Business Object Designer Express functionality
You can access Business Object Designer
Express functions in either of the following ways:
- From the menu bar
- Using toolbar icons.
The following sections provide an overview of the various Business
Object Designer Express menus and menu options.
File menu
The File menu contains the following
items:
- New BO -- Creates a business object
definition manually. For more information, see Creating a business object definition.
- New Using ODA -- Presents the Business Object Wizard,
which allows you to create a business object definition from an
Object Discovery Agent. For more information, see Using an Object Discovery Agent to create a business object
definition.
- Open -- Opens a business object
definition located in the project. If Business Object Designer Express is running
from System Manager, the project is an ICL-based project. Otherwise,
the project is a local project. See Working with projects for more information about projects.
- Open From File -- Imports and
optionally opens a business object definition from a local directory.
-
Save -- Saves
the business object definition as follows to the project.
If you modified an existing business object definition:
- If the project is ICL-based, the business object definition
is saved in the project where it originated.
- If the project is local, the business object definition is saved
to its existing file.
If you created a new business object definition:
- If Business Object Designer Express is
running from System manager, you are prompted to select the ICL
in which you want to save the business object definition.
- Otherwise, you are prompted to specify the local destination
directory and file name for the business object definition.
The business object definition can be saved as a file of type:
- .xsd
- XML Schema Definition. This is the default file type.
- .in or .txt
- InterChange Server Express
- .xls
- Spreadsheet
- Save As -- Saves the business
object definition with a new name. The name of the file containing
the business object definition must be unique within the destination
project.
If you modified an existing business object definition:
- If Business Object Designer Express is
running from System Manager, the business object definition is saved
to the ICL-based project.
- If the business object definition was opened from a file, the
modified business object definition is saved to that file.
If you created a new business object definition:
- If Business Object Designer Express is
running from System Manager, you are prompted to select the ICL
where the business object definition is to be saved.
- Otherwise, you are prompted to specify a local destination directory
and file name for the business object definition.
The business object definition can be saved as a file of type:
- .xsd
- XML Schema Definition. This is the default file type.
- .in or .txt
- InterChange Server Express
- .xls
- Spreadsheet
- Save All--Saves all open business
object definitions as described under the Save menu
item on ***.
- Save Copy to File--Exports a copy
of the business object definition to a separate file.
- Copy All to One File--Exports
all business object definitions in a project as one file in repos-copy
format.
- Close--Closes the selected definition.
This menu item is not available if no definitions are open.
- Close All--Closes all open definitions.
This menu item is not available if no definitions are open.
- Delete -- Allows you to delete
a business object definition from a project.
Note:
Business Object Designer Express only
lets you delete business object definitions from the project. If
your project is ICL-based, the business object definitions you delete
are removed from the specified ICL. If your project is local, the
business object definitions you delete are removed from the local
project but the files that contain business object definitions in
local directories are not affected. To delete local files, use the
tools provided by Windows.
- Print Setup -- Allows you to specify
the printer and printing properties.
- Print Preview -- Displays a preview
of the definition to be printed. This menu item is not available
if no definitions are open.
- Print -- Allows you to print the
selected definition. This menu item is not available if no definitions
are open.
- Exit -- Allows you to exit Business
Object Designer Express.
Edit menu
All options of the Edit menu are
not available if no definitions are open. The Edit menu
contains the following items:
- Cut -- Deletes an attribute from
the definition or text from a column. This menu item is not available
if no text has been selected in a column or no attribute has been
selected (by clicking in the left-most column). See Figure 28 for an illustration of the window for editing attributes.
- Copy -- Copies an attribute in
the definition or text in a column. This menu item is not available
if no text has been selected in a column or no attribute has been
selected (by clicking in the left-most column). See Figure 28 for an illustration of the window for editing attributes.
- Paste -- Pastes a cut or copied
attribute into the definition, or cut or copied text into the selected
column. By default, the tool pastes a buffered attribute at the
bottom of the definition. However, if you insert an empty row at
a specific location, you can paste the buffered attribute into the
empty row.
- Delete Row -- Deletes an attribute
from the definition. This menu item is not available if no attribute
has been selected (by clicking in the left-most column). See Figure 28 for an illustration of the screen
for editing attributes.
- Select All -- Selects all attributes
in the definition.
- Insert Above -- Inserts an empty
row above the selected attribute.
- Insert Below -- Inserts an empty
row below the selected attribute.
- Move Up -- Moves the selected
attribute up one row. This menu item is not available if no attribute
has been selected.
- Move Down -- Moves the selected
attribute down one row. This menu item is not available if no attribute
has been selected.
Note:
You can access the Insert Above, Insert Below, Cut, Copy, Paste,
and Delete menu items by right-clicking in
the left-most column of an attribute.
View menu
The View menu operations are valid
when Business Object Designer Express first opens and when the working
area pertains to the visual appearance of activity diagrams. Many
of these operations can be toggled on or off.
The View menu displays the following options:
- Expand All -- Displays all attributes
in all child business objects. This menu item is not available if
no definitions are open.
- Collapse All -- Closes display
of all attributes in all child business objects. This menu item
is not available if no definitions are open.
- Preferences -- Opens the Business
Object Preferences dialog box, which allows
you to turn off confirmation of business object deletion.
- Toolbars -- Contains a submenu
with items that control display of the two toolbars of the Business Object
Designer Express. Menu options
include:
- Standard -- When you click this
menu item, Business Object Designer Express displays
the buttons for the Standard toolbar.
- Programs -- When you click this
menu item, Business Object Designer Express displays
the buttons for accessing other Toolset Express programs.
- Status Bar -- When
you click this menu item, Business Object Designer Express displays
a one-line status message at the bottom of its main window.
Note:
You can access the Expand, Collapse,
and Open In Window items when right-clicking
in the left-most column of an attribute that represents a child
business object or an array of child business objects.
Tools menu
The Tools menu contains the following
items:
- Log Viewer -- Opens Log Viewer.
- Connector Configurator Express -- Opens
Connector Configurator Express.
- System Manager -- Opens System
Manager.
Window menu
The Window menu operates as it does
in a standard Windows(R) environment.
Use the menu options to control display features such as tiling,
cascading, and activating open windows.
