app. Back to Top Update an Experience to the latest version of an App Follow the steps to install the latest version of the app in your Showpad organization. Open the Library menu, and if relevant, select a division. The Library will open directly on the Assets & Experiences tab. Click the Open Experience Builder button and select your Experience from the Select an Experience dropdown. Click the Edit Experience button. When the Experience opens, it will automatically upgrade to the latest installed version. Click the Publish Experience button to distribute the updated Experience to all assigned users. Note: If you don’t want to update your Experience with the latest app version, click Exit without saving. Back to Top Uninstall an App Click the gear icon and select Admin Settings. Select Showpad Apps. Select an app to uninstall. Click the three dot menu and select Uninstall. The app is now uninstalled. Any Experiences that were created from the app will continue to work. Note: You can also uninstall your app by selecting the app and Uninstall. Back to Top Related articles Create advanced filters with ShowQL Setting up the Showpad and Slack integration Tag Sharing across Divisions and Tagging Concepts Share Collections with Colleagues 2023