Functions in the Web Template Menu

Menu Option

Description

New...

You choose Web Template → New if you want to configure a BEx pattern with the Pattern Wizard or create or edit a predefined Web template with the functions provided by the Web Application Designer. See also Creating Web Applications with the BEx Web Application Designer .

Open

This function opens the BEx open dialog . From this dialog, you can open a Web template in your history, favorites, or roles, or by using the search function; you can then edit it or publish it in the Web browser.

Close

You use this function to close a Web template. If you have edited a Web template and want to keep the changes, save the Web template before you close it.

Delete

You use this function to delete open Web templates that are already saved.

Save

You use this function to save any changes you make to an existing Web template. When you create a new Web template and choose Save, the BEx save dialog appears. You use this dialog to save your Web template in your favorites or roles.

Save As…

This function displays the BEx save dialog , where you can save your Web template in your favorites or roles.

If you are authorized to delete Web templates, you are also able to overwrite any existing Web templates that you have saved in your favorites or roles. To do this, create a new Web template. To overwrite an existing Web template with the new Web template, in the Web Application Designer menu bar, choose Web Template → Save As. In the Save Web Template dialog box, select the Web template that you want to overwrite from your favorites or roles. Choose Save. In the Do you want to overwrite <name of selected Web template>? dialog box, choose OK.

You cannot overwrite Web templates that are currently open in the Web Application Designer.

Import from File…

You use this function to import a Web template that you edited with an external XHTML editor back into the Web Application Designer. See also Further Editing Web Templates .

Export to File…

You use this function to export a Web template that you want to edit with an external XHTML editor to a file system of your choice. See also Further Editing Web Templates .

Validate

This function checks that the internal structure of the Web template is correct. By default, the validation is performed automatically every two seconds. You can change the refresh time under Tools → Settings. 

Any errors found during this check are displayed in the errors and warnings screen area .

For more information about validation, see Further Editing Web Templates .

Validate on Server

You use this function to trigger an additional validation of the Web template. This checks the server conditions for a correct Web template. Any errors found during this check are displayed in the correction assistant, which suggests correction changes for the errors found.

For more information about this validation, see Further Editing Web Templates .

Runtime Format Preview

This function provides a technical preview of the existing Web application. The runtime format is displayed.

Execute

You use this function to call your Web application in the portal.

Publish

To Role

You use this function to publish Web templates to roles. The system saves a link to the current Web template in the selected role.

To Portal

You use this function to publish Web templates as iViews in the Portal Content Directory. More information: Publishing Queries, Web Applications, and Reports .

BEx Broadcaster...

You use this function to open the BEx Broadcaster, which you can use to precalculate and broadcast the Web template. More information: Precalculating and Broadcasting Queries, Query Views, Web Templates, and Reports .

Copy URL to Clipboard

You use this function to copy the URL of the Web template to the clipboard so that you can call it in a Web browser or send it as an e-mail, for example. However, you must save the Web template first.

Recently Used Web Templates

The Web templates that you opened last are displayed under this function.

Exit

You use this function to close the Web Application Designer. If you want to keep the changes you made to a Web template you created or edited, save the Web template before you close the Web Application Designer.