Zoho Creator Features

Application Creation

Create Application from Scratch
Create application by adding new forms or by selecting from a set of predefined templates.

Install from Application Gallery
Zoho Creator's application gallery contains ready-made applications that you can start to use immediately. To name a few: CRM, IT Asset Tracker, Project Tracker, Recruitment, Issue Manager etc.

Import Data
You already have some data in an .xls, .csv or .tsv file. Import the file into Zoho Creator to build an application.

Deluge Script
Make use of Deluge, Zoho Creator's scripting language to build an application by writing deluge scripts or by importing a deluge script file (.ds file).

Form Creation

User-friendly Form Builder Easy and intuitive drag and drop interface to help you design professional looking web forms in minutes.	Form Templates Set of ready-made templates for you to get started quickly.	Automated E-mail Notification Send e-mail notification with form data, when form is submitted.	Default Field Validations Set a field as unique or mandatory. Set an initial value, limit the number of characters allowed and add user instructions to form fields.
Text Field Types Single line, Multi line, E-mail address.	Numeric Field Types Number, Decimal, Percentage, Currency.	Choices Field Types Single Select, Multi Select, Checkbox, Radio button.	Data Lookup Field Types One-to-one, One-to-many, Many-to-many.
Date/Time Field Types Date field with multiple date formats, Date-Time field.	Other Field Types Decision-check box, Formula to compute values, Web address, Image tags, File Upload and Add Notes.	Embed in website Embed the forms to your website/blog with simple copy and paste code.

Views

Types of Views
LIST - rows and columns of data

SUMMARY - each record as a summary

SPREADSHEET - data in spreadsheet

CALENDAR - view for date and time fields

CHART - view to visualize data as
Column, Bar, Line, Step, Pie, Area,and Web Charts

HTML - create dashboard pages, customized bills & invoices by combining HTML and Deluge Scripting.

Records
Sort by any column

Display totals of numeric columns

View records that match a specific criteria

Add Filters to display only specific records

Group by a specific column(s)

Duplicate a view

Show/Hide columns in a view

Audit trial for all type of views

Actions
Create unlimited views for a single form.

Customize your display by drag and drop

Create a composite view from two or more related forms.

Embed views to your website/blog by simple copy and paste

Invoke custom actions on selected records

Set access permissions for others to Add, Edit & Delete records

Deluge Scripting

Empower your application by adding complex logic with the help of Deluge scripts.

Deluge Tasks Add Records Delete Records Fetch & Update record values Iterate multiple records Execute conditional statements Send mail Create and manipulate list values Create map variables with key, value pairs Redirect Form to specific URL GET/POST web data Fetch and publish XML data from multiple resources. Share/Unshare with users	Formula & Functions Define Formula fields for calculations Define Functions for repeated tasks Built-in Functions- Date, Numeric, String, Time, List, Map & Url Functions.	Invoke Script on Form Actions Modify form contents dynamically when loaded. Validate form data before persisting it. Perform action after form data is persisted. Read more..	Invoke Script on Field Actions Modify form contents dynamically when field value is changed. Perform action when field value is updated. Read more..
On click Action Scripts Create dummy forms with scriptable buttons and execute any deluge task on click of the form button. Read more..	Login User Support for zoho.loginuser and zoho.loginuserid to fetch records based on the login username or login user id Read more..	Script Builder Create scripts by drag-and-drop without bothering about the syntax. Read more..	Filters Create complex filters in views. Read more..

Sharing, Collaboration & Tracking

Public Access Open-up your application access to include anyone on the Internet by making your application as "Public".	Private Access Share your "Private" application with your friends, colleagues, managers and clients by specifying their e-mail id's.	Access Privileges Maintain control of what information each individual can see by setting privileges for your users to add, edit or simply view it.	User Tracking Automatically track details about when and by whom a record was added or modified.
Levels of Sharing Application Level - access all forms & views. Page Level sharing - access forms and views in specific page/tab. Form/View Level - access only the specific form/view.	Separate Login Provides separate login for all the shared users.	Auto Sharing Share/UnShare Deluge task to dynamically share or unshare an email address to an application, page, form or view.

Import and Export Data

Import Data
Import Data from .Xls (spreadsheet files).

.Csv Files

.Tsv tab separated Files

Export Data

Spreadsheet for analyzing

PDF to print/e-mail data

HTML for bookmarking or sending links

.CSV, .TSV for mobility of data

RSS feed to subscribe to changes in data

JSON feed, a lightweight data-interchange format.

Application Backup

Copy Application
Create a copy of the entire application directly from the GUI.

Save entire application as a Deluge Script (.ds file).

Application Backup
Backup your application with data (only in Business Free Edition and above)

Take multiple backups for the same application with version number and date.

Integration with Third Party Apps

Flexible API interface for external websites to collaborate with Zoho Creator applications, with ease. Users can build their web application in PHP, JSP, ASP, Perl or any other programming language while the data is stored in Zoho Creator. To show case the API usage, a sample Expense Tracker application is built using Zoho Creator and Zoho Creator APIs. You can access the application at Expense Tracker.
Server Side APIs REST and RPC style APIs to programmatically add, delete, update and view records. Also share forms, views or the entire application with users.	Client Side APIs JavaScript API's enables field level embedding to customize the look of your HTML forms to suite your website.

Customize your Application

Combine Layouts and Themes to create a visually appealing forms & views.

Multiple layouts to organize your forms and views - Pane layout, Tab layout, Tabbed Pane and drop-down menus.

Pick from a range of themes available in the Themes gallery or create customized themes.

Rearrange forms and views under different sections.

Customize the size of your forms and views, to suite your website.

Zoho Creator Mobile Version

View and enter data right from your mobile at http://creator.zoho.com/mobile or http://creator.zoho.com/m.

Access all your applications/shared applications from your mobile devices

Supports mobile devices with any of the following browsers: Internet Explorer 6 or higher, Opera, Safari, other WAP Browsers
Zoho Creator’s interface has been optimized to work well in iPhone also.

Compatibility

Runs on any computer using one of the following Web Browsers: Internet Explorer 6 or higher, Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, Safari