OpenCAF Shell is a JavaServer Faces (JSF) Facelets-based implementation of My webMethods Server shells that uses a Facelets page template for creating and rendering an xhtml page. You create an OpenCAF Shell page project that contains an xhtml page in Software AG Designer. You can use either pre-defined project and page templates to create your OpenCAF Shell application, or custom project and page templates that you define on the Preferences > Software AG > UI Development > Templates page in Designer.

After you create your OpenCAF Shell page project, you can use portlets along with CAF JSF tags to render the body of the page. You can also add more xhtml pages to your project.

For more information about the OpenCAF Shell functionality, see About OpenCAF Shell. For more information about OpenCAF, see Developing OpenCAF Applications. For more information about CAF JSF tags, see webMethods CAF Tag Library Reference.