Taking a Java-Based App Offline Using Flash Builder, LiveCycle Data Services

There are many benefits to taking an enterprise application offline, especially in today's world, when everyone is seemingly connected to the Internet. Enterprise users often find themselves outside their corporate firewall. But rather than dealing with a slow-to-respond IT department and less-than-straightforward security concerns, they want their applications ready to deal with such situations. In the case of a complex application, a subset of the application's functionality should be available if the application's main server is not reachable for one reason or another.

The article builds a sample application that can seamlessly transition between online and offline connectivity status. While offline, users will still be able to use the application until connectivity is restored and the changes can be pushed back to the server.