Manage Panel Development

This topic describes panel ownership and management methods for Tuya panel development. It also addresses common questions, such as how to reuse a panel across multiple products (PIDs) and how to prevent unauthorized use of a panel.

Applicability

In the Device Interaction step of product development, you need to choose a panel suitable for your product. All panels except all-in-one panels are subject to your design, modification, development, or adjustment. Therefore, these panels can be regarded as private resources. This topic provides you with tips on the proper management of panel resources.

This topic applies to the following types of panels:

• Self-developed panel: Panels developed on top of Panel MiniApp
• Customized panel: panels tailored to your submitted requirements and developed by Tuya on top of Panel MiniApp.
• Studio panel

Resource ownership

Understanding the ownership of panel resources can prevent misoperations that may lead to the transfer or theft of panel assets. The following table describes the ownership of different types of panels.

Management methods

After creating a panel, you can copy or transfer the panel, assign it for OEM development, and configure an allowlist to allow only authorized users to access the panel.

Transfer panel

You can transfer panels along with products. This feature only applies to self-developed panels, Studio panels, and customized panels. In this operation, the ownership of panel assets follows the respective PID. When you transfer the PID to another account, the panel ownership transfers with it. For more information, see Manage Smart Product.

Copy panel

You can copy panels along with products. The new product and the original product share the same User Interface ID (UIID) of the panel. However, the new product cannot manage the original panel. For more information, see Create OEM Products.

Configure allowlist for panels

To prevent malicious copying or unauthorized OEM development, you can set who can use this panel.

• Example of effect: If you define a limited scope of usage, users outside the allowlist cannot use this panel to place orders.

  

• Settings:

  • Prerequisite: This feature only applies to panel owners with management permissions.

  • Method 1: Before you release a panel for the first time, a dialog box appears and asks you to set the scope of usage. By default, the scope is Everyone.

    

  • Method 2: After you go to AI Product > Product Development > Device Interaction and select a panel, if the panel belongs to the current account, the scope of usage can be modified.

    

  • Method 3: After you go to AI Product > Panel Management > Panels Developed by Me, if the panel belongs to the current account, the scope of usage can be modified.

    

Associate panel with product

To apply a panel to another product, you can associate the panel with the target product. Thus, this panel becomes available to the target product.

• Prerequisite: This feature only applies to panel owners with management permissions.

• How to access: AI Product > Panel Management > Panels Developed by Me > Manage Associated Products

  

• Settings: Select My Products or Customer Products to associate the product with the specified panel. Then, this panel becomes available to the target product. To associate with a customer’s product, you need product development or panel development permissions.
  

  To ensure the panel is available, verify the panel after association. If you fail to do so, Tuya shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising therefrom.

Delete a panel

• If a Studio panel created under your account is not bound to any product, you can delete it on the Tuya Developer Platform.
• If you want to delete a MiniApp panel, go to the MiniApp Developer Platform.
• The deletion cannot be undone. Proceed with caution.