Enabling tools capabilities

Use capabilities to limit the functions that are available to the user. There are several ways you can enable and disable tool capabilities.

You can change capability settings by using these interfaces:

The business integration tools are enabled and disabled with the Integration Developer capabilities. See the related concepts at the end of this topic for additional information.

Using the Preferences settings for capabilities

You can enable and disable capabilities by following these instructions:

  1. From the menu bar, select Window > Preferences.
  2. In the Preferences window, expand Workbench to select Capabilities.
  3. Check or clear the check boxes of the listed capabilities or their subset functions to enable or disable them. To get some description (in the Description container) for a listed capability or subset function, click the text next to its check box in the Preferences window.
  4. Click Apply to update the changes.
  5. Click OK to close the Preferences.

For the Help Contents changes, you need to click the Refresh / Show Current topic button, Refresh / Show Current topic button, in the Help window to refresh its contents based on the new capabilities settings.

Using the Open Perspective wizard

Follow these instructions to enable capabilities:

  1. From the menu bar, select Window > Open Perspective > Other to open the Select Perspective wizard.
  2. In the wizard, check the Show all check box to display all the perspectives that you can open.
  3. Select a perspective and click OK. If you choose to open a disabled perspective, you will also enable its related capabilities.

Using the New wizard or New Project wizard

Follow these instructions to enable capabilities:

  1. From the toolbar, click the New icon New icon to open the New wizard. To open the New Project wizard, from the menu bar, select File > New > Project.
  2. In the wizard, check the Show all wizards check box to display all the resources that you can create.
  3. If you choose to create a disabled resource, you will be prompted if you want to enable the required capabilities. Click OK and the resource will be created and the related capabilities are enabled.
  4. Click Next to complete the rest of the wizard until you finish.

See the tutorial under related information for a demonstration of how to enable or disable capabilities.

Related concepts
Modules and libraries
Modules and libraries dependencies
Business integration capabilities and roles
Business integration cheat sheets
Best practices: Sharing projects
Related tasks
Creating a module for business services
Creating a mediation module
Changing default namespaces
Adding dependencies to modules and libraries
Creating the library
Showing all documentation in the information center
Related reference
Best practices: Modules and packaging for business services
Best practices: Mediation modules and packaging
Business Integration perspective and views
Documentation of resources

Related information

Tutorial: Work with modules and libraries

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