Overview

Objects in UnifyApps are structured data entities that represent, store, and manipulate information across the platform. The Object Manager provides a centralized system to create, access, modify, and delete these objects.

Why do we use an object?

Objects are a persistent store between your primary data sources and the applications and automations that use the data. You keep the data even after it has expired or been deleted at the source, unless you set a Retention Period on the object.

Send announcement emails from stored client records

• Let’s say we have to send feature announcement emails to all our clients to notify them about the latest platform updates. 

• To achieve this, first, we should store all the client details, including their email addresses, in our object. We can then use it in our automation to send them individual emails.

• In your automation builder, add the Storage by UnifyApps node. Select the Fetch Records action to get all the details of your clients stored in your object.

  
  

• Next, add a Loop to iteratively send an email to each client. Write the email as needed. After this is set up, you can save and deploy your automation, which will send your email to all your clients.

  
  

Show country data in an application

• Let’s say we have to display country-wise data in our application using simple cards.

• To achieve this, we will store all the relevant country details in an object, which we will access in our application.

• In your application builder, set up a data source which fetches records from your object using Storage by UnifyApps.

  
  

• Finally, match the respective fields in your components, and your application will display all the records dynamically from your object.