A low-code development platform is a development platform that can quickly generate applications without coding (0 code) or with a small amount of code .
An approach to application development through visualization ( see Visual Programming Languages), which enables developers of various experience levels to create web and mobile applications through a graphical user interface , using drag-and-drop components and model-driven logic.
aPaaS is the abbreviation of application Platform as a Service, application platform as a service , which is a solution based on PaaS (platform as a service), supports the development, deployment and operation of applications in the cloud, and provides users with software development Basic tools - including data objects, rights management, user interface, etc. Zero-code development platforms can generally be classified as aPaaS
1. Advantages of low-code development platforms
The development history of traditional enterprise informatization
- Paper office/excel management - data island: difficult data sharing; poor experience: inconvenient data collection and statistics
- Purchasing off-the-shelf management software in the market - fixed functions: it is difficult to meet individual needs; high risk: software needs to be changed when business changes
- Find outsourcing or develop software by yourself - high time cost: a lot of time is required for development and deployment; high economic cost: high early development/post-maintenance costs
So what are the advantages of using a low-code development platform?
1. Improve development efficiency
By providing a visual development interface and a predefined component library , developers can quickly build applications without writing a lot of code . On the low-code platform, the user interface and logic of the application can be created by directly dragging and configuring, which greatly shortens the development cycle. This highly visual development method allows developers to focus more on the implementation of business logic without paying too much attention to technical details.
2. Reduce development costs
Compared with traditional manual coding methods, low-code platforms can greatly reduce the time and effort of developers, and also reduce possible errors and debugging work during the development process. In addition, the components and templates of most low-code development platforms are reusable , which can further improve development efficiency and reduce development costs.
3. Improve maintainability and scalability
In the traditional work in the past, platform development not only required writing a lot of code, but also it was very troublesome to upgrade and solve some vulnerabilities during the maintenance process. The low-code platform provides consistent development specifications and a standardized component library , and the code structure of the application is clearer and easier to understand. This improves the maintainability of the application , making it easier for developers to maintain and update the code.
The low-code platform also supports modular development and componentized design of applications. Applications are easier to expand and customize, and can meet changing business needs.
4. Promote collaboration between business and IT departments
In the past, the IT department was more focused on technology, with very little communication with the business department. The visual development method of the low-code platform enables business personnel to participate in the application development process . Through the visual interface, you can create and modify the interface and logic of the application to better meet your business needs . This collaboration between business and IT can speed up application development and help improve connectivity within the enterprise.
2. Introduction to the usage scenarios of the low-code development platform
In order to be more intuitive and readable, the following uses the Jiandao Cloud zero-code development application platform as an example to introduce the usage scenarios of the low-code development platform
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Scenario 1: Sales Management
- Sales reporting: input data anytime, anywhere
- Order Entry: Enter multiple items at one time
- Purchase Registration: Free access to currency information
Scenario 2: Inspection management
- Production Tracking: Scan code to enter production data
- Potential safety hazards: If you find a problem, report it to your mobile phone
- Equipment inspection: scan code to enter inspection information
Scenario 3: Process Management
Typical usage scenario 1 of the process: expense reimbursement
- Expense reporting: mobile phone online fee reporting
- Approval of expenses: Approval of expense reimbursement in sequence
- Reimbursement query: Support querying reimbursement details
Typical usage scenario 2 of the process: task dispatch
- New task reminder: task distribution, real-time reminder
- Timing reminder: set time, expiration reminder
Scenario 4: Production Data Analysis
- Real-time monitoring of production: daily production progress, production efficiency trends, production completion rate trends...
- Future production forecast: Weekly planned production forecast, weekly manpower forecast, opening statistics...
Due to space reasons, only part of the application scenarios are shown above.
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3. Use experience
In fact, many companies in China have begun to use low-code or even zero-code applications to build personalized enterprise management systems.
Let's look at a case:
Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (CVTE) Co., Ltd. is a 2021 Hurun China Top 500 Enterprise . The company's LCD motherboard control card was also rated as the single champion product of the manufacturing industry by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology . At the same time, CVTE also has titles such as "Gazelle Enterprise" , "National Pilot Enterprise for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Manufacturing Industry" , and "National Technological Innovation Demonstration Enterprise" .
CVTE attaches great importance to digital work . There is a saying in the IT department that half of the first revenue received at the beginning of the company's establishment—about 1 million yuan—was immediately decided to be used for the company's IT system construction.
Through product selection, the company purchased EBS and ERP products from the industry leaders, and made a lot of customized development to build its own management platform. With the gradual expansion of the company's business types and scale, there are currently more than 430 sets of large and small digital systems in the company.
However, with more systems, the difficulty of operation and maintenance of the IT department has also increased, and pain points have followed.
For example, the difficulty of centralized maintenance and management;
Another example is the time and money cost increase caused by custom development and procurement systems
...Facing the pain points in the traditional model, the IT department tries to use some new technologies to improve the efficiency of development and operation and maintenance, zero code development is one of them.
From March 21 to now, CVTE has built more than 160 applications on Jiandao Cloud .
For example, within CVTE, there are ITBP positions. ITBP is like the product manager of the IT department, connecting the IT department and the business department, analyzing and verifying the needs of the business department.
Among the Jiandaoyun applications of CVTE, the most frequently used one is [Sports Check-in]. In order to encourage everyone to exercise, the company often organizes challenge activities, and employees' exercise data and photo uploads are collected through Jiandaoyun.
In addition, scenarios such as questionnaires, health check-in, and nucleic acid appointments, which are frequently used by employees and involve a wide range of areas, are all realized by Jiandao Cloud.
After the success of the company's general management scenarios, CVTE also began to use Jiandao Cloud in core business scenarios to reduce costs and increase efficiency in application development.
Through Jiandao Cloud, CVTE has also developed a CRM system with rich functions including external quotations, customer information management, target management, customer follow-up, business opportunity management, and product information.
After using the zero-code development system, the ITBP empowered by zero-code expands the IT service boundary to a greater extent, directly solves a large number of "department-level" digital needs, and realizes the most scenarios at the lowest cost and the fastest speed. Let everyone clearly feel the renewal of business and the improvement of finances.
CVTE commented like this:
Based on Jiandaoyun’s zero-code development tool, CVTE’s ITBP tapped out the informatization needs, and directly used the zero-code tool to quickly implement the application, shortening the time from the original demand feedback to development from “months” to “weeks” or even “days”. . The zero-code-enabled ITBP has expanded the IT service boundary to a greater extent, directly solved a large number of "department-level" digital needs, and realized the most scenarios at the lowest cost and the fastest speed, so that everyone can clearly feel the business update. , Financial improvement.
——CVTE
Therefore, zero code will definitely be an important tool for enterprise management and operation in the next stage .
In addition, development for all is a concept that was put forward after the emergence of the zero-code development platform. The development for all model allows organizations to mobilize employees to participate in digital transformation to the greatest extent, maximize the use of knowledge and skills owned by employees, and improve the operational efficiency of the organization.
Development for all can help enterprises bring far-reaching value from the IT department level, business department level, and organizational level .
Hope this article helps you!