What is the best practice for configuring controls to reuse styles in Pega applications?

Using standard, predefined formats for configuring controls in Pega applications is considered best practice for several reasons. Firstly, it promotes consistency across the application, ensuring that users have a uniform experience when interacting with different controls. This consistency increases user familiarity and can improve usability.

Predefined formats also enable faster development and reduce maintenance time, as developers can leverage existing styles rather than creating them from scratch. When styles are reused, there’s less likelihood of introducing errors or discrepancies that can occur when defining styles for each control individually.

By adhering to standard styles, applications can benefit from built-in accessibility features, which might otherwise be overlooked if developers individually define styles without consideration for best practices in accessibility.

In contrast, defining styles from scratch or applying unique styles to each control can lead to unnecessary complexity and inefficiency in development. Copying styles from other applications may not always align with the desired look and feel of the current application, potentially leading to inconsistencies in design. Thus, leveraging standard, predefined formats is the most effective method for ensuring consistency and efficiency in Pega applications.