2.1 Start developing for finance and operations apps by using Visual Studio

Question 1

AOT?

Answer 1

Application Object Tree

Question 2

2 views of AOT?

Answer 2

Model view
Classic view

Question 3

Model view?

Answer 3

Organizes metadata by model

Question 4

Classic view?

Answer 4

Groups metadata elements by their type

Question 5

Metadata types?

Answer 5

Extended Data Types (EDTs)
Enums
Tables
Forms
Data entities

Question 6

Extended Data Types?

Answer 6

Primitive types

Question 7

Enums?

Answer 7

Type with a value from a predefines list
Eg. weekday
Enum values are stored as enum values in db rather than full string value

Question 8

Tables?

Answer 8

Organize data into rows and columns

Question 9

Forms?

Answer 9

UI elements that get their own page in F&O apps

Question 10

Data entities?

Answer 10

Abstraction of database tables that are used for integrations, data export/import and more

Question 11

Why synchronize the database?

Answer 11

So database knows which fields (columns) that it needs to store elements

Question 12

Forms layout windows?

Answer 12

Form designer
Normal element designer
Pattern designer

Question 13

Form designer?

Answer 13

Contains hierarchical view of the form’s structure

Question 14

Normal element designer?

Answer 14

For the selected node in the view

Question 15

Pattern designer?

Answer 15

Helps you match the existing form layouts and UI conventions in F&O apps