App Designer

These applications are the typical and go-to choices for developing solutions using a low-code approach. They have the capability to run both as stand-alone applications and on a launchpad.

This type is meant for creating templates that represent the foundation and structure for different types of adaptive applications. Read more at Adaptive templates.

The launchpad application is similar to the adaptive template but its purpose is to develop a general custom launchpad to host your application. Neptune DXP - Open Edition provides you the standard version and is also available in the Neptune DXP Marketplace

Application building blocks provide quick-to-implement sections of user interfaces or logic that can be added to any application to speed up development. Read more at Application building blocks

Custom components are a way of creating reusable components in the App Designer. Similar to building blocks, they can be added to any application, but their content is stored in a single object within the App Designer tree and cannot be directly edited. When a custom component is updated, all applications using it will be marked as updated and will incorporate the changes upon their next load.

Further custom components can be added to parent custom components as child custom components. To avoid cyclical relationships, a parent custom component cannot be added to a child custom component that is already contained in the same parent custom component. As long as you avoid creating cyclic relationships, the App Designer supports extensive nesting of custom components.