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Introduction to Reimbfast

To help you understand the core concepts of application development on Torus, our powerful low-code platform, we’ve chosen a simple yet practical use case: Reimbfast.

What is Reimbfast?​

Reimbfast is a lightweight reimbursement management application designed to demonstrate how to build and orchestrate solutions that span both web and mobile interfaces. It helps to streamline and automate the reimbursement process for employees and managers who incur or approve expenses on behalf of a company or organization.

Benefits the users to claim their expenses and managers to action on the claims

Users can effortlessly submit and track their expenses, while managers enjoy a streamlined experience for reviewing and approving claims

Employees

Easy expense submission with digital receipt upload

Real-time tracking of reimbursement requests Auto-categorization of expense types (e.g., travel, meals, lodging) Notifications for approvals, rejections, or additional info requests Mobile-friendly interface for on-the-go submissions

Managers / Approvers

Dashboard for reviewing, approving, or rejecting claims

Multi-level approval routing based on organization hierarchy Pre-configured policy checks to flag violations Analytics for budget tracking and expense trends

Through this guided example, you'll gain hands-on exposure to the building blocks, workflows, and architecture patterns that define a Torus application. In the sections ahead, we’ll walk through every step of the process—from data modeling to UI design—using Reimbfast as our real-world reference project.

How to Build Reimbfast App​

Here, you will learn Torus’s key features by building a fully-functioning ReimbFast App, from zero to full launch! Along the way, you will learn how to

  • Set up your development environment
  • Create deployment pipelines
  • Create Artifacts by configuring nodes and drawing diagrams
  • Create Data Model (Entity-Relational Diagram) for your application(Data Fabric)
  • Create UI for app
  • Define Process and Workflow
  • Automate notification
  • Finally launch the App

Continue learning the step-by-step process of bringing Reimbfast to life by exploring our detailed walkthrough in this section