Appendix A. Application Files

All application model elements are stored in application files in an application folder on a file system that is usually located on an Application Object Server (AOS). Deploying application extensions, customizations, and patches requires changes to the application files. Application files have the file extensions listed in the following table.

Application File Extensions

First Letter

Second Letter

Third Letter

A (for application)

O (for object)

D (for data)

The file is an application file.

The file contains application model elements.

The file is a data file. The data designation is historical, not factual. The file can contain model elements, X++ source code, and corresponding bytecode.

K (for kernel)

L (for label)

I (for

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