The layout component (sap.apf.layout) is responsible for rendering the reusable UI components as depicted in the following figure:
The Application Layout
The layout component contains the following entities:
Application header including, for example, the application name and a logout button
Reusable UI components of the sap.apf.ui component:
Step container
Analysis path display
For more information about the UI components, see The UI Component (sap.apf.ui).
Notification bar for displaying error messages; displayed only when errors occur