View Definition Language (VDL) is an extension of HTML that simplifies the creation of Xpress Insight custom views. See the Xpress Insight Developers Guide for more information. When you begin, complete the following steps to create a new VDL view.
- In the file tree, locate the client_resources folder and click the arrow icon to its left.
- When the folder expands to reveal the files within it, right-click client_resources, and click New File on the menu that appears.
- Type a new name for the file, welcome.vdl, and press Enter.
- Double-click welcome.vdl to open it.
- Paste the following text into the file editor:
<vdl version="4.1">
<vdl-page>
<vdl-section heading="Example app">
Welcome to the example Xpress Insight app.
</vdl-section>
</vdl-page>
</vdl>
- Click File > Save.
