Configuration

The OCW configuration provides information about the elements that form an OCW application.

It supplies general information such as the application icon, culture info, version info and security settings,

but most importantly, it specifies what modules should run in the OCW application. Modules are binary application blocks, also known as assemblies, which plug into the OCW framework.

The OCW is configured through an open configuration architecture that enables applications running in the OCW to supply configuration information through a set of standard configuration interfaces. This provides a high level of flexibility as to where and how configuration data are stored. The configuration can be hard-coded, placed on a mainframe or in an SQL database or simply in a file.

The OCW framework supplies a standard out-of-the-box XML configuration, enabling configuration of the OCW through an XML file.