The MOLGENIS user guide

This MolgenisGuide is meant to serve as a starting point for all documentation regarding MOLGENIS usage for application development. The guide is a free document, a collaborative effort, and a part of the MOLGENIS Project itself.

Table of Contents

Currently available documentation:

• MolgenisIntro? -- Introduction into MOLGENIS

• Using the generator -- autogenerating your base application
  • MolgenisInstall? -- Software needed for MOLGENIS
  • MolgenisGettingStarted? -- How to use the generator
  • MolgenisAddressBookExample -- How to generate a new MOLGENIS from scratch
  • MolgenisFromExisting -- How to generate a MOLGENIS from an existing database

• Using the XML language -- details on MOLGENIS modeling language
  • MolgenisDbXml? -- How to model your data
  • MolgenisUiXml? -- How to model your user interface
  • MolgenisProcXml? -- How to model your processing tools (in progress)
  • MolgenisDtd -- Language definition

• Using the plugin framework -- enhancing your MOLGENIS with handwritten components
  • MolgenisPlugin? -- How to add a plugin to your MOLGENIS
  • MolgenisDatabase? -- How to use the MOLGENIS database backend from your plugin
  • MolgenisEmail -- How to send emails from your MOLGENIS

• Using the generated application
  • MolgenisBatchLoading? -- How to import datasets from CSV files