Selecting the Presentation Method
Before you can create an ePortal presentation project, you must determine the type of presentation you want:
MVC Web Presentation Project
This type of presentation accommodates Web designers who value a high degree of control and prefer a wide range of development technologies and frameworks. Additionally, this type of presentation is intended for users accessing your application from a wide variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers.
For more information on this type of presentation project, refer to Creating an MVC Web Application. Additionally, refer to the topic Choosing Web Forms or MVC for assistance in selecting the appropriate presentation type.
Traditional Web browser presentation using Web Forms
This presentation type is intended for users who will access your application by running a standard Web browser, typically from a desktop computer or a laptop computer.
This type of application can also be accessed using a Web browser on a mobile device, but the layout may not be optimized for mobile devices.
For more information on this type of presentation project, refer to Creating Web Forms Application Projects. Also, refer to the topic Choosing Web Forms or MVC for help choosing the correct presentation type.
Web Forms Mobile device presentation
This presentation type is intended for users who will access your application from a smart mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet.
For more information on this type of presentation project, refer to Creating Web Forms Mobile Application Projects. Also, refer to the topic Choosing Web Forms or MVC for help choosing the correct presentation type.
Web service presentation
This presentation type is intended for cases where you want to expose your application as one or more Web services. These Web services can in turn be consumed by one or more Web service client applications.
For more information on this type of presentation project, refer to Creating Web Service Application Projects.
Note: If the data flow defined in the data source project can support more than one presentation method, more than one presentation project can be added to the solution.