Is setup.xml the best way to implement the setup experience?

[bbingham]

When setting up my own application, what are my options for creating a "setup experience". Will Setup.xml meet all my needs? Are there other options for creating setup workflows?

[araitz · Accepted solution]

For the Web Intelligence app, setup.xml was not the best route to take.

See http://dev.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAADS3 for the implementation details.

[bbingham]

Great solution! Has anyone else come up with any other solutions?

[ChrisG]

There is information about this in the Developer Manual, see specifically http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/AdvancedDev/SetupApp. You use setup.xml to set the initial values for your setup screen, then use the REST API to update your configuration based on those inputs entered in setup.

[bbingham]

This is correct, but setup.xml can have some very limited functionality, has anyone done anything else to increase the functionality in a setup experience?