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Web Applications in OutSystems

The document discusses web applications in OutSystems including creating web applications and application modules. It also covers modular programming in OutSystems with consumer and producer modules that can expose and share features between modules in different applications.

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Web Applications in OutSystems

The document discusses web applications in OutSystems including creating web applications and application modules. It also covers modular programming in OutSystems with consumer and producer modules that can expose and share features between modules in different applications.

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Louis Springer
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Web Applications

in OutSystems
Topics

● Web Applications in OutSystems


○ Creating a web application
○ Application modules

● Modular Programming with OutSystems


○ Consumer and producer modules

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Application types

● Applications can be...


○ Web apps
○ Mobile apps
○ Service apps

● Web apps and Mobile apps have


different programming models

● Applications are the deployment unit


in OutSystems
○ Apps can be versioned & tagged for
easier management

3
Web Applications in OutSystems

Browser Server

HTTP Request
HTTP Response
Client-side Server-side

Run in a browser Are Responsive: Request - Response


adjust the layout depending pattern
on device type & screen size

4
Creating a Web Application

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Web Applications: Module types

● Applications should have at least


one module

● Web application modules can be:


○ Web Responsive
○ Web Blank
○ Service
○ Extension

6
Web Applications: Modules

● Applications can have one or more


modules

● Modules are where developers:


○ Create the data model
○ Define business logic
○ Build web pages

7
Modular Programming

Software design technique that allows


Finance
each module to...
● Encapsulate everything necessary to
execute one aspect of functionality
TimeSheets

● Separate functionality by Projects

independent and (potentially)


replaceable pieces of code

Directory
Employees

8
Modular Programming in OutSystems

● An Application groups a set of Finance

related modules
Finance
● Modules can share elements with
other modules
Project
○ Producers: Modules that publicly Control

expose and share features


TimeSheets
○ Consumers: Modules that use public
Projects
features from other modules
Human
● Producers and Consumers can be in Resources

different applications
Directory
Employees

9
Producer

Publicly exposes and shares features


The following elements can be set to public:
● Data
○ Entities
○ Structures
● Logic
○ Server Actions
○ Roles
● Interface
○ Web Blocks, Web Screens
○ Images
○ Themes
● Processes
○ (Business) Processes

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Consumer

● Reuses public elements


from producers

● Manage Dependencies
○ Modules with public features are
displayed
○ Select the desired elements to be
able to use them (consume)

● Elements consumed become


available in the module

11
Summary

● Web Applications in OutSystems


○ Creating a web application
○ Application modules

● Modular Programming with OutSystems


○ Consumer and producer modules

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Web Applications in OutSystems
Thank You!

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