Application Client
Sometimes, enterprise applications use a stand-alone client application for handling tasks such as system or application administration. For example, the Duke's Bank application uses an application client to administer customers and accounts. This capability is useful in the event that the site becomes inaccessible for any reason or if a customer prefers to communicate things such as changes to account information by phone.
The application client shown in Figure 36-4 handles basic customer and account administration for the banking application through a Swing user interface. The bank administrator can perform any of the following functions by making menu selections.
Figure 36-4. Application Client
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