Overview
A Journey Manager App is a custom, dashboard-style internal application you assemble — without writing code — to navigate and operate any kind of CXF object: contacts, content instances, documents, orders, and more. You build an App from reusable Sections, and each section presents its data through configurable layout pages — a data table, a kanban board, a calendar, a map, cards, a record detail view, a creation form, and so on. The result is a focused workspace your team uses to do its day-to-day work. For how this fits the platform, see Core concepts.Where to find it
Journey Manager Apps are built under Orchestration → Journey Managers, where you design the app shell, its sections, and their layout pages. The apps your team actually uses at runtime appear in their own area of CXF.How an App is built
A Journey Manager App is composed of a few building blocks that nest into each other:| Block | What it does |
|---|---|
| App | The shell — navigation, a home/overview page, taxonomies, and attached inboxes and funnel reports. Built in the App Designer. |
| Section | A reusable unit of data bound to a View, exposing one or more layout pages. See Sections. |
| View | The data source behind a section — it defines the object type, the filters, and the available fields. |
| Layout page | A way to present a section’s data: table, kanban, calendar, timeline, map, cards, front page, funnel report. See Layout pages. |
| Single Record page | The detail view for one record, and the form used to create new records. See Single Record pages. |
Reusable sections
Sections are composable — one section can appear in many apps, and an app draws on many sections. You define a section once (its View, fields, and layout pages) and reuse it wherever it’s useful, rather than rebuilding the same data view per app.Live reference synchronization
Apps reference sections and layout pages by identity, not by copy. When you rename a section or a layout page (its title, slug, or icon), every app that references it — in its navigation and its featured pages — is updated automatically, so links never go stale.Date filters & aggregation
Layout pages support date filtering for time-based analysis, including comparing a current period against a previous one. The same mechanism powers dashboard aggregations — shortcut totals and widget boxes that summarize a section’s records for the selected period.Exports
A section can be enabled for exports. When a user exports, CXF generates CSV and JSON files in the background and notifies them when the download is ready — so large exports don’t block the interface. Applying filters before exporting keeps the output focused.Seeds
Seeds support for Journey Manager Apps is coming soon.Governance & permissions
Only a super admin or Master can create, edit, and delete Journey Manager Apps, Sections, and Single Record pages.API access
The User API manages Journey Manager Apps, Sections, and Single Record pages, and powers the date-filter aggregations and export generation. See the API reference.In depth
App Designer
The app shell — navigation, home/overview, taxonomies, inboxes, and funnel reports.
Sections
Data units bound to a View, with field linking, creation rules, and exports.
Layout pages
Every way to present a section’s data, and the configuration each type needs.
Single Record pages
The record detail view and the New Record creation form.
Related
Views
The data source bound to every section.
Conversations
The inboxes you can attach to an app.
Engagement Funnels
The funnels behind an app’s funnel reports.