Identifying Data Stored on the Client for Smart Clients

Here are some guidelines for deciding which data to keep on the client:

• Identify the nontransient data used by the application
• Identify the portion of the application’s functionality to be supported while offline
• Identify data associated with functionality that is time-consuming
• Consider the sensitivity of the data
• Identify minimum system requirements

Adopted from Pro Service-Oriented Smart Clients with .NET 2.0 by By Sayed Y. Hashimi, Scott J. Steffan .