Navigation Area (Integration Directory) 

Use

You can do the following in the navigation area:

·        Display all configuration scenarios with their assigned objects (tab page Scenarios)

All objects in the same hierarchy are displayed beneath a configuration scenario as on the Objects tab page.

·        Display all objects in the Integration Directory in a tree structure (tab page Objects)

·        Display change lists for all objects in the Integration Directory (tab page Change Lists)

Position the cursor on an object to display the object key in a quick-info box (see: Creating an Object).

Tree Structure on the Objects Tab Page

The objects are grouped into the following categories:

·        Parties and Services

Displays the objects in the collaboration profile. The objects belonging to the collaboration profile are grouped in the following hierarchy: Party  ®  Service  ®  Communication Channel.

·        Receiver determination

·        Interface determination

·        Sender agreement

·        Receiver agreement

Features

The following context menu options are available on the Scenarios and Objects tab pages.

Context Menu Functions (Cursor on an Object Type)

Function	Description
New	Calls the Create Object function for the object type If you position the cursor on the Service object type, the additional options Define a Business Systems as a Service and Define an Integration Process as a Service are available in the context menu.
Grouping	Only for logical routing objects and collaboration agreement objects: This function provides you with an alternative grouping option. You can group the objects by ·        Sender party and sender service ·        Interface (Name and Namespace) ·        Receiver party and receiver service

Context Menu Functions (Cursor on an Object)

Use	Description
New	Calls the Create Object function (for this object type)
Open	Opens the object
Copy Object	Copies the object
Where-Used List	Calls the where-used list for the object
Add to Scenario	Adds the object to a configuration scenario
Export	Calls the function for exporting objects (see Transporting XI Objects)

You can apply the same context menu function to multiple objects at the same time. To do so, select the objects with the cursor and while holding down the SHIFT key, call the function in the context menu.