Rule-Based Proposal for Binding Definitions 

Use

The workflow system automatically makes proposals for the following binding definitions:

If additional elements are required in a container for this proposal, the system offers to create these elements.

Features

The system evaluates the data type references of the relevant container elements and follows specific rules to generate a proposal for the binding definition.

If the system cannot establish a valid binding definition with the elements available, it proposes an appropriate new element for the workflow container and a binding definition based on this new element.

If the system can establish more than one valid binding definition with equal probability using the elements available, it does not propose any binding definition.

The system displays the proposals for new elements in the container in the upper part of the screen and the proposals for the binding definitions in the lower part of the screen.

Rules for binding generation

For each binding definition proposal, you can display the rules used by the system to establish the proposal. To do this, double-click or of the binding definition.

Further Information

If the system does not make any proposals for the binding definition to the target container for a particular element, you can display the reasons behind this.

To do this, choose Further information. A dialog box with a list of the relevant elements is displayed. Select an element and choose for further information.

Activities

You can adopt the proposed container elements and binding definitions without changing them.

If you do not want to adopt a proposal for a new element or a binding definition, you proceed as follows:

  1. You deselect the proposal that you do not want to adopt.
  2. You select . If applicable, the binding definition that uses a deselected container element is then also deselected.
  3. To adopt a proposal after changes, you select .

If you want the system to create a new element in the container for this binding, even though a proposal has been made for the binding using an existing element, you proceed as follows:

  1. You position the cursor on the line with a proposed binding.
  2. You select . The system then proposes a new element for the container, which has the same name as the element in the source container.

    3. The system enters this proposal in the upper part of the screen. The proposal for the binding refers to the new element.

  3. To adopt the proposal after changes, you choose . You can also make more changes as described above.