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Build Your First Application

Build Your First Application

Learn the basics of building an application and creating blocks in Pigment with guidance

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About this course

Learn the basics of building an application and creating blocks in Pigment with guidance. In this course, you review the high-level requirements for a fictitious company, Color-store's P&L application, including the Dimension list, Metrics, Tables, and the Executive Summary Board that you will use to visualize the data. You are guided through each step of the process with detailed instructions to complete each task. 

Who should take this course?

This course is designed for Modelers who intend to co-build their Pigment solution with the Pigment team. 

Topics Covered

  • Create an Application
  • Create the Time dimensions in the Calendar
  • Build a Dimension list
  • Create a Metric and filter the view
  • Build simple formulas in Pigment
  • Create a Table and add more Metrics
  • Visualize data on a Board

Content Type

  • On-Demand
  • Activity

Course Duration

About 20 minutes 

Before You Begin

Prerequisites: None

You need Builder or Admin access rights to build this application in Pigment. Please reach out to your Pigment Administrator if you require additional access.

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This course might also be available in other learning paths or catalogs within the Pigment Academy. Some course types, such as video, will mark your progress as complete across different learning paths, noting that you have already completed the content in that lesson. Take the course again if you want a refresher or move on to another course.  

About this course

Learn the basics of building an application and creating blocks in Pigment with guidance. In this course, you review the high-level requirements for a fictitious company, Color-store's P&L application, including the Dimension list, Metrics, Tables, and the Executive Summary Board that you will use to visualize the data. You are guided through each step of the process with detailed instructions to complete each task. 

Who should take this course?

This course is designed for Modelers who intend to co-build their Pigment solution with the Pigment team. 

Topics Covered

  • Create an Application
  • Create the Time dimensions in the Calendar
  • Build a Dimension list
  • Create a Metric and filter the view
  • Build simple formulas in Pigment
  • Create a Table and add more Metrics
  • Visualize data on a Board

Content Type

  • On-Demand
  • Activity

Course Duration

About 20 minutes 

Before You Begin

Prerequisites: None

You need Builder or Admin access rights to build this application in Pigment. Please reach out to your Pigment Administrator if you require additional access.

💡

This course might also be available in other learning paths or catalogs within the Pigment Academy. Some course types, such as video, will mark your progress as complete across different learning paths, noting that you have already completed the content in that lesson. Take the course again if you want a refresher or move on to another course.