Table of Contents

Application types

To aid in correctly choosing the authentication and API types, we have compiled a list of common application types.

Summary of application types

Below, you can find a summarization of the application types and the respective user, authentication and API types.

Application Type User Type Authentication API
Internal Web app Internal Authorization Code Domain API
External Web app External Client Credentials Domain API
Service application Application Client Credentials Domain API
Business Intelligence Application Basic Authentication Table API
Backup Application Basic Authentication Table API

Application type details

Internal Web App

These are internal enterprise applications, used by the internal users.

External Web App

External web apps are geared towards external users and allow them limited and specialized access. External web apps use Application Accounts to access the ERP resources on behalf of the external users.

Note

Some applications might allow both external and internal users. In this case, the app should use the same authentication like internal web app.

Service application

Service applications are applications, which run usually in background and do not require user login.

BI application

Business Intelligence (BI) apps use platforms like Power BI to visualize user data in various dashboards, charts, etc.

Backup

Backup applications transfer data to external sources.

Suggest improvement to this page