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Retool: development features and setup
Retool is a platform for building internal applications on top of business data. It is designed for screens where a team needs to view information and perform controlled actions.
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Overview
Instead of asking a developer to run a query for every correction, you can create an admin form that provides context and limits the action. It is valuable when the interface hides complexity without hiding risk: an action such as changing an order status should show which record it affects and what the result will be.
Features
- Building internal work screens
- Connecting to data sources and services
- Tools for permissions and application management
Business uses
- A screen for handling requests that failed in an automation
- An operations dashboard that brings together information from several services
Getting started
- Connect a read-only data source for a pilot
- Build a screen that shows a record and its context before adding action buttons
- Add a limited change and check permissions with a regular team user
What to check
- Separate viewing permissions from permissions to perform actions
- Check action logging and secret storage in connections to the production environment
Sources to check next
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