Summary
App Catalyst empowers you to instantly create Domo Pro-Code applications based on your natural language specifications. These apps can integrate directly with your Domo datasets and can be added to Domo Dashboards and App Studio.
Chat Mode
Default is planning mode where App Catalyst will analyze your prompt, ask refining questions and then build your application. If you have already curated a prompt, you can choose Standard mode & App Catalyst will follow the instructions of the prompt.
Best Practices
If you start with a Domo Dataset, App Catalyst will use that data as a model when building the app and add the appropriate data App Framework APIs to your project.
Clarifying Questions
App Catalyst will review your prompt and if needed ask some clarifying questions.
Task Clarification
Review the proposed plan, make any edits you like.
From Prompt to Preview
The core of the App Catalyst is its ability to turn your ideas into functional applications.
Chat History
If you are returning to a previous project, you can find it in the History tab.
Best Practices: It’s best to bump the version of your project if you plan to return to the project’s history. App Catalyst will overwrite the first version (0.0.1).
Key Features
- Describe Your Vision: Start by providing a text prompt describing the app you want to build. The more specific and detailed you are in your description, the more accurate the generated app will be to your requirements. You can start simple like“I want to track the Fat Bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve. Track by weight, by votes, winners by year”or add more description like
“Measuring key Marketing metrics like return on investment (ROI), conversion rates, and customer lifetime value, businesses can gain actionable insights to personalize customer experiences, allocate marketing budgets more effectively, and achieve their business objectives. Web Analytics: Tracks website visitors, page views, bounce rates, and user behavior. Social Media Analytics: Monitors engagement, reach, and audience sentiment on social platforms. Email Marketing Analytics: Measures open rates, click-through rates, and conversions from email campaigns. CRM Systems: Provides customer data and interaction history. Advertising Platforms: Tracks ad performance, cost per click, and ad engagement.”To specify exactness
“I’m a healthcare practice managing 500+ patients across 8 doctors. Build a HIPAA-compliant patient management system with appointment calendar, medical history timeline, and prescription tracking tables. Display upcoming appointments in daily/weekly views, patient visit history with searchable notes, and medication refill alerts. Include quick-action buttons for rescheduling appointments and sending SMS reminders. Filter by doctor, appointment type, or date range. Show key metrics like no-show rates and average visit duration in dashboard cards. Use clean, professional design with blue and white colors, optimized for desktop and tablet use by medical staff.”- Clarifying Questions - Task Clarification - Simple form support: The app can persist form submission via AppDB. - Live Generation & Editing: Once you submit your prompt, the generator will process your request and build the application. You will see the complete code in a real-time, fully functional code editor. You can review, modify, and refine the code as needed.
Saving Your App
Saving will copy your app to the Asset Library. The Asset Library contains all the assets in your organization’s instance, including apps. You can manage apps that you have created and apps that have been shared with you. If you have an Admin default security role, you can also manage all apps that exist in the instance.
Publishing Your App
Once you are satisfied with your application, you can publish it directly from App Catalyst to the Pro-Code Editor for further development or to an App Studio app.
The Domo App Platform: What the Generator Abstracts
While App Catalyst provides a seamless, prompt-driven experience, it builds upon Domo’s powerful pro-code app platform. For those curious about what’s happening behind the scenes, this section outlines the traditional development process and highlights the complexities the App Generator handles for you.The Traditional Pro-Code Workflow
Developing a custom app for Domo has traditionally involved several manual steps for setup, development, and deployment. Local Environment Setup: Developers begin by setting up a local development environment. This involves installing Node.js and the DomoApps CLI (Command Line Interface). For detailed instructions, see the official documentation: Setup and Installation. Local Development: Using an IDE like Cursor or VS Code, developers write the app using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Frameworks like React are also supported. Packaging for Publication: Before an app can be published to Domo, it requires a thumbnail image and a crucial manifest.json file. This manifest file must contain specific properties and manually map any datasets, collections, or workflows the app uses. Publishing and Asset Creation: The app is then published using the CLI. A successful publication creates an Asset within the Domo Asset Library. You can learn more about assets here: Domo Asset Library KB. Card Creation and Wiring: From the newly created asset, you must then create a Card. This card is the component that can be placed into a Domo Dashboard or App Studio. Once the card exists, there is an additional wiring screen where you must again map the necessary datasets and collections to the card.How the App Generator Simplifies the Process
App Catalyst abstracts this entire multi-step process into a simple, integrated workflow: - Integrated Development Environment: While Domo already offers an in-browser Pro-Code Editor to lower the barrier to entry of building apps. - Automated Packaging and Manifest: The generator automatically creates the required manifest.json file, thumbnail, and all necessary properties based on your app’s content, including data mappings. - One-Click Deployment: The “Save” or “Publish” button orchestrates the entire deployment pipeline. It handles the publishing, asset creation, card generation in a single, automated step, making your app instantly available for use in dashboards. - Full Compatibility: Apps created with the App Catalyst are fully standard. Once published, you can open and continue to edit them in Domo’s regular Pro-Code Editor, giving you the best of both worlds: rapid AI-powered generation and the option for manual, fine-grained control.Consumption Ramifications
Domo AI Pro: Operations & Processing-
Each operation executed by Domo AI
- Number of Credits - 0.01 per operation
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Processing
- For Domo-provided models, the credit usage rate is calculated as follows: [Per unit price of selected model (see Domo AI Pro Model Pricing for current rates)] ÷ [Contract Rate for standard credits specified in the applicable Service Order] = [X] credits per million tokens.
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What to expect
- 6-10 AI Operations
- 50k-75k Input tokens, 25k-45k Output tokens
FAQ
Q: How does App Catalyst work? A: Starting with a natural language description of what you are looking for, App Catalyst will convert the request into a functional pro-code app (index.html, manifest.json, app.js, thumbnail.png) Q: Can I make edits via the prompt to the project? A: Yes, prompt editing is supported for minor edits. Q: Do I have to use the pro-code editor? A: No, once your project is saved to the Asset Library, you can download the project and do traditional app development with your favorite tools using Domo’s App Developer Framework.