Workspace Application vs a Custom WCC Application

Custom interfaces can be configured for any WCC application. However, there are some aspects of custom interfaces that are only applicable to the "Workspace" application.

The "Workspace" application refers to the application that is automatically deployed to the runtime node when TIBCO ActiveMatrix BPM is installed on the runtime node, as well as the Workspace application that is installed in your development environment when TIBCO Business Studio is installed. The Workspace application that is installed in your development environment with TIBCO Business Studio can be customized in some way, then deployed to the runtime node, replacing the Workspace application that was automatically installed on the runtime node. In the context of custom interfaces, references to the Workspace application means either of these.

A "custom WCC application" is one that you create using WCC components.

For more information about the distinction between these applications, see Introduction.

Custom Interface Difference in each Application Type

Buttons and menus that launch a custom interface can be placed in the following locations only in a Workspace application, as these locations do not apply to custom WCC applications:

  • Master Selection Area
  • Main Application Toolbar

    Also, custom interfaces can be specified to open in the following locations only in a Workspace application, as these locations do not apply to custom WCC applications (for more information about these locations, see Custom Interface Location):

  • Area A
  • Area B
  • Area C
  • Area D

    Custom interfaces can be opened in a dialog or browser window in a custom WCC application, however. Also, the loadCustomInterface helper method allows custom WCC applications to load 'simpleIframe', 'simpleHubIframe', or 'simplePrototype' custom interfaces into a specific parent container.