Abstract: An application platform in a cloud environment includes a portal to provide user access to a deployment manager. The deployment manager includes a user interface, a template library, a template editor, and a deployment mechanism. The user interface is configured in the portal. The template library includes a set of preconfigured templates, and each preconfigured template corresponds with one or more resources of the application platform. The template library is accessible via the user interface. The template editor receives one or more preconfigured templates from the set of preconfigured templates and facilitates user modification of the preconfigured template via the user interface. The deployment mechanism deploys a user-modified preconfigured template in the application platform via the user interface.

Abstract: A gallery user interface element that includes multiple selectable service user interface elements. Each of the selectable service user interface elements, when selected, initiates a corresponding predetermined action. Thus, the gallery may be used to initiate any number of predetermined actions by selecting appropriate service user interface elements. The predetermined actions may be performed by a number of user interface elements that are collectively offered by a variety of different applications, application extensions, or the system itself. The predetermined actions may include at least one predetermined action that extends an extendible canvas with one or more additional user interface elements. The gallery may include multiple pinnable elements and have different versions depending on a context in which the gallery was opened.

Abstract: A gallery user interface element that includes multiple selectable service user interface elements. Each of the selectable service user interface elements, when selected, initiates a corresponding predetermined action. Thus, the gallery may be used to initiate any number of predetermined actions by selecting appropriate service user interface elements. The predetermined actions may be performed by a number of user interface elements that are collectively offered by a variety of different applications, application extensions, or the system itself. The predetermined actions may include at least one predetermined action that extends an extendible canvas with one or more additional user interface elements. The gallery may include multiple pinnable elements and have different versions depending on a context in which the gallery was opened.