The application data exchange features cover the various methods you have to communicate with other applications. You can exchange data between applications through message ports and data controls.

You can use the following application data exchange features in your Web applications:

• Message Port [1]

  Applications communicate with each other using message port communication. You can send and receive messages using the map data format and trusted or untrusted message port instances.

• Data Control [2]

  You can exchanging SQL- or key-value-type data between applications. All applications (consumers) can request data shared by other applications (providers), and 1 provider can serve multiple consumers.