File extensions and BAM

Files involved in Business Application Modeling use specific file extensions. Knowing what the acronyms within a file extension reference can help you interpret each of the BAM-related file extension.

A file extension is comprised of acronyms that represent the different aspects of a file; see Table 1.

Table 1. Acronyms within a file extension
Acronym	What it represents
fd	Form Designer
m	Managed Form (CRUD)
ws	Web Service
j	JSON
prg	Program file that includes a `MAIN` function
z	Zoom Form
c	Custom Form

Table 2 lists the file extensions specific to BAM.

Table 2. BAM file extensions
File Extension	Description
.4ba	Business Application Diagram file.
.4dbx	Database meta-schema.
.4fdm	CRUD Form file.
.4fdz	Zoom Form file.
.4rd	Report Data file.
.4ws	SOAP Web Service file.
.4fdmws	CRUD Form and SOAP Web Service file.
.4fdzws	Zoom Form and SOAP Web Service file.
.4wsj	JSON Web Service file.
.4fdmwsj	CRUD Form and JSON Web Service file.
.4fdzwsj	Zoom Form and JSON Web Service file.
.4fdc	Custom form file.
.4wsprg	SOAP Web Service Server file.
.4wsjprg	JSON Web Service Server file.
.4prg	Program file.

Table 3 lists file extensions that are used by BAM but are not specific to BAM.

Table 3. BAM-related file extensions
File Extension	Description
.4pw	Project file.
.4ad	Action Defaults file.
.4tm	Top Menu file.
.4tb	Toolbar file.
.4st	Presentation Style file.