This chapter describes the handling of widgets, also known as UI5 Controls.
Widget
A widget represents a specific element in the user interface (e.g. checkbox, button or login screen, etc).
Widget group
A Widget Group is a collection of widgets to provide usable screen layouts as a template.
If you use Widget Groups you will enjoy the following benefits
- Saves a lot of design time in comparison to build layouts only with single widgets
- Read-to-Use Layout Templates see Gallery
- Create your own widget group from existing screen designs
- Edit widget groups Independent from your application
Permissions
To administrate widgets, you need the following permissions assigned by a role
Permission | Characteristic |
Widget | Administrate |
Widget Group | Administrate |