Defining and managing applications
An application is a container object that contains a related set of forms, workflow objects, and other information designed and packaged together to allow users to accomplish a task. When you create an application, you define it as a local application or a deployable application.
A local application is the original application type and is most appropriate when the application is intended for use on the same server where it is developed.
A deployable application includes functionality that makes it easier to develop and maintain the application in a development environment, test it in a test environment, and then deploy it to any number of production servers for end user access.
The following sections describe the two types of applications you can create: