Standard operations available for multiple workbench resources

Although many of the tasks you perform in the workbench are sensitive to the particular resource you are working with or the context in which you are working, there are many operations that affect all resources the same way. This section describes the tasks you can perform in the workbench that work similarly for all resources.

Adding projects to the workspace from source code control

You can add integration component libraries and user projects to your workspace from a source code control system such as Rational ClearCase.

For more information about how to do so, see the documentation for the source code control system plug-in.

For an example of how to do so using ClearCase, see the Implementation Guide for WebSphere Interchange Server.

Cutting, copying, and pasting resources

You can cut, copy, and paste resources both in System Manager and in the file system.

To cut, copy, or paste a user project, integration component library, integration component, shortcut, or folder in System Manager, right-click the resource and choose the desired menu item. If you copy integration components, you cannot paste them into the same library (for instance, to copy a business object definition and paste it into the same library to specify a different name and use it as a template). You can, however, open the component definition in its designer tool and do a "Save as" operation to save it with a new name to the same library.

To cut, copy, and paste integration components or shortcuts in the file system, launch Windows Explorer and navigate to the appropriate subdirectory within the project directory, copy the file that shares the name of the component, and paste it into the appropriate subdirectory within the destination project directory.

If you use cut, copy, and paste operations in the file system, you must refresh the integration component library or user project in System Manager in order to see the newly added resources. For more information, see Refreshing resources.

You cannot just cut, copy, and paste whole user projects or integration component libraries, because there are meta-data references maintained in the workbench that specify which user projects and libraries exist. Copying a folder into the workspace directory does not update those meta-data references. You can, however, create a new user project or library in System Manager to satisfy the meta-data entries, and then paste the folders of component definitions into the directory for the new library or user project.

Refreshing resources

If you add component definitions to a library or shortcuts to a user project by cutting, copying, and pasting files in the file system then you must refresh the library in System Manager so that the changes are reflected.

To refresh an integration component library or user project, right-click it in System Manager and choose Refresh View from the context menu.

Deleting resources

Do the following to delete a workbench resource:

  1. Either right-click the resource in System Manager and choose Delete from the context menu or select the resource in System Manager and press the Delete key.
  2. When presented with the "Delete Component" dialog, click OK.
Note:
If a component has dependencies then you will not be allowed to delete it.

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