# What is a Valorx App?

**Valorx App** is a **Microsoft Excel template** that is tailored to work with the **objects/entities and fields** in your **CRM**. 

Take a look at the below example of **Valorx** **App** - it looks just like an Excel file that you work with everyday, but it has deeply integrated with [**Salesforce**](https://www.salesforce.com/). In this example, the table is constructed using the records from the Opportunity object in **Salesforce**. Users can easily retrieve data, work on the data using Excel's functionalities, and save the data back to **Salesforce** with just a button click.

![](https://2472585788-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MFqFFf4143HS0_Wagnz%2F-MGG0ucOkbD1kILZXnBF%2F-MGG2WyMo047sFZ0OBq4%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=bf6973c5-ce5e-4874-924f-22fc19c8af30)

### It needs little to no training:partying\_face: 

Using a **Valorx** **App** is exactly like using an Excel workbook. All the functionalities (Data Filters, Formulas, Conditional Formatting, Pivot Table, Charts and so on) will continue to work, because they are still in Excel.

To access Valorx functionalities, users need to click on the buttons in the **Valorx** **Fusion** **Ribbon** - exactly the same way they would use normal Excel functionalities like inserting a Pivot Table or Chart.

![](https://2472585788-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MFqFFf4143HS0_Wagnz%2F-MGG0ucOkbD1kILZXnBF%2F-MGGD5eIQzyTHgOY3F5e%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e5a5b6b6-9a96-43a0-bbcd-2b33dcdc177d)

Majority of the **Valorx** **Fusion** **Ribbon** buttons are customizable by App Designers in **Design** **Studio**. These buttons are governed by the **Workflow** and **UX**.

{% content-ref url="../design-studio/workflow-and-ux" %}
[workflow-and-ux](https://docs.valorx.com/valorx-fusion/design-studio/workflow-and-ux)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Designers and Runtime Users

In **Valorx** **Fusion**, there are two ways to interact with a **Valorx** **Fusion** App - **Design Studio** and **Runtime**.

**Design** **Studio** is built for App Designers to model, configure, and modify **Valorx** **Fusion** Apps, which will be available for the users.

{% content-ref url="../design-studio" %}
[design-studio](https://docs.valorx.com/valorx-fusion/design-studio)
{% endcontent-ref %}

Runtime is where a user will run a **Valorx** **Fusion** App, and use it to retrieve and modify data from your **CRM**. Runtime user will not be able to modify the **Valorx** **Fusion** App in the cloud.

{% content-ref url="../runtime" %}
[runtime](https://docs.valorx.com/valorx-fusion/runtime)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Single Source of Truth

All your **Valorx** **Apps** are stored in your **CRM**, which means everyone in your team will be using the same Excel template for their day-to-day operations. Only dedicated Valorx Designers can modify your **Valorx** **Apps**. This minimizes the confusion around having multiple versions of Excel workbooks shared across your team.