After inserting the components that make up your user interface, (see Building a Flex User Interface Visually), you can use Flex data services to bind the user interface to the business layer. A Flex data service acts as a bridge to the business layer. For more information, see Flex data services.
After binding a data service to an object in the business layer, you can pass data between them. For example, you can collect information from users and submit it to the business layer, or retrieve and display information from the business layer.
Before you begin, make sure Flex Builder can connect to your Flex server. Certain features discussed in this section will not work if a Flex testing server is not properly defined in Flex Builder. For information on defining a testing server, see Starting a new application in Flex Builder.
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