Included toolkits

By default, the UI Toolkit and the System Data Toolkit are included with Application Designer. These toolkits can be added as dependencies when you build your templates and applications.

UI Toolkit

The UI toolkit contains a set of views that are reusable user interface components. The UI toolkit views are available in the Application Designer palette when you design pages for your application. You can use views to design applications that can run on multiple device types, such as mobile and desktop devices. All the views in the UI toolkit are suitable for use on both desktop and mobile devices.

For more information, see UI toolkit. For details about the methods, events, and other reference information that is related to programming for each view, see UI toolkit JavaScript API.

The System Data Toolkit

The System Data toolkit gives you access to assets that all workflow projects require, such as standard variable types and standard charts for reports. For more information, see System Data toolkit.

Content Services toolkit

The Content Services toolkit provides UI views that you can use in your application to view and interact with documents and folders in IBM FileNet® Content Manager. The toolkit is included with the installation of Document Processing.

  • List view for displaying documents and browsing folders, including menu actions for download, uploads, and edits. The view can be configured by using search criteria or a folder.
  • Property view for viewing and editing metadata.
  • Viewer to view documents in the Content Navigator Viewer, including annotations, redactions, and magnifier.

Workplace Toolkit

The Workplace toolkit consists of a set of views that you can use to design your own client-side human service-based business applications and dashboards that are customized for work management in Workplace. The Workplace toolkit views are available in the Application Designer palette for dashboard and application design. For more information, see Views in the Workplace toolkit. For details about the methods, events, and other reference information that is related to programming for each view, see Workplace toolkit JavaScript API.

Updating the UI Toolkit and the System Data Toolkit

To take advantage of the latest UI Toolkit and System Data Toolkit, you must update your toolkits on your Application Engine after you upgrade your containers. This step ensures that the applications that you build are using the latest toolkits at run time.
  1. Upgrade to your containers with the latest release.
  2. Export your toolkit as a .zip file.
    1. Go to https://BAStudioHost:BAStudioPort/rest/bpm/wle/pd/v1/solutions/ToolkitName/snapshot/8.6.0.0
      BAStudioHost
      The Business Automation Studio hostname.
      BAStudioPort
      The Business Automation Studio port number.
      ToolkitName
      The UI Toolkit is SYSBPMUI. The System Data toolkit is TYSYS.
    2. Save the exported toolkit locally to be used in the next step.
  3. Import the toolkit .zip file in Application Engine.
    1. Go to https://AppEngineHost:AppEnginePort/v1/import/upgradeToolkit
      AppEngineHost
      The Application Engine hostname.
      AppEnginePort
      The Application Engine port number.
    2. Locate the toolkit that you exported, and import. When the import is complete, a message appears to indicate that the import was successful.