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# Backoffice UI integration framework for installed apps

A new backoffice integration framework lets installed external applications add their own UI components directly into the backoffice screens.\\

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This is handled via an orchestration JavaScript file that maps app‑defined components to specific backoffice UI elements, using a central configuration.

**Benefits for merchants**

* **Richer backoffice experience**
  * External tools (e.g. pricing engines, PIM, logistics, CRM add‑ons) can surface directly inside the backoffice, so staff don’t need to jump between systems.
* **Faster workflows**
  * Key actions from integrated apps can sit next to native Storefront actions, reducing clicks and context‑switching for your team.
* **More flexible extensions**
  * Makes it easier for partners and your own developers to build powerful “installed apps” that feel like part of the platform, not bolt‑ons.
* **Future‑proof integrations**
  * A standard framework means new app UI elements can be rolled out and maintained more predictably over time.