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Overview of SmartObject Technology

The SportsPro Order Tracking System solves a business problem that a growing distribution business might encounter. Because of the importance of high-level planning in object-based application development, you should spend time designing your application and planning how best to use SmartObjects in the application. This chapter introduces the basics of using SmartObjects. It describes designing an application and using the design to plan the required SmartObjects and SmartLinks.

This chapter covers the following sections:

SmartObject technology
SmartObjects used in the Order Tracking System