Input and output pages

Use this page of the wizard, Specify the Input and Output Pages for your Web Interaction, to indicate whether you want the wizard to generate the JavaServer PagesTM for you, or you want to use JSP pages that you created. If you are modifying a Web interaction that you previously created, the JSP pages that were generated at that time are listed in the input page and output page areas.

Option Description
Generate input page Select this radio button if you want the wizard to generate the input JSP Web page for you.
Use input pages This selection indicates that you want the wizard to use JSP pages that you created, or to use JSP pages that were previously created by the wizard. The pages selected are used as input pages in your Web interaction. Use the Add, Remove, or Preview buttons to add files to the list of input pages, to remove files from the list, and to view a preview of a selected file, respectively.
Generate output page Select this radio button if you want the wizard to generate the output JSP Web page for you.
Use output pages This selection indicates that you want the wizard to use JSP pages that you created, or to use JSP pages that were previously created by the wizard. The pages selected are used as output pages in your Web interaction. Use the Add, Remove, or Preview buttons to add files to the list of output pages, to remove files from the list, and to view a preview of a selected file, respectively.
Add Click Add to view a list of the JSP files in your Web project. Select the files that you want to include in the Web interaction that you are creating.

For information about multiple input and output pages, see Multiple input and output pages.

Remove Select a file in the list of input or output pages and click Remove to delete the file from the Web interaction that you are creating. This operation does not delete the file from your Web project.
Preview Select a file in the list of input or output pages and click Preview to view the file in the preview area on the right side of the wizard page.

Preview does not run the Web application to render the JSP, but simply shows it statically.

The Page preview field shows the path for the file.

Rename Select this button to rename an input or output page that you want to create. This button is enabled when Generate input page or Generate output pages is selected, and when a file in the list of input or output pages is selected.
Generate input/output pages using a page template Select this check box to generate JSP pages using the page template specified in the Specify a Page Template wizard page. This check box is enabled when Generate input page or Generate output pages is selected.