Expand nodes and select objects

After you configure all properties for SAPODA, Business Object Designer displays a tree with the following the initial nodes:

The nodes whose names are preceded by a plus sign (+) are expandable. Click on them to display more nodes or leaves. SAPODA generates business object definitions only from leaves.

Figure 38 illustrates this dialog box as originally displayed and with some nodes expanded.

Figure 38. Tree with expanded nodes

When a leaf's name is displayed in bold type, you can select the leaf as the basis for its business object to be generated. Use standard Windows procedures to select multiple leaves. In other words, depress the CTRL key while you use the mouse to select multiple leaves.

Important:
On a Windows system, if Business Object Designer cannot find required library files in the Path environment variable or the files are not on the system, it displays an empty Agent notification window. For information about these files, see Before running SAPODA.

SAPODA uses a polymorphic node type that allows you to associate a flat file with a node. Initially the node displays without any leaves. You can browse a file system and select files to add to that node. The node is called polymorphic because its nature changes from a leaf to a branch when you associate it to one or more files.

Figure 39 illustrates two ways of limiting the number of leaves that Business Object Designer returns:

After you have selected all desired leaves for object generation, click the Next button. For information on how to filter the objects returned, see the Business Object Development Guide.

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