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What is a front-end application?

April 26, 2017application front-end

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What is a front-end application?

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A front-end application is the “front door” for the user. The user signs in to the front-end application and performs the tasks pertinent to the business function for the application. For example, if the business function for the application is to sell merchandise, then the front-end application displays a catalog, allows the user to place item selections in a shopping cart, calculates costs, and stores shipping information. The front-end application needs to accept payment for the merchandise, but that has to be done in a secure environment, so it passes control to another application that accepts the credit card or check information. The University uses QuikPAY as the application that processes the payment. QuikPAY lets the front-end application know whether the transaction was successful so the status can be recorded in the front-end application tables.