The Cúram CDEJ translates files specified in UIM (User Interface Meta-data) format into the JavaServer Pages (JSP) that will be deployed on your web application server. These UIM files are supported by various properties files, configuration files, and others. Collectively, these files are called the application's artifacts.
Your Cúram web client application project can be divided into various functional components for ease of development. With this system, application changes and updates can be introduced by dropping in a new component that will automatically override the artifacts of another component, where appropriate. The location and purpose of these artifacts and components will be described in detail in this chapter.