Reusable user interface widgets and templates
In the previous section, you learned how to create and configure a new business application. And that works well when you’re just getting started or only have a few user interfaces. But as you scale out, you’ll likely notice repeated patterns or come across experiences that are just variations of each other. This is when reuse becomes important; otherwise, you risk effort duplication. For example, in this chapter, you built a form that captures names and addresses, which are fairly common pieces of data, likely required in multiple forms. This would be a good candidate for reuse.
IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation provides two mechanisms that will help you reduce effort duplication. You can see these in the Business applications view.
Application templates
If you have user interfaces that are essentially just variations on each other, consider creating application templates:
- In the Business applications...