back office widget.xml vs backoffice cockpit config.xml

[Former Member]

Hello,

If I go to the back office orchestration mode I see 2 files..

widgets.xml and cockpit-configs.xml

Could any one help me what is the difference between those 2 files? I can customize the back office using cockpit-configs.xml only (without widgets.xml file). What cases I should use widgets.xml file?

Thanks in advance.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

widgets.xml is for positioning of widgets, defining their socket connections(connecting widgets) and other widget related settings.

for e.g. you can refer to explorer-tree & list-view configuration in config.xml

There(In config.xml) you'll be configuring what nodes to be displayed in the explorer tree & what columns to be displayed in list view & so on.

where as how this explorer tree is connected to list-view(widget connections) those connections are defined in widgets.xml

Hope this helps !

[Former Member]

Thanks for your quick response. Yes I am clear now..