# Using the appRules Designer

To create your project, simply navigate to the appRules designer home page and  drag-and-drop activities from the toolbox on to the designer.  

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The user id to be used for accessing the designer must be set up as a developer in user settings
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There are several sample projects in the Samples database that show examples of completed projects.

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To configure an activity: 

* Drag-and-drop an activity on to the designer and the "Add New Activity" form will be displayed:                 ![](https://1923141441-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MFjmFrZ8sef1J7qkr6H%2Fuploads%2FJknt0bQUYBMApFwbFjVB%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=d8e525a4-0905-4763-9d97-aa9c24fa8304)
* Optionally edit the Display Name of the activity.
* Optionally enter a short description for the activity.
* Select the Execution Plan for the activity (Automatic, On-Demand, etc.)
* Configure the required properties using the many built-in property editors.
* Optionally configure the condition for executing the activity.
* Optionally configure the actions to execute based on execution events.
* Click the Save toolbar button to save the activity.  If no errors are found, the activity configuration will be saved.
* Once saved, you can connect the activity to another activity by dragging an arrow from one activity to another.

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