Action Editor 

Use

You use the action editor to display and edit actions. Furthermore, you can assign one or more outbound or inbound interfaces to an action.

Actions are defined independently from Process Integration scenarios and can therefore be used in different Process Integration scenarios.

Prerequisites

You have created a new action or have opened an existing one.

For more information about creating objects in the Enterprise Services Builder, see the Creating a New Object section.

For more information about opening objects in the Enterprise Services Builder, see Object Editors.

Features

The action editor comprises a header area and a work area.

Header

The action editor header displays the following information:

●      Name and namespace

The name and namespace are part of the object key. The object key is defined when you create the action.

●      Description

In this field you can enter a short description of the action in the language you logged on in. This description is then displayed in the action when it is used in a Process Integration scenario. If you do not enter a description, the name of the action is displayed instead.

●      Status

Displays the status of the object. For more information, see Object Editor.

Work Area

The work area is divided into three screen areas:

●      Use

●      Inbound Interfaces

●      Outbound Interfaces

Screen Area Use

Here you define which application components the action can be used in. Select one of the two options by using the radio buttons: 

●      Internal (defined for separate software component versions)

●      External (defined for partner software component versions or templates)

For more information, see the Inserting an Action section of this documentation.

Note that the use cannot be changed once you have saved.

Screen Area Outbound/Inbound Interfaces

In this area you can assign interfaces to an action or remove any assignments already made.

The assigned interfaces are displayed in a table in the Inbound Interfaces and Outbound Interfaces areas. The name and namespace of each interface are displayed. For more information, see the Assigning Interfaces and Deassigning Interfaces sections of this documentation.

Functions for Managing and Editing the Table

Icon	Function
	Only in change mode (in the toolbar above the table or in the context menu when a line is selected): Inserts an empty line below the selected line.
	Only in change mode (in the toolbar above the table or in the context menu when a line is selected): Deletes the selected line.
	Only in change mode: In the toolbar above the table or in the context menu when a line is selected: Moves the selected line up or down.
	In the context menu; cursor positioned on a line with an interface: Opens the interface editor for the line selected.
	Only in change mode and only when an interface has been entered that has not yet been defined in the Enterprise Services Repository (in the context menu; cursor on the line with an interface): Creates a new service interface for this entry.
	Only in change mode (in the context menu; cursor positioned on a line with an interface): Calls the search help for service interfaces and imported objects (RFCs, IDocs); selection restricted to the software component version of the action.

Additional Display Functions

When you position the cursor on a table line, the following information about the interface is displayed in a quick info box:

●      Message type

●      Type (inbound, outbound or abstract)

●      Mode (synchronous or asynchronous)

●      Namespace

●      Software component version