There are several kinds of files that are involved in creating the UI:
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Interpreted files such as JSP, XML, and CSS that the server processes in order to generate the UI. The advantage of interpreted files is that you can modify them in a running instance and have them take effect immediately (as with CSS), or after restarting the server (as with JSP). Much of the UI can be customized with interpreted files. |
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Compiled Java files that define the underlying behavior of the server, for example, what happens when you click a button to run a report. These are Java beans that are used in the Spring framework, where they are also called Spring beans. |
In order to change the behavior of a Java file, you must recompile it, rebuild the server, and redeploy it in an application server. Therefore, to change UI features controlled by Java files, you must have the source code distribution and a testing environment to build and deploy the server. For more information, see Working With Custom Java Classes.
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