Modules and application naming convention
To better identify the modules and applications we create, there is a convention advised by OutSystems for their names. This convention involves the use of suffixes, and although the suggestion is not mandatory (each one can follow its own normalization, as long as it is adequate), it is heavily used in the OutSystems world.
This convention is based on two attributes of modules and applications: their layer and their sub layer.
The following table explains the convention used today:
Figure 4.5 – Module naming conventions in OutSystems
* Nowadays, in frontend modules, suffixes are no longer used, because it is presented in the URL and is unfriendly if it has one.
** If they are modules dedicated to mobile, add an M before, such as _MCS or _MPat.
Based on the suffixes shown, the platform can correctly infer (in most cases) which layer and sub layer each module/application belongs to. This makes...
