Modeling Guide for SAP Data Hub

Navigating the SAP Data Hub Modeler

In the SAP Data Hub Modeler, you can choose from different types of panes and toolbars to perform your actions.

The Modeler user interface layout has the following panes or toolbar:

  • Graph editor: Use this editor to create the graph with one or more operators.
  • Navigation pane: Use this pane to access operators, graphs, repository, and the types.
    • In the Graphs tab, you can access the built-in graphs and other user created graphs organized under various categories. You can also create new graphs from here.
    • In the Operators tab, you can access the built-in operators and other user created operators organized under various categories. You can also create new operators from here.
    • In the Repository tab, you can create and work with different Modeler objects such as graphs, operators, types, and so on. You can also create new folders, import auxiliary files or solutions, or export folders as .tgz files or as vSolution files.
    • In the Types tab, you can access all type definitions or create new types.
    • In the Controls tab, you can access different UI elements to create user interfaces for graphs using the scene editor.
  • Bottom pane: The bottom pane consists of a Status pane, Log pane, Schedule, and a Trace pane for the modeler. You can use these panes to monitor the status of the graph execution, trace messages based on severity levels, monitor graph schedules, and view various logs that the application creates for graph execution, respectively.
  • Editor toolbar: The graph editor includes a toolbar, which you can use to perform operations on the graph, for example, to save and execute a graph, to perform an auto-layout of operators, and more. Use this pane to define the configuration parameters (select ) for the graph, groups, and operators. The icon in this pane provides detailed documentation (help information) for various operators and example graphs that the application provides.