Creating a New Object 

Use

You can create a new object and then edit it in the object editor.

Prerequisites

A software component version with a namespace must exist before you can create a design object. For information on importing software component versions and creating namespaces, see Importing Software Component Versions.

You can call the function Create New Object, by

·        choosing Object ® New () in the main menu (or the pushbutton Create New Object )

In this case, you must fill all the fields in the New Object dialog (see below).

·        positioning the cursor on an object type in the navigation area and choosing New () in the context menu

In this case, entries have already been made in the Create New Object dialog, according to the position of the cursor (see below).

Features

You specify the following information in the Create New Object dialog:

·        Object type

·        Object key

Object Type

You select the object type on the left of the create dialog.

If, in the design or configuration phase, you call the Create New Object function from the context menu in the navigation area, the object type is already selected – according to the position of the cursor in the navigation tree.

For more information on the possible object types, see Navigation Area.

Object Key

You define the key values for an object on the right of the create dialog. These differ for design objects and configuration objects.

Design Objects

The following fields must always be filled for all design objects:

·        Object Name

You must enter the name manually. The name of a design object is unique within a namespace and is not language-specific. Blanks and special characters are not permitted in the name of a design object.

We recommend that you adhere to Upper Camel Case (UCC) notation when you name design objects. This notation does not use blanks to separate parts of names; instead it only uses a switch from lowercase to uppercase letters (for example, CheckAvailability).

·        Object Namespace

You can use a search help to find a namespace. The availabile namespaces depend on the selected software component version.

·        Software component version

You can use a search help to find a software component version.

If you call the Create New Object function in the navigation area in the context menu, then entries are already made in the fields Namespace and Software Component Version, according to the position of the cursor in the navigation tree.

You can call the search help by clicking .

Configuration Objects

Different fields are displayed for configuration objects, according to the selected object type:

·        For business scenarios

¡        Business scenario name

·        For routing relations

¡        Business scenario name

¡        Sender business system

¡        Sender interface name

¡        Sender interface namespace

·        For mapping relations

¡        Receiver business scenario

¡        Sender business system

¡        Sender interface name

¡        Sender interface namespace

·        Endpoints

¡        Receiver business system

¡        Receiver interface name

¡        Receiver interface namespace

·        Logon data

¡        Receiver business system

¡        Receiver interface name

¡        Receiver interface namespace

¡        Sender business system (optional)

¡        Sender interface name (optional)

¡        Sender interface namespace (optional)

When you create mapping relations, endpoints and logon data, you have the option of using placeholders for some of the specified fields (see Default Procedure).

 

You can use a search help to look for business systems and interfaces. Choose the icon.

After you confirm your entries with Create, the object editor is opened for this object. Your entries are displayed in the object header, and you can continue to edit the object in the work area.

Once you have chosen Create in the Create New Object dialog, you can no longer change your entries.