Overview

Mashup is an industry term that is typically used to describe a web application that combines multiple services into a single source. A classic example is a web page for a business, such as a store or restaurant, that embeds a mapping service, such as Google Maps, into its page.

Infor Mashup Designer is Infor's development environment for creating mashups from Infor M3 and Infor Lawson and tools and from other sources.

Mashups are typically used to create custom views which result in a hybrid application that has the potential to look and feel completely different from the original source or sources. Mashups are created using XAML, the Microsoft markup language that is based on XML.

Note: Infor Mashup Designer provides a text editor for directly editing XAML. If you have XAML expertise, you can use the Designer to create or edit mashups. However, XAML expertise is not a requirement for using Infor Mashup Designer.

Working with Infor data in a mashup

In most cases, Infor program data used in a mashup is read-only. It cannot be updated directly through the mashup. However, the Infor program that updates the data can be called from the mashup and then the program data can be updated.

Document Archive Foundation is an exception to this. You can directly update items stored in Document Archive through a mashup.

Color choices and other personalizations that users make to their views of programs are retained in mashups.

The Infor Mashup Designer tool is available in English only. Mashups that you create can be translated.

See Creating translatable headers in a mashup.