When every moment counts, finding unique ways to automate workflows and speed up operations is essential. Many businesses have turned to apps, as they can quickly digitize paper-based processes, like forms, inspections and checklists.
But what if those apps aren’t designed for peak performance? Inefficiency creeps back in, costs rise and users lose patience – you don’t want to turn your solution into a setback.
SOTI Snap is a cross-platform solution that enables businesses to rapidly build their own customized apps. Just upload a file, image or drawing, and it will create a digital form in minutes. Or choose from many pre-made app templates found on the SOTI Pulse Marketplace.
What sets SOTI Snap apart is the seamless integration of embedded logic into each app. This blog will explore how logic-driven apps elevate your workflows, improve data quality and drive better outcomes across a variety of industries.
What is Embedded Logic & Why Does It Matter?
Embedded logic refers to the business rules and conditions built directly into an application to guide how it functions. It determines what users see, how data is handled and how the system responds to different inputs in real time.
Embedded logic within SOTI Snap, allows businesses to:
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Ensure only valid, relevant data is entered.
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Eliminate unnecessary steps for the user.
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Automate calculations and date entries.
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Streamline approvals.
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Deliver faster, more accurate results.
Simply put, embedded logic is the foundation for intelligent, user-friendly applications. And when it’s built directly into your workflow – like it is for SOTI Snap – everything works more consistently.
How SOTI Snap Drives Smarter Workflow Automation
SOTI Snap enables businesses to rapidly create mobile apps that digitize paper-based processes, using their existing mobile device investments. By bringing the intelligence of embedded logic to life through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, businesses can rely on this enterprise app development platform for greater accuracy and efficiency.
Here are some key embedded logic features that help you deliver smarter business apps:
Conditional Visibility
Conditional visibility refers to when fields are shown or hidden based on what is selected. For example, if a field technician indicates a piece of equipment is damaged, then only repair-related questions will be displayed. This helps to keep the interface clean and focused for the user.
Validation Rules
This feature prevents invalid or incomplete data entries by applying rules that enforce specific formatting (e.g. numeric-only, required fields). This ensures a higher quality of data during the input process and reduces the need for data clean-up later.
Calculated Fields
By automating complex calculations in real time, such as reimbursement totals, due dates or compliance metrics, calculated fields prevent users from doing any manual math or lookups. SOTI Snap automates these calculations, enhancing both user experience and accuracy.
Together, these three features adapt your app to each user’s input and role, preventing user error and form fatigue, while simultaneously improving workflow automation. These tools are easy to configure using the SOTI Snap visual interface, making apps with workflows built in easy to build for both technical and non-technical users. Now, let's see how these features come to life in the real world.
Putting SOTI Snap to the Test
Let’s look at how embedded logic is driving smarter workflows in industries where speed and accuracy matter most.
Field Services: Streamlining Expense Reports
A technician logs their mileage, labor hours and parts used during each call. With calculated fields, SOTI Snap instantly totals their reimbursement based on predefined rates. This eliminates manual math and speeds up manager approvals, while simultaneously ensuring consistency across reports.
Retail: Smarter Inventory Management
Using validation rules and conditional visibility in apps, a retail associate can quickly update inventory records. Invalid inputs – like incorrect SKU formats – are blocked and only relevant fields are shown based on the item category. This reduces data entry mistakes and ensures a clean, usable inventory database.
Logistics: Simplifying Forklift Inspections
Forklift inspections involve complex checklists that vary by model. With field dependencies and auto-population, employees can select a forklift model and instantly see only the relevant inspection items. Location and timestamp data are auto filled, streamlining the process and improving inspection accuracy.
Drive Better Outcomes with Logic-Driven Apps
SOTI Snap gives businesses the power to create customized applications that are not only functional but intelligent. By embedding logic directly into app workflows, organizations can reduce operational risk, improve data accuracy and empower users with responsive, efficient tools.
Whether you’re using mobile apps for logistics, retail or field services, the need for smarter, faster workflows is universal. SOTI Snap ensures that level of efficiency is within reach.
To learn more, visit our website or book a discover demo today.
