Enable User-Initiated or Automatic Refreshes
Basic apps, either individually or within workspace apps, automatically provide several buttons in their title bar that allow users to update input parameters, open the app in a new window or refresh the app’s data manually. Basic apps can also be configured to automatically refresh data periodically based on a refresh interval.
You can implement
User-Initiated App Refreshes or
Automatic App Refreshes for your custom app. In either case,
MashZone NextGen will automatically include the
Refresh toolbar button in the title bar for your custom app. See
Title Bars and Toolbar Buttons in Apps for more information on this button.
The example in this topic presents a very simple app that invokes a mashup which returns the current date and time: