Modeling Application Service Operations

When you create application services, you can modify their operations.

Improving interfaces of custom find operations in CAF business objects

CAF generates input parameter of type QueryFilter for every parameter in the custom find operation. This type contains elements with xsd:anySimpleType. The type is mapped to the Object type in Java. The clients of such interface may be confused of this Object/xsd:anySimpletype field in the input of the operations. On the other hand, this operation may not be working when it is called from Web Service Navigator, Web Dynpro or Visual Composer. To create find operations with concrete types in the input you can manually implement operations in CAF (in the same business object or in separate application service or EJB) with parameters that are defined with concrete types. In the implementation of this operation you can call the original find operation passing the type concrete type received as input.

1. In the Composite Application Explorer, choose with the secondary mouse button the service to which you want to add an operation and from the context menu choose Edit.
2. To see a list of the existing operations, open the Operations tab page.
   Note

   For new application services, the operations list is empty.

3. To add a new operation:
   1. Choose Add.

      A New Operation wizard opens. You can choose between Custom operation and BW Extractor operation.

   2. Define the operation details:

      Field or Property	Description
      Name	Name of the operation
      Description	Description of the operation
      Transaction Type	Choose the Java EE transaction type. More information: Setting Transaction Attributes .
      Permission Check	If enabled, the operation requires permission to be executed. If disabled, the operation can be executed by anyone. More information: Protecting Access to Application Service Operations
      Implemented	If enabled, you should write a source code implementation for the operation. If disabled, you are allowed to create mapping for the operation.

You can modify the application service operation attributes.

To add an attribute or fault message, do the following:

1. Select the item from the left structure.
2. You can use the following buttons:
   • Add to Input- to add the selected attribute as an input parameter.
   • Add to Output- to add the selected attribute as an output parameter.
   • Add to Fault- to add the selected fault message as an operation exception.

   To remove an added attribute or fault message, select it from the right structure and choose Remove.